News from the University of Potsdam
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Climate Witnesses on the Seabed – Dr. Manfred Mudelsee develops statistical methods to evaluate data from climate archives
Natural climate archives provide a glimpse into bygone times. Researchers extract data from these archives that go back thousands, hundreds of... 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
Always on the Move – Legal scholar Susanne Hähnchen wants to give people a better understanding of law and its history beyond the ivory tower
Susanne Hähnchen has been fascinated by the history of law ever since she was a student - not only because she is interested in the legal systems of... more
A Long-Term Partnership – Delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology Visits the University of Potsdam
A delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Roorkee, India, visited the University of Potsdam on March 20. The aim of the talks was... more
Using AR Glasses to Get a Better View - Gerold Zeilinger wants to use augmented reality to make landscape planning decisions easier
“Many people cannot imagine complex objects in space when they see them on a flat plan or map. If, for example, a wind turbine is to be erected or a... more
The Island of the Language of Love – With their app LoveLane, Heike Kraft and Carolyn Litzbarski want to make couples happier
Who doesn’t wish for the perfect, happy relationship? Reality, however, is often different: Many partnerships fail, the divorce rate in Germany is... moreNew Research Partnership Supports Early-Career Scientists in the Field of Drug Research
Das Promotionsprogramm PharMetrX der Freien Universität Berlin und der Universität Potsdam erhält mit dem Pharmaunternehmen Novo Nordisk einen... more
“Transfer is Not a One-Way Street” – Educational researcher Prof. Hanna Dumont is counting on dialogue with schools and a theory of change
The shock after PISA ran deep. Hanna Dumont was a student when she was confronted in her pedagogy course with the fact that educational inequality was... more
Transparency Helps! – How the Harding Center Enables People to Understand Health Risks
Corona rushed into the world at the beginning of 2020. In January, it was still a marginal note in news about China, at the beginning of March there... more