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Das Hauptgebäude der Universtität Hamburg.

UHH/Schell

2 July 2020|Campus

FAQ on the novel coronavirus and its impact on Universität Hamburg

What about the Summer Semester 2020? What are the rules for working from home? And what guidelines must international guests observe? The following pages answer the most important question about the coronavirus. These FAQs are updated continually. [Last update: 2 July 2020, 10:26 AM]

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Eine weiße Taube fliegt vor einer grauen Mauer.

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16 June 2020|Interview

Climate policy is also peace policy

The new Peace Report, which focuses on the impacts of climate change, has been released. Professor Ursula Schröder from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and Professor Jürgen Scheffran from Universität Hamburg’s Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) both contributed to the...

Zeichnung, Berg, Gestein wird mit Reibe zu Boden zerrieben

Artwork: Rita Erven, GEOMAR

11 June 2020|Research

Using rock powder to fix atmospheric CO2

Climate change is transforming the planet, and forcing human beings and the environment to adapt. In order to keep global warming well below two degrees Celsius, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have to be dramatically reduced, since the gas accumulates in and warms the atmosphere. Because politicians and society at large...

Frederic Kamta

25 May 2020|Research

Climate, Crisis and Conflicts at Lake Chad

In Nigeria, the terrorist organization Boko Haram is seeking to create an “Islamic state.” For more than a decade, there have been repeated attacks on churches, public places and educational institutes. Violent clashes between these extremists and the military are common, and the conflict has since spread to the neighboring...

Detlef Stammer in einer Bibliothek mit einem Buch in der Hand.

UHH/ CEN

22 May 2020|Research

CEN Director re-elected as head of the World Climate Research Programme

Today, Prof. Detlef Stammer has been re-elected head of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) for the next two years. Since 2019, the oceanographer has been chairing the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee, an international board comprising 17 scientists.

The unambiguous decision was an 'overwhelming confirmation to...

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19 May 2020|Research

How can we introduce climate protection on farms?

Agriculture has to become climate-friendlier. In Germany, the federal government’s climate targets call for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions produced in animal confinements and on crop fields by more than 30 percent by 2050. Yet it remains unclear how emissions at farms can even be measured. A survey conducted among 254...