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Researchers from the Faculty of Science at the University of Potsdam submitted two successful proposals for Collaborative Research Centers to the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Two scientists from the University of Potsdam continue to be among the absolute top group of the most cited researchers in their field worldwide.

Carbon neutral fuels? Artificial Photosynthesis as future technology? All possible, as shown by the research of Stefano Mazzanti.

There will be a new treatment option for people suffering from mild to moderate depression in the future.

What potential does environmental data offer for the Digital Humanities? How can digital methods contribute to the analysis of weather and climate in the humanities and media studies? Can they be used

A new molecular hole-transporter can improve the performance of inverted perovskite solar cells and mini modules to world record values, as reported in "Science" by Prof. Yongzhen Wu (East Chin

In more ethnically diverse school classes, young people with a refugee background have more friends and experience less rejection than in more homogeneous classes. This is the conclusion of an international research team involving Dr. Georg Lorenz from the University of Potsdam. In their study, the results of which have now been published in the scientific journal Nature Human Behavior, the researchers also present evidence for the causes of their findings: "In more diverse classes, there are more opportunities for contact with peers from immigrant families.

In July 2021, devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall occurred in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, and to some extent also in Saxony and Bavaria, with more than 180 fatalities.

Two scientists from the University of Potsdam are among the absolute top group of the most cited researchers in their field worldwide.