News19 November 2025|CampusThe University of Hamburg Still Germany’s Most Sustainable UniversityPhoto: University of Hamburg / DenstorfThe University of Hamburg is once again ranked first among German universities in the latest QS Sustainability Ranking. Internationally, it still...Contribution from the university's newsroom10 November 2025|Interview“Belém is a Signal”Photo: Raimundo Pacco/COP30This year, the world is heading to the Amazon for the UN Climate Conference. Sociologist Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse from the Cluster of Excellence...30 October 2025|ResearchHeatwaves in Northern and Central Europe becoming more intense and unpredictablePhoto: Adobe Stock/alfotokunstDue to climate change, heatwaves in Europe are not only becoming more frequent and hotter but also increasingly unpredictable. An international team...20 October 2025|ResearchClimate-relevant dissertations wanted: 5000 Euro prize moneyPhoto: CEN/Universität Hamburg; Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyEach year, CLICCS nominates excellent doctoral theses in climate and Earth system research for the Wladimir Köppen Award. Outstanding dissertations...13 October 2025|Research“Whales make you happy”: Prof. Dr. Helena Herr strengthens the marine sciencesPhoto: L. HickmottEvery year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: marine...Contribution from the university's newsroom8 October 2025|ResearchWhen permafrost thaws rapidlyPhoto: Christian Knoblauch/ UHHRapidly thawing permafrost can accelerate climate change. Researchers want to determine to what extent the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane...6 October 2025|ESRAH NewsSeven new degree programs this Winter SemesterPhoto: University of Hamburg / von WiedingThere are over 180 degree programs at the Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence, with regular new offers. We always focus on current...Contribution from the university's newsroom3 September 2025|ESRAH NewsHundreds of Eruptions in Eight DaysPhoto: UHH/C. DittmersStromboli is one of the most active volcanoes in Europe. In May 2025, we – four Master's students and two Bachelor's students from the Institute of...4 August 2025|EducationFresh perspectives on unsolved problemsPhoto: CEN/ESRAH Laura Penelope BertaWhat do the fashion industry and our consumer behavior have to do with the climate crisis? How can we say goodbye to fossil fuels? And how are lawyers...28 July 2025|ESRAH NewsStories of claiming space and making waves – opening of "Breaking the Surface"Photo: Miriam Frieß/UHHMore than 130 guests celebrated the opening of Breaking the Surface. The exhibition portrays eleven female scientists, their questions for the ocean –...14 July 2025|ResearchWhat's new in climate science?Photo: Miriam FrießFresh off the press and packed with insights into climate research: the 14th Climate Booklet is here! Ten researchers from CEN, the Cluster of...5 June 2025|ResearchSorrow and hope in the Harz: How people are responding to the transformation of their forestPhoto: Inga Janina SievertHow 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...Contribution from the news channel CEN News22 May 2025|ResearchA Great Success: The University of Hamburg Awarded Four Clusters of ExcellencePhoto: UHH/DenstorfThe University of Hamburg was extremely successful in the framework of the Excellence Strategy, securing funding for the 4 existing clusters of...Contribution from the university's newsroom19 May 2025|ResearchSnapshot SeychellesPhoto: Beate RatterIn March 2025, Beate Ratter sent us pictures and impressions of her research trip to the Seychelles, which we present here. The professor of...19 March 2025|ResearchInterview with Goran Georgievski, modeler in the MOMENT projectPhoto: UHH/C.SteffensDr. Goran Georgievski is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology within the “Climate-Biosphere Interactions” working group lead by...Contribution from the news channel MOMENT-News17 March 2025|ResearchForschungsprojekt: Wie kann Klimaschutz nachhaltig finanziert werden?Photo: pexels/Akil MazumderIn einem neuen Projekt wird ein Forschungsteam der Universität Hamburg im Dialog mit der Finanzwirtschaft innovative Finanzierungs- und...Contribution from the university's newsroom4 March 2025|ResearchMapping the seafloor from the Peloponnese to CretePhoto: Felix GrossOn 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...17 February 2025|Research10-year storm surge forecasts with AIPhoto: D. Solce/unsplashWith the aid of extensive weather data, a climate computational model, and artificial intelligence, Dr. Daniel Krieger from the University of...11 February 2025|Event“You made it!”Photo: Sven WiedCongratulations on your degrees! Last Friday, the CEN Graduation Ceremony, where more than 50 Master’s and Ph.D. students received their diplomas...27 November 2024|ResearchNew study: Air in Hamburg Heavily Polluted with MicroplasticsPhoto: UHH/CEN/WasilewskiParticulate matter and microplastics are much-discussed health and environmental risks. A new study by the Center for Earth System Research and...Contribution from the university's newsroomShow all news
