News13 July 2026|BiologyBest Poster and Best Picture Prizes at Woody Roots SymposiumPhoto: MENDELU/RewaldLinda Kochniss and Maxi Bergmann, from the Functional Forest Ecology Research Group at the University of Hamburg, won first prizes for the best poster...8 July 2026|BiologyWe celebrated summer again!Photo: UHH/BioOn July 1, 2026, we celebrated the summer together in the Biology Department. The rain couldn’t dampen our spirits: As always, we celebrated our...23 June 2026|Veranstaltung7th Bionics Teaching Forum in Hamburg: Exchange, Inspiration, and Continuing Education at the IPM.Photo: UHH/BioOn June 11 and 12, 2026, the 7th Bionics Teaching Forum took place at the University of Hamburg. The Dr. Heinrich Netheler Stiftung and the University...16 June 2026|VeranstaltungSummer Party on July 1, 2026: Register now!Photo: UHH/BioLet's celebrate the summer together again! The summer party will be held, as usual at the the PM Canteen - Garden – on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026...7 May 2026|Studies and TeachingFirst-year students provide data for water protection: Counting trash instead of cramming formulasPhoto: UHH/OttoAbout 240 first-year students from the Department of Biology collected trash along the Outer Alster—6,370 items. This resulted in a pilot study that...Contribution from the university's newsroom24 April 2026|VeranstaltungGet involved, try it out, be amazed: Girls’Day and Boys’Day 2026Photo: UHH/MIN/FuchsOn April 23, 2026, the nationwide Girls’Day and Boys’Day events took place once again. These events offer students the opportunity to explore careers...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en22 April 2026|VeranstaltungJoin our Summer School! Discover the world of microorganisms in a water drop from October 5–7, 2026Photo: UHH/BioWe are pleased to invite master’s and doctoral students in the natural sciences to join our three-day intensive Summer School in Life Sciences...28 March 2026|VeranstaltungDZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary BiologyPhoto: D. HamidiIn March 2026 we held the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology, which took place at the Institute for Animal Cell and Systems Biology (IZS). ...Contribution from the news channel evolutionaryimmunogenomics25 March 2026|BiologyDr. Gali Estopare Araguirang wins Best Poster Prize at the Molecular Biology of Plants Conference 2026Photo: DBGDr. Gali Estopare Araguirang from the Research Unit Plant Immune Biology led by Prof. Marco Trujillo received the Reinhold von Sengbusch Prize for...25 March 2026|ForschungWell-fed penguins live longer but age faster—much like modern humansPhoto: Zoo Zürich/F. SüssThe consequences of a sedentary lifestyle are difficult to study in human trials. That is why an international research team, including the University...Contribution from the university's newsroom16 February 2026|AwardSilja Seemann receives the DBG prize for the best master's thesis in plant science in 2025Photo: AlphaFold Data 2022 (DeepMind Technologies Limited)Silja Seemann received the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) prize for the best master's thesis of 2025 in botany and plant sciences at the...5 February 2026|Biology2026 Professors' RetreatPhoto: UHH/BioFrom February 2 to 4, the Biology Department held its professors' retreat in Harsefeld. The goal was to promote networking among the professors and to...14 January 2026|VeranstaltungIPM New Year's Reception 2026Photo: UHH/BioOn January 14, 2026, the IPM held its annual New Year's reception. Prof Dr Julia Kehr and Prof Dr Sigrun Reumann reported on the past year and wished...13 October 2025|Forschung“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 newsroom13 October 2025|Studium und LehreHello Ersties!Photo: UHH/BioWe are delighted to welcome you to the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg in the winter semester 2025-2026! You have taken the first...10 October 2025|VeranstaltungThe University’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences Turns 20!Photo: Universität Hamburg/MIN/FuchsThe Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at the University of Hamburg will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a festive...Contribution from the university's newsroom25 September 2025|ForschungLong-Term Study in the Elbe Estuary: Fish Population Down by 90 PercentPhoto: University of Hamburg / ThielIn the last 4 decades, fish fauna in the Elbe estuary has changed dramatically according a project jointly conducted by the University of Hamburg and...Contribution from the university's newsroom21 July 2025|BiologyResearch in the Loki Schmidt GardenIn the Loki Schmidt Garden, Prof Dr Jochen Fründ and his team are investigating how biocoenoses and their interactions - particularly between insects...25 June 2025|ForschungMalagasy gecko species named after our former Prof Dr Jörg GanzhornPhoto: Miguel VencesAs part of taxonomic research in Madagascar, a new gecko species of the genus Blaesodactylus, the so-called ‘velvet geckos’, was recently described...11 June 2025|PublikationNew scientific publication summarizes eight key environmental issuesPhoto: iStock/cosmin4000Climate change pressure on the biosphere is increasing. Soils are losing their fertility, biodiversity is declining dramatically, microplastics and...Show all news
