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Illuminated rocket launch from a distance in stark contrast to dark night sky.

Signals from Space – Potsdam Solar Cells Successfully Launched Aboard Berlin’s CyBEEsat Satellite

Solar cells developed at the University of Potsdam are now orbiting Earth. On September 5, 2026, they were launched into space aboard the Technische …
Reservoir in Ötztal Alps

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 5: Hiking and Rock Glaciers

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

On the fifth day of our hike, we started around 9 in the morning and took the cable car up to Hohe Mut, which is at around 2,670 m.
High Alpine Landscape.

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 4: High Alpine Road Trip

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Every day begins with curiosity… wondering what new wonders are waiting for us.
Ötztal Local History Museum, view from the outside

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 3: A mummy and cultural heritage of the Ötztal Alps

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

What makes 17 people from 11 different countries go to the Alps and feels like child entering to a candy shop? The weather that was luckily enchanting …
Destroyed bridge in the Ahr Valley after the catastrophic flooding in July 2021.

Deadly Floods of 2021 – What Needs to Change in Risk Management

Media Information 04-09-2026 / Nr. 074

The catastrophic flooding in July 2021 claimed the lives of more than 200 people in Germany and Belgium. The high death toll makes it clear that …
People hiking along a small pathway towards to glacier in the the background

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 2: Close to glaciers - Hiking to the Gaisbergferner

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Getting up early has never been so easy, especially when you know that glaciers are going to be so close that they can be touched!
A yellowhammer sitting in a tree.

Making biodiversity count – UFZ launches the ‘TripleBird’ research project

In many areas – whether at the global, national, or regional scale – the condition of ecosystems is deteriorating and the populations of many animal …
Zwei Fotos von nahezu identischen Blüten, die spiegelbildlich angeordnete Griffel und Staubblätter haben.

Mystery of Evolution Solved – Supergene Controls Mirror-image Flowers

Media Information 30-07-2026 / Nr. 066

The left‑right asymmetry of South African butterfly lilies (genus Wachendorfia) has been regarded as a classic evolutionary puzzle for more than a …
Cornelia Steinbock in portrait

Eroticism for the Ears – Years After Completing Her Political Science Studies at the University of Potsdam, Cornelia Steinbock Founded the App Xounds with the “EXIST Start-Up Grant”

Anyone who enters the austere “xounds” office at the University of Potsdam’s startup service might not expect to find a new platform for erotic audio …
Dr. Sylvia Lucht in portrait

“Research and Teaching Must Be Closely Linked to Industry” – UP Alumna Dr Sylvia Lucht From plastics Manufacturer and Processor Orafol

Dr. Sylvia Lucht, Executive Vice President EMEAI & Material Solutions at Orafol, a company specializing in plastics production and refinement, …