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Portrait of Maren Schüle

When the Forest is Burning – Maren Schüle Analyses the Vegetation in Burnt Pine Forests

Forest fires do not only happen in Australia, California, or Canada. In Germany, too – especially in Brandenburg – there has been an increasing number …
Steffen Hagemann in a portrait in front of a grey concrete wall on the Griebnitzsee campus.

How Data Scientists Work – Steffen Hagemann About Algorithms, Habitus and Social Context

From business to dating, digital technologies have become part of almost all areas of life. Algorithms increasingly shape everyday practices and the …
Auditor Bernd Malzanini in a portrait in front of the colonnade at the New Palace.

Understanding More and More – What attracts Italy enthusiast and lawyer Bernd Malzanini as an auditor to the University of Potsdam

Lecture hall or colonnades? Bernd Malzanini tilts his head to one side and smiles. No doubt about it. The chairman of the Freundeskreis …
Prof. Dr. Isabelle Penning in portait

More Than a Specialist Classroom – A highly accessible teaching and learning laboratory for inclusive technical education on the Golm Campus

On the table lie a hammer and a saw, sandpaper, a stapler, screw clamps, two cordless screwdrivers – and pictures of flowers. Alister and Anuk, Luka …
Lena Sonntag training outdoors.

Looking Ahead – Lena Sonntag is studying patholinguistics and is a race-walking athlete

It’s one of those hot days in July, 5 p.m. On the beach of Lake Templin, children and adults crowd together. For Lena Sonntag, the 35 degrees Celsius …
Portrait of Oke Seliger

State Parliament Horizontally and Vertically – How Oke Seliger gives students an understanding of Brandenburg’s state politics

Do state politicians represent the interests of their voters irrespective of party lines? Was there a Brandenburg-specific approach during the Covid …
Sönke Beier

“Cool Committee Work Attracts More People” – How democratic politicization works among students

Getting politically active at the university? For Sönke Beier, this was an integral part of his physics studies. From the student council and the …
Der Botschafter von Ghana in Deutschland, Prof. Ohene Adjei, und der Präsident der Universität Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D. posieren für ein Foto. Sie schütteln die Hände.

Expanding Links with West Africa – Ghana's Ambassador Visits Am Neuen Palais Campus

The University of Potsdam wants to strengthen and further expand its relations with various African countries. Brandenburg's largest institution of …
The Perek Telescope in Ondřejov. A very large building with a partially open dome.

Astronomy live – Workshop at the Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic

University of Potsdam celebrates 100th anniversary of the DAAD

The oldest and largest observatory in the Czech Republic is located in Ondřejov near Prague. It is used for scientific observation of the sun and …
The President of the University of Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D., in conversation with Dr. Silke Engel, spokesperson for the university.

“Get Out of Your Bubble!” – How Universities Strengthen Democracy and the Common Good

The world has gone off the rails. Our democracy is being put to the test. More urgently than ever before, we are seeking guidance – and in doing so we …