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Project Manager Dr. Kathleen Golle (left) and Senior Professor Reinhold Kliegl (right).

The Joy of Movement – How EMOTIKON examines children’s fitness

How fit are children these days? Are they couch potatoes, or is today’s youth literally outrunning us? “The trends are very clear: the endurance of …
Dr. Andreas Heißel during the interview.

Am I Okay? – Andreas Heißel researches students’ mental health

Emil got lucky: He managed to secure a spot in the degree program of his choice, and even a room in a shared flat. Jackpot! But he already realized in …
Verena Schott is swimming.

Stroke by Stroke – Para swimmer Verena Schott between world-class sports and teacher training

Plunging into the water, swimming laps in the pool, alone against the clock or competing with others. Swimming has always been part of Verena Schott’s …
Rookie Kas Haverkort on the race track

Pit Stop for the Big Dream – Outpatient Clinic of the University of Potsdam provides medical care for young racing drivers of the Porsche Supercup

Enormous heat, acceleration and centrifugal forces, and extreme mental stress – what looks like living the dream from the outside, is actually hard …
Prof. Maximilian Kleinert

Fresh Momentum for Diabetes Research – Maximilian Kleinert holds the new Heisenberg professorship at the University of Potsdam and at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke

The effects and significance of physical exercise on the human organism form the common thread in Maximilian Kleinert’s research. Now he will be able …
Participants in a postgraduate MBA program on the Griebnitzsee university campus

From Biotechnology to IT Management: Continuing Education for Specialists and Managers

Absorbing new knowledge, training skills, expanding competencies: Lifelong learning is considered a guarantee of success in a rapidly changing world, …
Young researchers of the University of Potsdam and the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) are investigating how the interplay of genes, nutrition, and exercise can influence muscle loss as we age. | Foto: AdobeStock/andreusK

Old age without fragility – Young researchers are investigating how the interplay of genes, nutrition, and exercise can influence muscle loss as we age

From the age of 50, many people feel that their strength is gradually diminishing and movements are becoming more and more difficult. This is normal …
Exercise in Corona times | Photo: AdobeStock/galitskaya

Exercise Doesn't Make Everyone Feel Good – A psychologist and a medical researcher speak about habits, common sense, and motivation

Is exercise healthy? What a question! Everyone knows this, and yet many people find it difficult to exercise regularly, to get their circulation …
Prof. Dr. Urs Granacher. | Photo: Karla Fritze

Sports during the Corona Crisis – Training scientist Urs Granacher on the right way to exercise for everybody, even without competitions, gyms or physical education classes

On the corona pandemic – contributions from the University of Potsdam

Nothing is happening: No balls are rolling, no wheels are turning and there is no movement on the tartan tracks. The measures taken to contain the …
Symbolic Photo. | Photo: AdobeStock/NicoElNino

“Without ifs, ands, or buts” – What needs to be done and what needs to change to effectively contain pandemics

On the corona pandemic – contributions from the University of Potsdam

Time is of the essence. The novel coronavirus has swiftly spread around the world. Research into vaccines and medicines is being conducted …