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Portrait of Jenny Haase

Poetics of Listening – Jenny Haase, the new Professor of Romance studies, is interested in Latin American voices that have so far been rarely heard

“I really enjoy being on campus,” says Jenny Haase. Having just started the position, the professor’s schedule is already filled with lectures, …
Physicist Felix Lang holds a solar cell.

Physicist Dr. Felix Lang answers the question: What is a solar cell doing in space?

Space: far away from us on Earth, but at the same time substantially present in our everyday lives. Who can still find their way in a foreign city …
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Dieter Neher

Solar Cells: The Next Generation – A visit to the laboratory of physicist Dieter Neher

Sunlight is available all over the world and can be used emission-free. Of all sustainable technologies, photovoltaics – the direct conversion of …
Prof. Dr. Salim Seyfried and doctoral student Van-Cuong Pham in the lab.

Did you already know that … a pill could prevent strokes in the future? Researchers find compounds against cavernous malformation in the brain

At high magnification, it looks like a blackberry. But this adhesion of blood vessels, known as cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), which occurs in …
Grafics with Electron microscopy structure of noval iron-sulfur cofactors

Early life – Enzyme for biological methane production decoded

Researchers at the Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) of Philipps-University Marburg and University of Potsdam have made a major …
Inside the Protestant Elementary School in Potsdam-Babelsberg.

All Power to the Children – Why politics is already important for the very young

Politics, in particular democracy, thrives on participation. Everyone should know how it works and get involved. There are plenty of opportunities. …
Ferenc Liebig

Water Treatment Using Cycle Processes – How Potsdam Transfer builds networks with companies

Drinking coffee while doing something for the environment – that sounds really good, thought a chemistry research group, and developed an incredibly …
Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck

Of Children and Their Parents – Developmental Psychologist Birgit Elsner and Education Scientist Nina Kolleck talk about childhood

As soon as we have grown up, children become a mystery to us. While they laugh loudly and often, can barely sit still, and see life as a game, we …
Ein junger Star, der mit einem Forschungssender ausgestattet ist, sitzt auf der Hand eines Menschen

Reduced movement of starlings with parasite infections has a negative impact on their offspring

Press release // Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), Technische Universität Berlin & University of Potsdam

Infections with parasites often entail no recognisable signs in many wildlife species, but can have still negative effects across generations. …
Foto von zwei Gebäuden der University of Melbourne

Developing strategic partnerships in Australia – The University of Potsdam is planning to expand its cooperation with Australian universities

The University of Potsdam is seeking to strengthen its good relations with Australian universities and further expand its internationalization in the …