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In the Blink of an Eye – Eye movements can reveal a lot – A junior research group investigates what exactly
Eye movements have long been a subject of research. For decades, cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics have been analyzing eye movements to... more
Across Mountains and Valleys – Prof. Peter van der Beek researches the driving forces behind mountain formation
Geoscientist Peter van der Beek is a specialist in thermochronology. With this method, he looks far back into the history of mountain ranges and... more
“It’s time for an Excellence Cluster at Potsdam …” – Vice President Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle is highly determined
Barbara Höhle has a passion for science: With curiosity and experiments, she keeps advancing her subject psycholinguistics with great strides. Calm in... more
When Heavy Rainfall Turns into Flash Floods – Hydrology research group examines the hazards of flash floods for cities
In July 2021, there were devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall with 180 deaths and immense economic damages in Rhineland-Palatine and... more
Between Regional Customs and International Research - Uni Potsdam Visits EDUC Partner University of South-Eastern Norway
From June 13 to 15, a six-member delegation from the University of Potsdam, led by Vice President for International Affairs and Fundraising Prof. Dr.... more
Preempting Hate Speech – How the “HateLess” program helps young people free their schools from hate speech
Scrolling through the comment sections of news platforms, one sometimes wishes there was a delete button to remove all the hate mail, insults, and... more
New insights into neutron stars matter
For the first time, an international research team, including Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich (Potsdam University/Max Planck Institute for Gravitational... more
Love in middle high german – How medieval courtly love poetry provided knowledge about courting
When you open the door to Katharina Philipowski’s office, you seem to enter into a different time. Early modern portraits and reproductions of... more
“Secret Intelligence is Rarely Completely Secret” - Military Historian Sönke Neitzel on the Role of the Intelligence Services in the Ukraine War
The war in Ukraine is not only taking place in the Donbass, the suburbs of Kiev and other major Ukrainian cities; it is also raging in secret. Long... more