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Dr. Christian Schmidt-Wellenburg. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The Thinking Club - Scientific network researches political struggles over new forms of transnationalization

The world is in flux: money is becoming digital, people are highly mobile, and the economy is global. As a consequence, some say, politics has turned …
Prof. Doreen Georgi. Photo: Karla Fritze.

What Languages Tell about Language - Linguist Doreen Georgi researches grammatical structures around the world

Language is one of the most versatile instruments we possess, thanks to its variability at all levels – from pronunciation to word order. But …

Geoscientists Solve the Riddle of the “Rainforest Crisis” – Humans Changed the Ecosystems of Central Africa More Than 2,600 Years Ago

Fields, streets and cities, but also forests planted in rank and file, and dead straight rivers: humans shape nature to better suit their purposes, …

Risiko und Furcht – Jahrestagung der Ethologischen Gesellschaft in Potsdam

Die „Auswirkungen von Risiko und Furcht auf das Tierverhalten“  bilden das Thema der 13. Jahrestagung der Ethologischen Gesellschaft, die vom 26. bis …
The three “visionYOU” founders in their office in Golm. Photo: Karla Fritze.

A Vision of the Right Career Start-up – “visionYOU” combines social responsibility and entrepreneurial spirit

Too many new university students and not enough apprentices - Germany is facing an “academization mania,” says philosopher Julian Nida-Rümelin. The …

Humboldtianer in Potsdam – Netzwerktagung der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

119 Spitzenforscherinnen und Spitzenforscher aus 48 Ländern kommen vom 19. bis 21. Februar an die Universität Potsdam. Sie alle sind Stipendiaten der …
Diskussion am Kalderarand des Mount Longonot. Foto: Henry Wichura.

Underway in Kenia – February, 15: “Oloonong’ot – mountain of many ridges

Geoscientists on an Excursion in the East African Rift System

February, 15th Today we want to study one of the largest caldera volcanoes of the Kenya Rift - Mount Longonot at an elevation of about 2560 m. …
Nilhecht im Versuchsbecken (Foto Karla Fritze)

Elektrische Anziehung – Männliche Fische wählen Weibchen anhand ihrer Stromstöße

Über die Eigenarten der Partnerwahl schwach elektrischer Fische publiziert ein Biologenteam der Universität Potsdam in der neuesten Ausgabe des …
Thanks to its variability, language helps to build bridges. Photo: Fotolia/hurca.com.

Testing the Limits – A Special Research Area Investigates How Flexible Language Really Is

It’s Friday morning at a weekly market in Berlin. Those who visit the Maybachufer market in the district of Neukölln are treated to a little journey …
JP Dr. Henrike Müller-Werkmeister (Foto: Karla Fritze)

Ermittlungen im Rotlicht – Antrittsvorlesung von Juniorprofessorin Henrike Müller-Werkmeister

Henrike Müller-Werkmeister hält am 14. Februar 2018 ihre Antrittsvorlesung an der Universität Potsdam. Die Juniorprofessorin für Physikalische Chemie …