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Prof. Dr. Anna Helena Albrecht

33 Questions to Anna Helena Albrecht

What is the actual benefit of the threat of punishment? Why do young people violate rules so often? And who defines what is criminal? Anna Helena …
Hidenao Yanagi, Ambassador of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany and Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D., President of the University of Potsdam

Utilizing the Potential for Academic Cooperation – Ambassador of Japan Visits the University of Potsdam

Hidenao Yanagi, Ambassador of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany, and Education Attaché  Mihoko Ohashi, visited the University of Potsdam. In a …
Savanna vegetation in Southern Africa

Diversity as survival strategy – How plants adapt to extreme climates in drylands

In a large-scale international study under leadership of the French research organizations INRAE/CNRS and the King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia …
Erosional landscape of the Drakensberg Escarpment in southern Africa.

Hidden forces cause continents to rise

A research team including Prof. Dr. Sascha Brune and Prof. Dr. Jean Braun, scientists from GFZ Potsdam who are jointly appointed with the University …
Dr. Maximilian Korges (li.) und Prof. Max Wilke

From Very Old Deposits to Active Underwater Volcanos – Geoscience Researchers Study the Formation of Ore Deposits

In the DFG Priority Program DOME, it is all about ore: How are mixtures of different minerals and metals formed, which have very different properties …
Prof. Dr. Camilla Rjosk während des Interviews.

Truely Heterogeneous Instead of (Only) Inclusive – Camilla Rjosk wants to put school development on many footings

How can school be improved ? How should pupils learn in the future? What should teachers teach? These questions are discussed intensively time and …
Dr. Judith Klinger

Did You Know … that kings and peasants dressed up as Robin Hood?

Bow and arrow, green clothing with a hood. That can only be Robin Hood, can’t it? In fact, the stories about the outlaw in the Sherwood Forest were so …
Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Raters

Learning From Brandenburg – How a school subject promotes tolerance and respect

So far, the subject with the rather longwinded name “Lifestyle, Ethics, Religious Studies”, or L-E-R for short, has made headlines because it was …
The future Leibniz Innovation Farm in Groß Kreutz

More Precise, Efficient, and Environmentally Friendly – How digital tools are changing agriculture

Can we produce food in a more climate- and environmentally friendly way? This question has been on the minds of researchers for decades and is now …
Sven Dinklage (l.) and Liliana Mayer

“A Three-Month Stay in Brazil or Argentina Is the Equivalent of Two Years at Home” – Sven Dinklage and Liliana Mayer Build Bridges to South America for the University of Potsdam

Sven Dinklage represents the University of Potsdam in Brazil. He supports students, researchers, and administration employees with regard to …