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Growing Closer Together – EDUC Receives Renewed Funding from the European Commission

Media Information 09-07-2026 / Nr. 060

The European Digital UniverCity (EDUC), a European university alliance coordinated by the University of Potsdam, has once again secured funding …
Detailaufnahme in einem aLabor mit Solarzelle

Boosting Performance – Breakthrough in Organic Solar Cells

Media Information 23-06-2026 / Nr. 052

Although the efficiency of organic solar cells has now risen to over 20 percent, there are physical limits that make it difficult to further increase …
The MID instrument at European XFEL with the AGIPD 1M detector used in the study in the centre.

When hot electrons pound on metals

Media Information 18-06-2026 / Nr. 050

How does light turn into motion within a metal? A team of researchers from European XFEL, the University of Potsdam and other participating …
Skeleton of an interglacial, ~120,000 years old fallow deer (Dama (dama) geiselana) from Neumark Nord.

120,000-year-old European fallow deer – Tracing the loss of genetic diversity

Medieninformation 04-06-2026 / Nr. 047

European fallow deer faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils from …
Illustration of the planet earth with "patched" segments.

Time for Repairs – DFG Funds International Doctoral Program “Cultures of Repair”

Media Information 06-01-2026 / No. 044

The world’s development is not a story of linear progress but rather a series of repairs. This is the premise of the new international Research …
Mann sitzt an einem Computer im Labor

Membrane complex aids rock-eating microbes in converting carbon dioxide to biomass

Media information 06-05-2026 / Nr. 035

So-called rock-eating microorganisms obtain their energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from inorganic sources and make up the vast majority of …
Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski talking.

Understanding cell structures – Researchers develop tool for analysing the plant actin cytoskeleton

Media information 03-30-2026 / Nr. 030

A research team led by Potsdam-based bioinformatician Prof. Dr Zoran Nikoloski has developed a computational approach and an accompanying tool that …
Chemical model: Assembly process of the proteasome in yeast cells. Proteasome precursors 13S-PC to 15S-PC and alternative pathways in which the Beta 1 subunit is added before Beta 5 and Beta 6, or Beta 5 and Beta 6 are incorporated first.

Protein degradation – Cellular waste disposal unit has no fixed construction plan

Media Information 24-03-2026 / Nr. 028

Researchers from the University of Potsdam and the University of Cologne have unraveled the stepwise assembly of a central molecular machine …
University of Potsdam delegation with representatives of partner institution UNICAMP (Campinas).

Building Valuable Connections – University of Potsdam Delegation Visits Partners in Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil

Media information 03-12-2026 / No. 026

The University of Potsdam is seeking to further expand its close ties with South America. To this end, a university delegation led by President Oliver …
Two people sitting under a red staircase.

Digital Master's Info Day at the University of Potsdam – Orientation for tomorrow's studies

Media information 27-02-2026 / No. 022

Learn about the Master's programmes at the University of Potsdam – from bioinformatics to digital health to war and conflict studies – explore career …