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2 April 2026|Forschung

Doing the Research: How will we interact with computers in the future?

The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work as part of the “Research and Understanding” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this edition, Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke explains how AI and virtual reality can be designed to be as...

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31 March 2026|Research

Triple Success for Researchers at the MIN Faculty

Health, nutrition, and climate protection are at the heart of three European research projects in which researchers from the University of Hamburg are participating. In the PanEuCOPT, AQUALICIOUS, and OAeSIS projects, they are developing innovative, practical solutions.

170 Participants at the International Mathematics Competition Náboj in Hamburg

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16 March 2026|Veranstaltung

170 Participants at the International Mathematics Competition Náboj in Hamburg

Last Friday, 170 students from Hamburg and the surrounding region took part in the international mathematics competition Náboj. The Hamburg round of the competition was once again held in the Geomatikum at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Hamburg.

Mildred Dresselhaus als junge Frau im Labor

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12 March 2026|MIN-en

Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship 2026: call for applications and nominations

The application and nomination process for the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Program for 2026 is open. Each year, the program honors an internationally outstanding female scientist with the senior award and a promising young scientist with the junior award.

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11 March 2026|MIN-en

University of Hamburg Reawarded University of Excellence Title

Great success for the University and the city of Hamburg as a hub of scientific pursuit: The University of Hamburg will continue to carry the University of Excellence title for the next 7 years. As such, it remains one of only a few universities in Germany to receive this significant funding. The funds will be used to...

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11 March 2026|MIN-en

Light can make molecules rotate on quantum materials

Researchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, report in the journal Nature Communications that they have found a way to collectively make molecules on a flat surface rotate by exposing them to light using ultrafast light pulses from DESY’s free-electron...

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