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Lena Sonntag training outdoors.

Looking Ahead – Lena Sonntag is studying patholinguistics and is a race-walking athlete

It’s one of those hot days in July, 5 p.m. On the beach of Lake Templin, children and adults crowd together. For Lena Sonntag, the 35 degrees Celsius …
Christoph M. Abels

The Power of Encounter – How our behavior can strengthen democracy

Psychologist and political scientist Christoph M. Abels is an expert in political behavioral science and currently works on the European Research …
Der Botschafter von Ghana in Deutschland, Prof. Ohene Adjei, und der Präsident der Universität Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D. posieren für ein Foto. Sie schütteln die Hände.

Expanding Links with West Africa – Ghana's Ambassador Visits Am Neuen Palais Campus

The University of Potsdam wants to strengthen and further expand its relations with various African countries. Brandenburg's largest institution of …
Baby sitting on its mother's lap

Recognizing Subtle Differences – New Study on Language Development in Infants in the Global South

Media Information: 09-09-2025 / No. 080

Potsdam psycholinguists are investigating how children learn their mother tongue, not only in Germany but also in comparative research worldwide. A …
altes Buch, das von einer Kette umwickelt ist

Protect science, save democracy – researchers publish anti-autocracy handbook

Media information 19-06-2025 / Nr. 059

Democracy is in danger. Two out of three people worldwide currently live in an autocracy; 20 years ago, it was only one in two. Even in traditionally …
Vier Frauen mit einem gemeinsamen Buch

Ten questions for a book – “Educating Teachers for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship”

Ten questions for a book, posed to Prof. Dr. Britta Freitag-Hild, Stefanie Goertz, Prof. Dr. Isolde Malmberg, and Prof. Dr. Linda P. Juang, editors of …
Benjamin Weber in the Olympic Stadium.

With Humility and Diplomacy – Alumnus Benjamin Weber is Sporting Director at Hertha BSC

Benjamin Weber’s history with Hertha BSC is long. He played soccer as a child, and his grandfather took him to the Olympic Stadium when he was 13 …
View into the showroom

Self-Narratives and Traces of Upheaval – Melanie Franke Widens the View for Art History and Narratives from the GDR

When Wolfgang Mattheuer’s work “Die Ausgezeichnete” (1973/74) (The Award-Winning Woman) was shown for the first time in 1974 at the Albertinum in …
Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck in her office.

33 Questions to Educational Researcher and Political Scientist Nina Kolleck

Which policies does good education need? Does a researcher dealing with global education trends and political socialization have to use TikTok? Do we …
A mountain made of books. There is a tree at the top.

Can Reading Give Us a Better Understanding of Nature? Literary scholar Sabine Röttig researches ecological children’s literature

Gundula Priebe is the only one who regrets that the century-old linden tree in her village is to be chopped down – in favor of traffic. Since the girl …