Despite facing unexpected challenges at the RoboCup German Open in Cologne, the “Berlin United” team was successful – their next competition is coming up this summer: the World Cup in South Korea.
Through her work in the field of education monitoring and her research into various issues relating to educational quality and equity, Stanat has shaped empirical education research in Germany for many years.
The Berlin University Alliance Start-up Centre is providing around €8 million in funding to support teams working on solutions for democratic resilience, social stability and sustainable development.
The philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas died in early March. In this interview, Philipp Felsch, Professor of Cultural History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, talks about Habermas, his era and the significance of his work.
Exhibition, book launch and workshops from 10 to 12 April, organised in collaboration between the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt University and the University of Oxford.
Researchers at the Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) Cluster of Excellence are investigating how the brain produces a stable image despite the jerky movements of our eyes. To do this, they use afterimages as an experimental tool.
Social scientists from HU are investigating the causes of the link between growing income and wealth disparities and increasing support for populist parties in Europe.
World Water Day on 22 March serves as a reminder of just how precious – and yet how limited – clean water is. This issue is also a focus of Timothy Moss, a senior researcher at IRI THESys at Humboldt University.
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) officially opened the Berlin Battery Lab (BBL) on 19 March.
Researchers from Berlin have demonstrated a new method for generating single photons in a diamond-based quantum system. This progress brings quantum technologies an important step closer to practical applications.
Whether it’s quantum physics, robot programming or battery chemistry: the institutes at HU in Adlershof are opening their laboratories and inviting school pupils to experience high-tech careers and research first-hand.