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Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger, Prof. Dr. Irene Fernandez-Cuesta, Prof. Dr. Gudrid Moortgart-Pick, and Prof. Dr. Stefan Wermter are participating in the new Eu-funded networks established to provide doctoral researchers with top-notch training.

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26 April 2024|Studium und Lehre

Universität Hamburg Part of 4 New EU Networks for Doctoral Researchers

Four researchers in the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at Universität Hamburg enjoyed success in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and, together with their project partners, will be receiving a total of €13.9 million for Doctoral Networks.

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19 April 2024|Veranstaltung

The Future of Biotechnology and Biofilm Research

The symposium will take place on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Prof. Wolfgang R. Streit (working group Microbiology & Biotechnology) on Mai 3, 2024 from 13:15 to 17:00 in the Carl von Linné Lecture Hall of the Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology

We are looking forward to many participants, exciting lectures...

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21 February 2024|Forschung

Tenure Track: A Bit More Certainty

From April, Dr. Elisa Schaum will be a W2 professor of plankton ecology and evolution at Universität Hamburg, having successfully completed the the tenure-tenure-track procedure after 6 years as a junior professor. In this interview, Schaum talks to us about how she benefited from the program and what’s to come.

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23 January 2024|Veranstaltung

A successful certificate ceremony after a 10-year break

On January 19, 2024, the certificate ceremony took place, at which 28 graduates, accompanied by family and friends, received their well-deserved titles from Prof. Christian Lohr, head of the department. The event not only offered the opportunity to ceremoniously present the certificates, but also to listen to inspiring...

The photo shows Ebersberg, a district town in Bavaria, from a distance. Trees, fields and houses can be seen.

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22 January 2024|Publikation

Securing Nature’s Contributions to People requires at least 20-25% (semi-)natural habitat in human-modified landscapes

A new study from the Earth Commission with contributions from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg reveals that people will miss out on many of the regulating and non-material benefits that nature provides, if natural spaces within human-modified areas are not strategically created and maintained.

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17 November 2023|Publikation

Living within safe and just Earth System Boundaries for blue water

In a new paper, Earth Commission experts, including researchers from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg, investigate how to ensure the basic water needs of the world’s population can be met in a safe and just manner.

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