University of Hamburg (UH)

All University facts and figures at a glance: how many students, how many teachers, and lots more As a University of Excellence, the University of Hamburg is one of Germany’s outstanding universities. Find out about our measures and goals in res ties. Find out about our measures and goals in research, teaching, knowledge exchange, internationalization, and research infrastructure. Universität Hamburg is the largest institution for research and education in northern Germany. As one of the country’s largest universities, we offer a diverse range of degree programs and excellent research opportunities. The University boasts numerous interdisciplinary projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network of leading regional, national, and international higher education and research institutions. Universität Hamburg is committed to sustainability. All our faculties have taken great strides towards sustainability in both research and teaching. As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for 4 core research areas: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research) and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology). An equally important core research area is Infection Research, in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies. Universität Hamburg was founded in 1919 by local citizens. Important founding figures include Senator Werner von Melle and the merchant Edmund Siemers. Nobel Prize winners such as the physicists Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi taught and researched at the University. Many other distinguished scholars, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, also worked here. The University of Hamburg is northern Germany’s largest and most diverse center of research. The University is known for its outstanding basic research as well as its applied research projects and knowledge exchange projects. The Strategy Room depicts the University’s strategic projects. You can research these yourself and have the relevant information and connections displayed. ...view more