Skip to main content

News from the University of Potsdam

Subjects
Selected Subject:
2013 flood on the Elbe near Dessau-Rosslau.

Natural flood prevention – higher trust through better communication

In many places today, dikes are being moved back, and floodplains are being revitalised in order to give the river more space during times of …
Two hands holding a component for a solar cell

World Record Efficiency – Important progress in all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Improving solar cells to increase their energy efficiency is necessary to become independent from fossil energy sources. Prof. Dewei Zhao from Sichuan …
Eine Frau sitzt am Schreibtisch und erklärt jemandem etwas

From Africa to the GDR and back – Marcia Schenck’s research on labor migration brings together individual and world history

Marica C. Schenck is a historian and professor of global history at the University of Potsdam. Her specialty is the big picture, global contexts. It …
Group of people standing on stairs for a photo

A Long-Term Partnership – Delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology Visits the University of Potsdam

A delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Roorkee, India, visited the University of Potsdam on March 20. The aim of the talks was …
Installation of a solar-powered telemetry base station.

With Kudu, Eland, and Springbok – How Wildlife Management Can Help the Savanna

The savanna: individual groups of trees stand picturesquely on wide plains, large herds of wild animals pass by, watched vigilantly by prides of lions …

Statement – Condemnation of discriminatory, violent attacks on students in Golm

Recently there has been harassment and discrimination at the university campus in Golm. There have also been break-ins, swastika graffiti, and …
Internationale Studierende

One Problem, Many Perspectives – How Irene Heidt Teaches Prospective English Language Teachers to Understand Racism from a Critical Perspective

Innovative teaching projects 2022

Racism is a problem. Especially for those who experience it every day and suffer from its manifold forms and consequences. However, overcoming racism …
Two students at the university campus golm

Continuing Research Together – Launching the “UP Reconnect” Alumni Support Program for Researchers

At the beginning of 2023, the University of Potsdam will launch the new UP Reconnect fund-ing program. The support enables scientists and institutes …
Tracking down the role of opinions: philosopher Dr. Eric-John Russell.

I Am of the Opinion – Therefore I Am?! – Eric-John Russell Researches the Philosophy of Opinion

It’s good when people agree on something instead of arguing all the time, isn’t it? Otherwise, of course, everyone is allowed to have their own …
Networks - Business Connections - Social Media Concept Design

“We Provide a Productive Break With Everyday Understanding” – Sociology between analyzing everyday life and encouraging critical thinking

Jürgen Mackert is Professor of General Sociology. But a look at his research interests shows that they are anything but general: He researches …