“Fellows Can Establish New Contacts and Networks” – Welcome Center Manager Claudia Rößling on the Philipp Schwartz Initiative for Scholars at Risk
Scholars who can no longer work in their home countries because they are under threat or persecuted have had the opportunity to continue their work at …
Old age without fragility – Young researchers are investigating how the interplay of genes, nutrition, and exercise can influence muscle loss as we age
From the age of 50, many people feel that their strength is gradually diminishing and movements are becoming more and more difficult. This is normal …
Interculturality in the Digital World – Interview with Dr. Milene Mendes de Oliveira on the Research Project ReDICo
The universities of Potsdam, Jena, and Mainz established a joint project group called Researching Digital Interculturality Co-operatively (ReDICo) in …
Honoured – Potsdam geoscientist Prof. Dr. Manfred Strecker elected to the Academia de Ciencias of Argentina
Geologist Professor Manfred Strecker from the University of Potsdam was inducted into the Academia Nacional de Ciencias of Argentina (Córdoba) on May …
Education in times of the pandemic – How schools and universities master digitization
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions on public life led to a kind of forced fast-track digitization in spring 2020. This has affected …
An international team of scientists with participation of mineralogist Dr. Maria Kokh from the University of Potsdam was able to elucidate the mystery …