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Julia Seiffert in portrait.

All Ears, All Eyes – The HAY Survey Provides Insights into the Well-being of Students at the University of Potsdam

According to a representative study by the health insurance company Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), the number of students at risk of burnout doubled …
Henrik Schmidt in an interview.

Daily Life with Obstacles – Students with disabilities face a wide range of barriers and challenges at the University of Potsdam

Just a quick trip to the cafeteria before the next class starts: no problem for people with two healthy legs, but quite a challenge for Henrik …
Philip Peter in portrait.

“My Visual Impairment Is a Part of Me” – Music Professor Philip Peter Advocates for Greater Heterogeneity in Society

Bright, cheerful jazz sounds fill the sparse music room in Potsdam-Golm. Philip Peter sits at a black Steinway grand piano with his eyes closed, his …
Illustration: A simply drawn depiction of a human upper body with a head. The body is outlined in black; approximately six different heads emerge from the neck, each in a different pose and with a different facial expression, and each coloured differently.

When Your Head Is Overflowing – Navigating University Studies with ADHD

Restless legs and a thousand thoughts in your head – ADHD is on everyone’s lips. According to estimates, around 5% of children and adolescents are …
Illustration: A human head in profile. A black silhouette with several rows of small, rudimentary doors or windows opening up. Each opening is highlighted in a different colour. The background is white, criss-crossed with broad stripes in various bright colours, all converging behind the head.

Learning in Diversity – Ten Findings from Educational Research

In the project “Multidimensional Heterogeneity in the Classroom: Measurement, Effects, Mechanisms,” Camilla Rjosk, Claudia Neuendorf, Rebecca Wetter, …
Illustration: Symbolbild verschiedener stark abstrahierter Personen im Schulkontext. Bspw. ein umrisshafter Mensch, der einen Papierflieger fliegen lässt.

Toward an Inclusive School – Addressing the diversity of learners: How inclusive education contributes to a new basic understanding in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer

When the University of Potsdam joined the Quality Initiative for Teacher Education funded by the federal government in 2015, it added “inclusion“ as a …
Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski talking.

Understanding cell structures – Researchers develop tool for analysing the plant actin cytoskeleton

Media information 03-30-2026 / Nr. 030

A research team led by Potsdam-based bioinformatician Prof. Dr Zoran Nikoloski has developed a computational approach and an accompanying tool that …
Markus Rex im Portrait.

“We have to be incredibly fast in our research”—climate researcher Markus Rex on past and upcoming expeditions

Markus Rex is a climate physicist, a professor of atmospheric physics at the University of Potsdam, and head of the department of the same name at the …
Chemical model: Assembly process of the proteasome in yeast cells. Proteasome precursors 13S-PC to 15S-PC and alternative pathways in which the Beta 1 subunit is added before Beta 5 and Beta 6, or Beta 5 and Beta 6 are incorporated first.

Protein degradation – Cellular waste disposal unit has no fixed construction plan

Media Information 24-03-2026 / Nr. 028

Researchers from the University of Potsdam and the University of Cologne have unraveled the stepwise assembly of a central molecular machine …
University of Potsdam delegation with representatives of partner institution UNICAMP (Campinas).

Building Valuable Connections – University of Potsdam Delegation Visits Partners in Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil

Media information 03-12-2026 / No. 026

The University of Potsdam is seeking to further expand its close ties with South America. To this end, a university delegation led by President Oliver …