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Depression is no longer on the fringes; it is a widespread disease. Photo: Fotolia/lassedesignen.

Where to Go with Depression? – Influence of Various Treatment Settings on Therapeutic Success

Depression is no longer on the fringes; it is a widespread disease. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, about 4 million people in Germany and …
Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Valuable Straw – Biologists aim to identify new regulators of leaf growth in the barley genome

It is among the most widely cultivated crops in Europe. German farmers alone produce about 10 million tons of barley each year. Its straw used to be …
Dr. Aude Noiray. Photo: Karla Fritze.

LOLA is Researching – How ultrasound and video analysis advance language research

The astronaut buckles up and slides deeper into his pilot's chair; he’s ready. Then the rocket takes off. Earth slowly disappears while Mars gets …
Eating Right for a Long Life. Photo: Fotolia/Photographee.eu.

Eating Right for a Long Life - Joint project “NutriAct” explores nutrition and healthy aging

Too much fat, too much sugar, too much – the ingredients for obesity and diet-related disease are well known. What the head knows does not necessarily …
Dr. Jürgen Luh (SPSG) and Prof. Dr. Iwan-Michelangelo D‘Aprile. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The Versailles Model - With the Research Center Sanssouci, the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation and the University of Potsdam have set their sights on international cooperation

In 2013, Sabine Kunst, who at the time was Minister for Science, Research, and Culture for the State of Brandenburg, returned from Versailles. There …
Hare. Photo: Wiebke Ullmann

Movement in the Fields - Biologists research interactions between biodiversity and movement patterns

A good 50% of Germany’s land – about 18 million hectares – is used for agriculture. This land is subject to rhythms of plowing, sowing, harvesting, …

Dealing with Climate Change Impacts – the Potsdam Summer School starts with young talents from all over the world

From global sea level rise to extreme events like floods or droughts – even with ambitious climate mitigation, some impacts of climate change will be …
Man with dark glasses fells asleep and lies his had on a table. In one hand he holds a cup of coffee. In the foreground is an alarm clock on the table. Photo: Fotolia/katie martynova.

Good Morning, Twitter! - Language researchers discover social networks as a rich source of data

The ringing of the alarm clock is merciless. People who have difficulty getting out of bed, but love to stay up late, are called “owls” in …
Prof. Dr. Götz Schulze. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Believing in the Law or Following Your Faith? – Lawyer Prof. Götz Schulze discusses the relationship between law and religion

For thousands of years, religious canon formed the basic rules of social interaction and was both religious doctrine and law. Only for the last few …

“Technical Development Should Serve the People, Not the Other Way Around” – Prof. Key Pousttchi on German Engineering in the Era of Digitalization

Internet giants collect and trade our data; smartphones know us better than our friends and partners; cities monitor themselves using big data …