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The arson attack on two electricity pylons in south-east Berlin has led to a widespread power cut, which has also affected the HU Adlershof campus. The power supply in Adlershof has now been restored

Cambridge professor Surabhi Ranganathan wants to use prize money to research legal and global understanding using the example of international maritime law

Press release by the State Conference of Rectors and Presidents of Berlin Universities (LKRP)

Ceremony with a symposium on 27 September in the Palais der Kulturbrauerei

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) and Berlin Research 50 (BR50) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 18 August 2025 - a strong signal for the future of Berlin as a location for science and innovation.

A team from Humboldt-Universit?t discovers the earliest traces of the city during research in Siris-Herakleia and discovers scientifically significant ceramics

International congress with 480 scientists from 37 countries as guests at the HU

Female researchers at the HU will receive research funding from the Volkswagen Foundation from 2026

UniSysCat researchers show: Bacteria convert CO? into energy with the help of nickel-containing enzymes

HU researchers develop light-driven nano-motor and use it to generate ring-shaped molecules that are intertwined like links in a chain

Free-living groups of fish recognise dangers more quickly and react more accurately the larger they are

Humboldt-Universit?t researchers develop unusual strategy to increase battery performance