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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 …
Illustration of the planet earth with "patched" segments.

Time for Repairs – DFG Funds International Doctoral Program “Cultures of Repair”

Media Information 06-01-2026 / No. 044

The world’s development is not a story of linear progress but rather a series of repairs. This is the premise of the new international Research …
Dr. Anna Finzel n an interview.

“Hired On the Spot” – Anna Finzel heads communications for the new nationwide Network of University Medicine (NUM) Study Network

She prepared early on for a potential career change. After studying English and Romance languages at the University of Potsdam and working there 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 …
Kathleen Plötner in portrait.

“Through Language We Get to Know Other Cultures” – Romance languages and literature expert Kathleen Plötner on the future of teaching foreign languages at school

There are already reliable translation tools, and with the help of artificial intelligence, it will soon be possible to communicate in any language in …
Nicole Waller in portrait.

Repairing the Future – A newly emerging field is dealing with the heritage of colonialism

Postcolonial studies have been on everyone’s lips for a number of years. Collectives organize walks that retell the history of places from a …
Dr. Marta Lupica Spagnolo im Porträt.

From Potsdam to Europe: Exploring Linguistic Landscapes through EDUC

Every day, we encounter multiple languages — through music, signage, written texts, and, of course, through the people who speak them. But how does …
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Computer Linguist Daniil Skorinkin Answers the Question: What is Stylometry?

Stylometry is … counting words. That sounds silly, doesn’t it? And not even the interesting words! We count words that seem meaningless to the …
Katharina Wesselmann in an interview.

33 Questions to Katharina Wesselmann

What can literature from ancient Greece and the Roman Empire tell us about the present? Why are ancient symbols repeatedly appropriated by right-wing …
Prof. Dr. Iwan-Michelangelo D’Aprile im Porträt

“Transfer hub for Baltic-German cooperation” – Prof. Iwan-Michelangelo D'Aprile on the partnership with universities in Riga and Tartu

In June 2025, the Interdisciplinary Centre for German Studies was founded at the University of Latvia in Riga, based largely on a long-standing …