Joint Statement from Greifswald’s Scientific Institutions 02.03.2023 In the wake of the discussion regarding further provision of housing for refugees in Greifswald, the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald… read more
DFG funds twelve-volume “Handbuch des Staatsrechts“ – Heidelberg and Greifswald Legal Scholars Responsible for Long-Term Project 02.03.2023 A long-term funding project by the German Research Foundation (DFG) is to produce a twelve-volume “Handbuch des Staatsrechts” (Handbook of… read more
What a Sound! - The 32nd Installment of Greifswald's Nordischer Klang Festival Once Again Brings a Full Programme of Nordic Music, Art and Literature to the Hanseatic Town. 23.02.2023 Greifswald will once again be transformed into a centre of northern European culture with international flair from 05 to 14 May. During the renowned… read more
Degradation of Plastic Waste using newly Developed Biocatalysts 10.02.2023 ForschungThe plastic materials polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol can now be degraded under mild conditions with the help of enzymes as biocatalysts.… read more
Second Chance for Peatlands - Study Published in “Nature” 08.02.2023 ForschungThe global loss of wetlands is smaller than previously assumed according to the recently published study “Extensive global wetland loss over the last… read more
Humboldt Foundation Fellow Conducts Research at the Department of British and North American Studies in Greifswald 07.02.2023 ForschungDr. Lasisi Adeiza Isiaka has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Georg Forster research fellowship for postdoctoral researchers. For… read more
New Pro-Rector Elected at the University of Greifswald 20.01.2023 Professor Dr. Annelie Ramsbrock was elected Pro-Rector of Communication Culture, Human Resources and Organisational Development, and Gender… read more
DAAD Funds for Cooperation with Eastern European Universities 19.01.2023 The University of Greifswald has received funds amounting to approximately 150,000 euros for exchange and cooperation activities with partner… read more
Sustainability Prize 2022 Awarded at the University of Greifswald 06.01.2023 Dr Sabine Wichmann has received the Sustainability Prize 2022 for her thesis on the economic viability of "paludiculture", i.e. the wet and… read more
New Ways to Rapidly Develop Enzymes for the Environmentally Friendly Production of Active Ingredient Building Blocks 03.01.2023 ForschungBiochemists from the Universities of Greifswald and Wuhan (China) as well as the Helmholtz Institute Berlin have developed a new concept that makes it… read more