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Ancient Texts Protect Our Cultural Heritage – Dr. Hedwig Schmalzgruber is on a special mission
Dr. Hedwig Schmalzgruber already discovered her passion for ancient languages and texts in Latin class as a school student. Later, she herself taught... more
A Question of Stance – How do you react to antisemitic remarks in the classroom or to racism among students at school? A model project provides answers.
Discrimination and right-wing thinking do not stop at classroom doors. It is an enormous challenge for teachers to respond to them adequately. A model... more
A Fertile Place – Three forest gardens are being created in Berlin-Britz and Kassel
The future of humankind lies in the city. Today, 57% of the world’s population is already living in cities. By 2030, it is estimated that this number... more
Geometry at Infinity – Mathematicians of the University of Potsdam are researching actually unimaginable things
Prof. Dr. Christian Bär holds the professorship for geometry at the University of Potsdam and investigates differential geometry and its neighboring... more
The transformation of the East German universities in the 1980s/90s: Potsdam in a comparative perspective
The Transformation of the East German Humanities: Potsdam in Comparative Perspective Lara Büchel “Transformation”, “renewal”, “colonization”: These... more
“The university can learn a lot about its self-image” – A historical research project examines the transformation of East German universities using the example of the University of Potsdam
In the course of the upheaval of 1989/90, the academic landscape of East Germany also changed comprehensively and fundamentally – and avowedly along... more
Zeroing in on Science – Professor of Sociology Jürgen Mackert Supervised Several Scholars at Risk in His Working Group
Since 2015, scholars who can no longer work in their home countries because they are under threat or persecuted have had the opportunity to continue... more
Digital Learning – What the Corona pandemic reveals about the digitization of school education
The digitization of school and teaching is often connected to the objective of preparing learners in the best way possible for participation in... more
A big gap on a small scale – a PhD research group researches the future of participation in medium-sized cities
Perhaps only those who have found a home in smaller, so-called medium-sized cities with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are aware of their potential.... more