Pushing Interdisciplinarity

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...