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Maja Linke in her office.

33 Questions to Maja Linke, Professor of Artistic Practice Specialising in Painting/Graphics

In what way is asking a question an emancipatory act? And what does responding have to do with responsibility? Is it possible to conduct artistic …
Robot Nao in the office together with Katharina Kühne

Did You Know … That Potsdam Robots Speak Berlin Dialect? – Katharina Kühne researches our relationship to artificial agents

“Well done, enough work for today,” says Katharina Kühne. Then she presses a button on Nao’s chest; the robot sits down, and the blue light in its …
Aileen Oeberst in her office

Misjudgments and False Memories – The newly appointed professor Aileen Oeberst knows the pitfalls of human information processing

To err is human – this is a commonplace truth. Fortunately, when we make mistakes, the impacts are usually less serious than we fear. But there are …
Antonia Pydde (left) and Paula Gilka

Studying With Financial Aid – Over 600 university scholarships have been awarded by the University of Potsdam in recent years, and the number is constantly increasing

Studying every day, even at weekends: This is reality for Paula Gilka. The student from Potsdam is studying French law concurrently with her German …
Kirsten Sachse im Labor

My Workday – Between Shaking Flasks and Petri Dishes

“I love my amebae because they are more like us than you might think,” says Kirsten Sachse. Amebae are social unicellular organisms with a diameter of …
Martin Fischer in seinem Büro.

If I Could, I Would … Suspend the Laws of Nature! – with cognitive scientist Prof. Martin Fischer, Ph.D.

At least in the lab. My topic is “Embodied Cognition”. To understand it better, one of the things I would like to do is defy gravity. In the past, the …
Diana Gonzalez Olivo

Empowering Others – Diana Gonzalez Olivo is the new Integration Commissioner of the state of Brandenburg

On a Sunday morning in September, Diana Gonzalez Olivo sets out for Groß Schönebeck in Brandenburg. She wants to take part in a tour of the village, …
Justizia holds the scales.

Building Bridges in Europe – Franco-German Degree Program in Law Turns 30

The law is the law, right? Not quite. Just like language and culture, laws and their implementation can differ from country to country. Even between …
Verena Schott is swimming.

Stroke by Stroke – Para swimmer Verena Schott between world-class sports and teacher training

Plunging into the water, swimming laps in the pool, alone against the clock or competing with others. Swimming has always been part of Verena Schott’s …
Lars Masanneck at the Ceremonial farewell of the 2024 graduates

Transgressing Boundaries with Digital Medicine – Lars Masanneck receives the Graduate Award of the Universitätsgesellschaft Potsdam e.V.

What brings a medical doctor to the Digital Engineering Faculty of the University of Potsdam after completing his medical studies? Lars Masanneck says …