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Opening up Research for All – Two YERUN Open Science Awards for the University of Potsdam

Media information 14-02-2024 / No. 014

Everyone is talking about Open Science these days. Granting free access to research data, laboratory reports, software, and publications leads to …
Bank voles were introduced to Ireland from Central Europe in 1920 and have continued to spread across the island ever since. At several locations (black dots), the behavior of individual animals was studied. Individuals in the expansion zone (orange) are more careful and less active than animals in the established zones (green), but they also explore more extensively.

Careful Pioneers – How Animals Spread and How Their Behavior Changes in the Process

Invasive animal and plant species are a challenge for biodiversity all over the world. To better understand the actual expansion processes during a …
The team of the Theodor Fontane Archive in front of the villa.

Theodor Fontane Archive Receives YERUN Open Science Award

The Theodor Fontane Archive at the University of Potsdam has received the YERUN Open Science Award, honoring the university’s achievements as one of …
Illustration eines aufgeschlagenen Buches, darüber ein Ausrufezeichen.

Self-Assessment Tool for Open Science at Universities Developed by the Stifterverband with the Participation of the University of Potsdam

In fall 2021, the University of Potsdam (UP) was selected alongside RWTH-Aachen and Ernst Abbe University Jena for a pilot project to develop a means …