About the Faculty

Academic freedom is currently under pressure worldwide. Starting on October 21, the Faculty of Humanities will be hosting a public lecture series focusing on the issue of academic freedom from an international perspective.

After successfully completing the tenure track evaluation process following six years as a junior professor, Prof. Dr. Julia Nantke has been a W2 professor of Modern German Literature with a focus on digital humanities for written artifacts at the SLM I department since October 2025. In this interview, she talks about how...

Since October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Nina Mackert has been Professor of North American History and Public History in the Department of History.

Since October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Sandra Richter has been Professor of Modern German Literature at the Department of Language, Literature and Media I.

The German Research Foundation is funding a new research group at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence. The interdisciplinary group is looking at how nations and societies in Europe are renegotiating security and protection in times of crisis. Funding for another research group on the use of different media in the...

For international researchers at the Faculty of Humanities, a German Language Course is offered Tuesdays, 14:00 – 17:00 at Warburgstraße 28, Room 3015 (Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures / Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts'), beginning on October 14, 2025. The course is primarily aimed at...