News (2024)10 June 2024|EventOut of the daily grind, off to the retreatPhoto: Miriam FrießFrom May 27 to 29, the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) graduate school SICSS’s annual retreat took place in Asendorf...3 June 2024|ForschungDid warmer seas lead to methane release?Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and ResearchUnder the ocean floor, there are huge deposits of methane hydrate. The compound is unstable and can release the climate killer methane under certain...31 May 2024|ForschungDFG to Provide Approximately 39 Million Euro Funding for Three Major Interdisciplinary Projects at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariThe German Research Foundation (DFG) has announced that the Universität Hamburg Faculty of Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf...Contribution from the university's newsroom31 May 2024|ResearchDFG to Provide Approximately 39 Million Euro Funding for Three Major Interdisciplinary Projects at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariThe German Research Foundation (DFG) has announced that the Universität Hamburg Faculty of Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf...Contribution from the university's newsroom24 May 2024|ForschungWelcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Florian Scholz strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences and the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN).Photo: PrivateEvery year, Universität Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Prof. Dr...Contribution from the university's newsroom21 May 2024|ResearchTwo new publications on the added value of high-resolution climate modelsPhoto: zdf.deIn two recently published studies, Dr. Benjamin Poschlod explores the capabilities and added value of high-resolution climate models. In the study...Contribution from the news channel Sustainability & Climate Risks7 May 2024|ForschungPolitical Risks Endanger German Climate TransformationPhoto: pixabay/dmncwndrlchTo limit global warming, Germany is set to become climate-neutral in 2045. While technologically and economically feasible, political and societal...Contribution from the university's newsroom6 May 2024|ESRAH NewsNew species discovered in the deep seaThough it constitutes a major portion of the oceans, the deep sea remains largely unexplored. At a depth of more than 3,000 meters, Dr. Anne-Nina Lörz...2 May 2024|ESRAH NewsClimate scientist for a dayPhoto: Miriam FrießDuring this year’s Girls’ Day on April 25, a total of 20 teenagers aged 13 to 16 got a glimpse behind the scenes of climate research. During the...18 April 2024|ForschungUnderstanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundraThe warming climate shifts dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These...25 March 2024|ResearchScientific Drilling Unravels Historical Mystery Surrounding SantoriniPhoto: Thomas Ronge, IODPSantorini is one of the best-studied volcanic archipelagos in the world. An international drilling expedition has now for the first time used a...Contribution from the university's newsroom21 March 2024|ForschungSatellite image loops reveal volcano effectsPhoto: GOES-17 satellite imageThe eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga in 2022 was the most explosive eruption of the past decades. Dr. Ákos Horváth used geostationary...15 March 2024|ForschungHamburg-based researcher wins young investigators awardDoctoral candidate Monica Alejandra Gomez Correa has now become the first Latin American woman to receive a highly prestigious award for young...14 March 2024|ResearchMassive past waterfall discovered beneath the seafloorOn an expedition through mid-March on board the German research vessel METEOR, an international team led by Christian Hübscher, a professor at...12 March 2024|ResearchWhen the environment sues for sustainabilityEverybody’s talking about it, many are promising to deliver it, and a few are making serious efforts to do so: sustainability. It’s a term that people...12 March 2024|ResearchWhen the environment sues for sustainabilityEverybody’s talking about it, many are promising to deliver it, and a few are making serious efforts to do so: sustainability. It’s a term that people...21 February 2024|ForschungTenure Track: A Bit More CertaintyPhoto: Universität Hamburg / WohlfahrtFrom April, Dr. Elisa Schaum will be a W2 professor of plankton ecology and evolution at Universität Hamburg, having successfully completed the the...Contribution from the university's newsroom12 February 2024|ResearchCan microorganisms travel?A new study shows that cyanobacteria can be transported from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean. This was demonstrated by a team led by Dr Bettina...9 February 2024|ESRAH NewsOn an expedition with a towed camera and underwater robotJellyfish are notoriously difficult to study because they are extremely fragile and therefore difficult to catch intact with nets. As a result, the...23 January 2024|ResearchClimate change reaches into the deep seaPhoto: Gerhard SchmiedlSediment cores are like taking a look into the past. They allow us scientists to explore what was happening on Earth millions of years ago. Thanks to...Previous articlesMore articles