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A yellowed DEFA document with typewritten text.

Young Rowdies in Babelsberg – How a DEFA film shoot in 1956 threw a Potsdam student dormitory into chaos

The Potsdam University Archive holds, among other things, the written records of the former Academy of Legal Studies and Political Science at its …
Gruppe von Menschen posiert neben einem Tagungsposter für ein Foto

Key Network for European Public Administration – Prof. Sabine Kuhlmann Becomes President of the EGPA

How can public administration take on an ever-growing range of tasks while simultaneously reducing bureaucracy? How can artificial intelligence be …
Saltwater crocodiles at a river bank.

Ancient DNA Revealed – Saltwater crocodiles traveled thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean

A genetic study is rewriting the evolutionary history of the saltwater crocodile and, at the same time, clarifying the species identity of the …
Hagan Max Schneider in an interview

IT Support With a Human Touch – A working day with Hagan Max Schneider

At the end of 2025, Hagan Max Schneider completed his apprenticeship as an IT specialist for system integration at the University of Potsdam, which he …
A moraine-dammed lake below the Finger Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, in 2023.

Growing meltwater reservoirs – glacial lakes are both a resource and a habitat worthy of protection

Media Information 28-01-2026 / Nr. 013

Should growing glacial lakes be used for energy production and water supply – or remain protected as ecologically valuable systems? A research team …
Scientist taking a wood core sample to determine the wood density of a tree.

Dense wood – How differently trees grow

Media information 27-01-2026 / Nr. 012

The density of wood in trees and shrubs varies greatly – not only between different species, but also within a species, depending on where the plants …
Theoretical illustration of gold nanorods surrounded by water and ethanol molecules.

Charging gold nanorods with light energy

Media Information 15-01-2026 / Nr. 005

For the first time, a research group at the University of Potsdam has succeeded in tracking and quantifying the light-induced accumulation of charge …
Two people are sitting on a staircase and looking at the camera.

Improving education for everyone with AI – Potsdam students win the YERUN DigiEduHack 2025

Hacking the future of education – with artificial intelligence and with a focus on the people it is intended to help. That was the task of a hackathon …
Gestenfeld mit untergehender Sonne

Resistant Barley – Decisive factors for heat stress tolerance in cereals

Media information 25-11-2025 / Nr. 102

How can the stress response of crops be optimized in light of rising global temperatures? Researchers of the University of Potsdam and the Leibniz …
Prof. Dr. Iwan-Michelangelo D’Aprile im Porträt

“Transfer hub for Baltic-German cooperation” – Prof. Iwan-Michelangelo D'Aprile on the partnership with universities in Riga and Tartu

In June 2025, the Interdisciplinary Centre for German Studies was founded at the University of Latvia in Riga, based largely on a long-standing …