Pushing Interdisciplinarity

UNESCO wants all at-risk coasts around the world to be “tsunami-ready” by 2030. Today, on the fifteenth anniversary of the tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, costing more than 18,000 lives and resulting in a meltdown at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, this goal has lost none of its urgency. To achieve it, twelve...

Volcanism in Iceland is well known above sea level. Our study shows that there is a “sweet spot” at certain water depths offshore Iceland where explosive volcanism can occur — however, the resulting volcanoes now lie hidden beneath the ocean surface.

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Identifying the most pressing questions on global warming and finding corresponding answers – guided by this goal, the “Young Climate Scientists Award” from the University of Hamburg’s Earth and Society Research Hub will now be offered for a fourth time. Until March 1, 2026, outstanding bachelor’s and master’s theses with...

Nicht nur an Land, auch unter der Meeresoberfläche schlummern Vulkane. Vor der griechischen Inselgruppe Santorini sind es besonders viele. Wissenschaftler*innen wollen die zugrunde liegenden Erdprozesse besser verstehen – und stellen erste Ergebnisse einer internationalen Bohrschiff-Expedition vor.

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According to the Federal Climate Change Act, Germany is supposed to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. To do this, it is not sufficient to massively reduce emissions: A significant portion of CO₂ must also be removed from the atmosphere. Over 100 scientists – including researchers from the Earth and Society Research...

The University of Hamburg is once again ranked first among German universities in the latest QS Sustainability Ranking. Internationally, it still ranks in the top 50.