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Climate Change for Millions – Researchers analyze which administrative structures cities need and how participatory formats can be successful
Berlin is getting hot. Nowhere else in Germany was the summer of 2022 as warm as in the capital: 20.6°C on average – and thus one and a half degrees... more
Recognizing dangers during floods and droughts: Science looks at risks of extreme events
Masses of water pushing mud and piling up debris. Idyllic streams that turn into raging rivers within just a few hours, burying bridges, houses, and... more
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,... more
Staying in Touch – Administrative Scientists from Haifa visit the University of Potsdam
Science thrives on exchange. Administration expert Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann also believes this. For the third time, the researcher and her team... more
“Crises Will Happen in More Rapid Succession and Even Overlap” – Prof. Sabine Kuhlmann and her team examined the crisis management of public administrations in Germany
The global spread of the novel coronavirus in early 2020 presented major challenges not only for health care systems, but also for administrations and... more
How Diplomats Debate – Prof. Manfred Stede and Karolina Zaczynska Research the Trajectories of Conflicts in the UN Security Council
“We have made significant progress in the fifteen years since the Security Council passed its landmark resolution on women, peace and security,”... more
Is the International Rule of Law on the Rise or on Decline? – A DFG research group examines the role of international law in a changing world
Third party dispute settlement within the framework of the World Trade Organization, the establishment of the International Criminal Court, sanctions... more
A Question of Stance – How do you react to antisemitic remarks in the classroom or to racism among students at school? A model project provides answers.
Discrimination and right-wing thinking do not stop at classroom doors. It is an enormous challenge for teachers to respond to them adequately. A model... more
“The current developments stand within a centuries-old tradition” – Slavist Studies scholar Prof. Dr. Alexander Wöll on the war in Ukraine
Many generations of Ukrainians have already experienced the loss of independence, says Alexander Wöll. The Professor of the Culture and Literature of... more