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Zu sehen ist eine schwarz-rote Dampflock die durch ein zerstörtes Waldstück mit auf dem Boden liegenden Bäumen im Harz fährt.

Photo: Inga Janina Sievert

5 June 2025|Research

Sorrow and hope in the Harz: How people are responding to the transformation of their forest

How do you feel when you see the status quo in the Harz? Shock or sadness at the countless withered spruces? Hope, when you see a single green tree? Or nostalgia, because you’ve been atop the Brocken before? Individual perspectives on the dying trees can influence e.g. whether and how people support the forest or climate...

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Main building of the University of Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

22 May 2025|Research

A Great Success: The University of Hamburg Awarded Four Clusters of Excellence

The University of Hamburg was extremely successful in the framework of the Excellence Strategy, securing funding for the 4 existing clusters of excellence in the next funding round from January 2026. The University has thus consolidated its top position among the leading group of German research universities. With this...

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Zu sehen sind zwei große Granietblöcke am Strand. Der Himmel ist blau mit einer weißen Wolke und im rechten Teil des Bildes ist eine Palme mit grünen Blättern.

Photo: Beate Ratter

19 May 2025|Research

Snapshot Seychelles

In March 2025, Beate Ratter sent us pictures and impressions of her research trip to the Seychelles, which we present here. The professor of integrative geography is an expert for climate change and adaptation measures on small islands.

Ratter holds the UNESCO Chair in “Societal Climate Research and Resilience”. She works...

Scientist facing the camera and sitting next to the desk with two screens on it.

Photo: UHH/C.Steffens

19 March 2025|Research

Interview with Goran Georgievski, modeler in the MOMENT project

Dr. Goran Georgievski is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology within the “Climate-Biosphere Interactions” working group lead by Prof. Dr. Victor Brovkin. Trained as a physical engineer specializing in meteorology and physical oceanography, Georgievski has acquired significant expertise in data analysis...

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Zwei Hände halten einen Haufen Münzen, aus denen eine kleine Pflanze wächst

Photo: pexels/Akil Mazumder

17 March 2025|Research

Forschungsprojekt: Wie kann Klimaschutz nachhaltig finanziert werden?

In einem neuen Projekt wird ein Forschungsteam der Universität Hamburg im Dialog mit der Finanzwirtschaft innovative Finanzierungs- und Investitionsstrategien entwickeln, um den großen Herausforderungen Klimawandel und Biodiversitätsverlust zu begegnen. Das Vorhaben ist Teil eines Forschungsverbundes mit der Universität...

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The research vessel Maria S. Merian is moored on the quay with its bow facing the viewer. Its name can be clearly read in white lettering on the dark blue bow.

Photo: Felix Gross

4 March 2025|Research

Mapping the seafloor from the Peloponnese to Crete

On March 5, the research vessel Maria S. Merian will depart from the Spanish port of Málaga for a six-week expedition to the Greek Aegean Sea. Led by the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) at the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with Kiel University, the expedition aims to collect underwater...

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