News1 October 2026|FakultätNew Professor of Media Studies: Prof. Dr. Guido KirstenPhoto: UHH/VogiatzisSince October 1, 2026, Prof. Dr. Guido Kirsten has held a Heisenberg Professorship in Media Studies in the Department of Language, Literature, and...1 October 2026|InterviewWelcome Aboard: Prof. Dr. Guido Kirsten Joins the Faculty of HumanitiesPhoto: Flo MaakEvery year, numerous new researchers join the University of Hamburg. In this series, we introduce them and their fields of research. This time: film...Contribution from the university's newsroom30 September 2026|ForschungDoing the Research: Why It's Not Just the Words That Matter in InscriptionsPhoto: Sebastian EngelsThe University of Hamburg (UHH) is home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every two weeks, in the “Research and Understanding” series in the Hamburger...Contribution from the university's newsroom29 September 2026|ForschungOldest Quran manuscripts to be analyzed for the first timePhoto: UHH/Brannahl-ArchivA total of 929 Quran manuscripts dating from the 7th to the 11th centuries A.D. were discovered in 1973 in the Great Mosque of Sanaa (Yemen)...Contribution from the university's newsroom21 September 2026|TransferWas Atlantis located in Scandinavia? Following the Trails of Myths in the North with “Frozen Atlantis”Photo: Darren Hamlin Photography / Martin Olson PhotographyIn the 1670s, the Swedish polymath Olof Rudbeck the Elder attempted to prove that the utopian places described in classical mythology were located in...Contribution from the university's newsroom3 September 2026|ForschungERC Starting Grant: What defines the religious background of a manuscript?Photo: UHH/EsfandiariDr. Sophia Dege-Müller of the University of Hamburg has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. The expert on Ethiopian...Contribution from the university's newsroom10 August 2026|BibliothekDonation of Historic Children's Books to the Picture Book LibraryPhoto: Nadja MurphyFrom the estate of collector Joachim Klinger (1932–2024), his daughters Nadja Murphy and Prof. Dr. Judith Klinger have donated his private collection...6 August 2026|ForschungDoing the Research: What constitutes a good marriage?Photo: privateThe University of Hamburg is the scientific home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work as part of the...Contribution from the university's newsroom9 July 2026|ForschungDoing the Research: Do We Say “taub” or “gehörlos”?Photo: UHH/FeuerbötherThe UHH is home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every two weeks, in the “Doing the Research” series in the *Hamburger Abendblatt*, we provide insights...Contribution from the university's newsroom8 July 2026|Studium und LehreNine University of Hamburg teachers awarded 2026 Hamburg Teaching PrizePhoto: UHH/EsfandiariExcellence in university teaching is recognized and honored in Hamburg. On 7 July 2026 the Hamburg Teaching Prize was presented by the the Ministry of...Contribution from the university's newsroomShow all news
