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Paleoclimatologist Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr | Photo: Antje Horn-Conrad

Popcorn and Snail Shells – Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr Measures Climate “Pulse” with Microfossils and Statistics

Some look like popcorn, others like flattened snail shells - protozoa floating in the ocean or colonizing its ground. The microorganisms known as …

Twenty Years of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam: Between Success and Uncertainty

August 17, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam. Yesterday, the State …
Representatives of universities in the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) at the annual conference for 2019. Photo: Sharon Ahcar.

University of Potsdam as the First German Member of CONAHEC at the Annual Conference for 2019

The annual conference of the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) took place a few days ago at New Mexico State …
At Potsdam’s start-up service. Photo: T. Bergemann.

PITCH – The University Creates an International Entrepreneurship Hub

The University of Potsdam is among Germany’s top universities when it comes to founding start-ups. The University has ranked highly for years in the …
Dr. Katrin Czempinski with doctorate candidates from „CropStrengthen“. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Fighting Stress with the Right Gene – A European Graduate Program Researches Crop Resistance to Stress

Five researchers from five countries, a German university, a Dutch and an Irish company – this is what a graduate program can look like today when …
Students of the iGEM-Team. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Boston Calling – Potsdam students take part in an international biotechnology competition

They establish their own research team, set themselves an ambitious goal and meticulously plan extensive experiments. Students of the University of …
Prof. Dr. Tobias Lettl. Photo: Karla Fritze.

More Power for a Few Major Players – Jurist Tobias Lettl studies power concentrations in the market

Fruit and vegetables, bread, or milk products – there’s no question that we all need food every day. And there is also little doubt about where we buy …
Magdalena Marsza?ek, Professor of Slavic Literature and Cultural Studies Photo: private.

Remembering through Literature and the Arts – A German-Polish project explores cultural memory

Magdalena Marszałek has a soft spot for the presence of the past in the present. In a German-Polish research project, the Potsdam Slavist examines how …
Optical fibers at innoFSPEC. Photo: Roland Hass.

Shedding Some Light – The Research Group “Applied Analytical Photonics” is testing novel technology under real-life conditions

Industry contacts are very important for the chemist Roland Hass and his research group Applied Analytical Photonics, which is working on Photon …

Open Access – The University of Potsdam Attains Third Place Worldwide for Using Knowledge Unlatched

The University of Potsdam is among the top three users of Knowledge Unlatched worldwide. Content from the Open Access initiative is only accessed more …