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Prof. Maximilian Kleinert

Fresh Momentum for Diabetes Research – Maximilian Kleinert holds the new Heisenberg professorship at the University of Potsdam and at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke

The effects and significance of physical exercise on the human organism form the common thread in Maximilian Kleinert’s research. Now he will be able …
Eli Friedlander

From Kant’s Philosophy to Benjamin’s Aesthetics – The Israeli Philosopher Eli Friedlander Is a Guest at the University of Potsdam

Wer sich die Gemälde von Franz Marc ansieht, findet neben expressionistisch und fast kubistisch anmutenden Formen vor allem eins: satte, …
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 …