Clean Energy Valley in northern Germany is becoming a leading European location for renewable energies. The BMFTR project KoReGio100 is researching in a real-world laboratory how this transformation can be achieved co-creatively and sustainably with…
Academic freedom is considered secure. Yet even in Germany, tendencies towards self-censorship exist, and they can reshape public discourse. Universities have to defend the freedom of research and to empower their researchers to do the same.
Humboldt-Universität has signed the Magna Charta Universitatum (MCU), in its 2020 revised version. The document, originally adopted in 1988, serves as a declaration of values and has so far been endorsed by 1011 universities in 94 countries.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a second funding phase. Humboldt-Universität is involved in the Research Training Group with three researchers.
Oleksandra Shumilova and Christina von Braun will be honoured with the Caroline von Humboldt Award and the Caroline von Humboldt-Professur. The award ceremony will take place on 2 December 2025.
The podcast is a journey to the Republic's Clusters of Excellence and in the current episode takes us to the MATH+ Cluster of Excellence in Berlin and how mathematical methods can contribute to a more economical use of resources.
Marco Stucki shows how research can be made understandable. In the video, the physicist and winner of "Art meets Science" explains why science communication is important and what synergies the Berlin research area offers.
The new Humboldt-Universität website went online this afternoon! This marks the first major milestone in the "New Website" project - a step that many at HU have been waiting a long time for.
