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An overview of various contact, counseling and advisory services at the University of Potsdam.

An overview of supporting institutions and initiatives at the University of Potsdam.

What's UP

Studierende auf dem Campus Golm stehen am Treppengeländer

Application Master

Information on the application procedure for the summer semester 2025 | Photo: M. Friel

Das Foto zeigt den Voltaire-Preis und im Hintergrund die Kolonnaden. Das Foto ist von Tobias Hopfgarten.

Wanted: Researchers for courage, freedom and human rights

The Voltaire Prize honours outstanding researchers who courageously stand up for freedom of opinion, tolerance and human rights. | Photo: T. Hopfgarten

Potsdam researchers in the groups of Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter and Prof. Dr. Florian Jeltsch from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biology contributed their field data from drylands in South Africa and Namibia to the global study.

Branching Out

Study Shows Causes for the Dominance of Woody Plants in Drylands | Photo: A. Frank

View from the Ariane 6 by YPSat on Earth and the launch container of OOV-Cube after successful release of OOV-Cube.

Launch successful

Potsdam Physicists bring first perovskite tandems into space | Photo: ESA/YPSat

Eva Markowsky

Newly Appointed

The university is once again happy to welcome several new professors. Eva Markowsky is one of them. | Photo: T. Roese

PD Dr. Franziska Kühne

Awards and Honors

Researchers at the University of Potsdam have received awards for their work in recent months. One of them is PD Dr. Franziska Kühne. | Photo: Fink-Lamotte