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Interview with Prof. Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky.

“It Is a Race Against the Dark Forces”

How Social Media platforms threaten our democracy

Stephan Lewandowsky is interested in the truth – and why we are increasingly losing it. Worse still, for many people it is losing value, while it …

“I Didn’t Study Law Just for the Rich and Beautiful“

Lawyer Christian Schertz on his Standards and the „TikTok Generation“

Whether artists, politicians, or rock stars – lawyer Christian Schertz has represented many celebrities and has thus become a person of public …
Vier Menschen stehen im Kreis und strecken ihre Fäuste in die Mitte

Greener networking – How European universities can become more sustainable together

Universities are places where new knowledge is created and taught, and they are increasingly becoming pioneers when it comes to putting this knowledge …
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Nanna Fuhrhop

Spelling to the Power of Three – Punctuation, Reading Support and Reforms

Capitalization, placing commas, loanwords: Spelling is a necessary evil for many, a horror for most, and the subject of intensive research for a few. …
Ralf Müller (right) in the University Archive.

“The Long-Term Memory of a Society” – The Potsdam University Archive Preserves Historical Documents and Works of Art

Behind an inconspicuous glass door on the Golm campus lies a small, separate world: a secluded place in the middle of the university with countless …
Constantin von Köckwitz (left) and Marc Repey.

A Scholarship for (almost) every life situation – Dr. Constantin von Köckritz and Marc Repey support law student Max Bense

“Time is always tight.” Max Bense knows what he is talking about. After all, he is studying law alongside his job at a large tax and management …
Vier Frauen mit einem gemeinsamen Buch

Ten questions for a book – “Educating Teachers for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship”

Ten questions for a book, posed to Prof. Dr. Britta Freitag-Hild, Stefanie Goertz, Prof. Dr. Isolde Malmberg, and Prof. Dr. Linda P. Juang, editors of …
Portrait of a young woman holding up a magnifying glass to her eye

“Are you an eye-catcher?” – A new campaign aims to draw attention to blind spots within inclusion

The Duden dictionary defines an eye-catcher as “something or someone that stands out from the ordinary and thus attracts a lot of attention.” A …
Katharina Scheiter während des Interviews.

Not Falling for Fake News – Psychologist Katharina Scheiter explains how to prepare children for dealing with media

When we are not sleeping, we look at our cell phones every 15 minutes on average. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops have a great appeal even for …
Project Manager Dr. Kathleen Golle (left) and Senior Professor Reinhold Kliegl (right).

The Joy of Movement – How EMOTIKON examines children’s fitness

How fit are children these days? Are they couch potatoes, or is today’s youth literally outrunning us? “The trends are very clear: the endurance of …