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Quality Seal – University of Potsdam is the first State University to Receive System Accreditation

The audit has been passed. For two years, the University of Potsdam underwent the profound process of system accreditation and has now been awarded …
Spuren der Verwüstung durch vulkanische Asche. | Foto: Prof. Dr. Oliver Korup.

Powdered with Ash or Covered in Ice - Volcanic Eruptions and Meltwater Lakes

Ash and ice are phenomena that the researchers around Prof. Dr. Oliver Korup and his Natural Hazards working group are equally fascinated by. …

Again at the Top – The University of Potsdam is among the 300 Best Universities Worldwide in the THE Ranking

For the third year in a row, the University of Potsdam occupies a solid place in the “Times Higher Education” (THE) Rankings.  In the current edition …
Sonneneruption. | Foto: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

Storm in Space - How Data Assimilation Can Contribute to Forecasting Space Weather

They help us communicate over long distances, navigate unknown terrain, and predict the weather. Hundreds of satellites orbit the Earth servicing …
Datenassimilation findet in vielen Gebieten Anwendung – mit am längsten eingesetzt wird sie in der Meteorologie. Grafik: Andreas Töpfer.

The Best of Both Worlds - The Connection between the Weather, Amoebae, and the Human Gaze

Data is all the rage. Satellite images make the entire world available - in detail and around the clock. Humans, too, are being captured down to the …

Twenty Years of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam: Between Success and Uncertainty

August 17, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam. Yesterday, the State …

University of Potsdam Again Among Top 500 Worldwide in Shanghai Rankings

After successfully entering the renowned Shanghai Rankings three years ago, Brandenburg's largest university has defended its position. It has once …
Working proactively makes you happier. Photo: AdobeStock/Kenishirotie

Always a step ahead — Why working proactively makes you happier

The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting. This slogan — not carved in stone, but embossed in metal — is on the consultation desk, …
Rather stock market than housing market. Photo: AdobeStock/peterschreiber.media

Are Cities the New Stock Markets? – Gentrification between Upgrading and Financialization

A few short years ago, everything seemed to be fine in the urban world. Apartments served their purpose as homes at prices more or less matched to …
Vision of the MetaZIKs OptiZeD for the development of an integral multiparameter biosensor system (MBS). Photo: © Yixin Zhang

Three million euro for new methodology in personalised medicine

The Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of TU Dresden and the Center for innovative fiber optic spectroscopy and sensors (innoFSPEC) of the …