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Blick auf ein Bergplateau

Study Trip to Namibia – Day 5: Views from the peak and with models

Potsdam researchers in the African savannah

Today begins before sunrise with an approximately 2.7 km hike up the Waterberg Plateau. We follow a narrow path winding through the rocky landscape, …
Forschende beugen sich über Geräte bei einer Übung im Gelände

Study Trip to Namibia – Day 3: Methodology ranging from soil analysis to drone flying

Potsdam researchers in the African savannah

Today, after a quick breakfast, we set off on our first field excursion. The site is just a short drive away, and after our bus helps "de-bush" the …
Blick in einen Seminarraum mit Teilnehmende

Study Trip to Namibia – Day 2: Knowledge Exchange

Potsdam researchers in the African savannah

The second day of our field course begins promptly at 09:00 with Dr. Stefan Liehr’s insightful lecture on “Understanding Social-Ecological Systems …
Haus vor einem Berg

Study Trip to Namibia – Day 1: Get to know NamTip

Potsdam researchers in the African savannah

Today is the start of our NamTip Winter School, to which students from the Namibian universities NUST and UNAM are participating. These institutions …
Zwei Forschende führen wissenschaftliche Messungen in der afrikanischen Savanne durch

Study Trip to Namibia – Understanding and Managing Tipping Points in Dryland Ecosystems

Potsdam researchers in the African savannah

From 16 to 26 June 2025, a delegation from the University of Potsdam - including University President Prof. Oliver Günther - and German research …
Illustration des Meeresbodens

Why Do Submarine Canyons Form in Places Where the Seafloor Is Particularly Steep?

Submarine canyons are large, kilometer-deep gorges on the seafloor along continental margins that transport sediments, nutrients, and carbon from …
Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich stands in front of a red staircase.

If I Could, I Would … Travel to the Remote Expanses of Our Universe! – With astrophysicist Tim Dietrich

My wish would be to visit a very special type of star in a spaceship – namely, a neutron star. These extremely dense celestial objects result from a …
Grafik eines biochemischen Prozesses

Kinetic Coupling – Breakthrough in understanding Biochemical Networks

Media information 28-05-2025 / Nr. 053

A new concept of kinetic modules in biochemical networks could revolutionize the understanding of how these networks function. Scientists from the …
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 …