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Prof. Dr. phil. Kevin Dadaczynski smiling in a portrait.

Healthier Thanks to Smartphones? – Kevin Dadaczynski develops digital solutions for health promotion and prevention

Kevin Dadaczynski came to his research focus on gamification rather by chance – and against opposition. For a long time, gaming and health were seen …
Peer Scholl im Portrait

From Lower Secondary School to a Ph.D. – University Fellow Peer Scholl is involved in the “Think Tank – Language Worlds in Schools”

When is it decided where an educational path actually leads? Those who attended a lower secondary school (Hauptschule*) at the turn of the millennium …
Hannah Spielhagen in portrait.

In the Running – Canoeist Hannah Spielhagen successfully trains for the Olympics while studying psychology

Sitting in her kayak, the paddle alternating left and right, Hannah Spielhagen battles against the current, but the single kayak barely moves. It’s …
Acting Professor Dr. Jana Buschmann and State Parliament President Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke (right).

The Tension of Contrasts – Learning Democracy in Music Class with State Parliament President Ulrike Liedtke

Setting the tone, beating the drum, striking a completely different chord—that doesn’t exactly sound like participation. Yet hardly any other subject …
Tina Kowalzik in an interview sitting on a sofa.

An Eye for Many Perspectives – Tina Kowalzik is pursuing a Ph.D. in sports didactics, teaches at an elementary school, and is active in the work of the Potsdam Graduate School

Getting to know one’s own body and experiencing how it behaves in motion – that is just one of many questions that fascinate Tina Kowalzik so much …
Philip Peter in portrait.

“My Visual Impairment Is a Part of Me” – Music Professor Philip Peter Advocates for Greater Heterogeneity in Society

Bright, cheerful jazz sounds fill the sparse music room in Potsdam-Golm. Philip Peter sits at a black Steinway grand piano with his eyes closed, his …
Illustration: A simply drawn depiction of a human upper body with a head. The body is outlined in black; approximately six different heads emerge from the neck, each in a different pose and with a different facial expression, and each coloured differently.

When Your Head Is Overflowing – Navigating University Studies with ADHD

Restless legs and a thousand thoughts in your head – ADHD is on everyone’s lips. According to estimates, around 5% of children and adolescents are …
Illustration: A human head in profile. A black silhouette with several rows of small, rudimentary doors or windows opening up. Each opening is highlighted in a different colour. The background is white, criss-crossed with broad stripes in various bright colours, all converging behind the head.

Learning in Diversity – Ten Findings from Educational Research

In the project “Multidimensional Heterogeneity in the Classroom: Measurement, Effects, Mechanisms,” Camilla Rjosk, Claudia Neuendorf, Rebecca Wetter, …
Illustration: Symbolbild verschiedener stark abstrahierter Personen im Schulkontext. Bspw. ein umrisshafter Mensch, der einen Papierflieger fliegen lässt.

Toward an Inclusive School – Addressing the diversity of learners: How inclusive education contributes to a new basic understanding in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer

When the University of Potsdam joined the Quality Initiative for Teacher Education funded by the federal government in 2015, it added “inclusion“ as a …
Nina Burau in conversation in the courtyard on the Griebnitzsee campus.

“We Can Draw Meaning, Self-Esteem, and Hope from Religion” – Psychologist Nina Burau on spirituality and mental health

Faith can move mountains, according to an old saying, but are religious people really better able to overcome challenges? And how does spirituality …