News16 February 2026|ResearchTatiana Ilyina Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine MicrobiologyPhoto: Bettina Diallo/MPI-MTatiana Ilyina has been appointed director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen. The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology...14 February 2026|CLICCS NewsHamburg Climate Researcher Erich Roeckner Has DiedPhoto: MPI-MErich Roeckner, one of the most influential researchers in the history of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, passed away in February 2026, at...11 February 2026|ResearchHope through actionPhoto: M. SchneggAnthropologist Michael Schnegg conducts research on climate change at the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS and spends several months of every year in a...10 December 2025|ResearchTropical Cyclones and the Carbon CyclePhoto: DKRZ/MPI-M/UHHFor the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system...9 December 2025|CLICCS NewsClimate-neutral by 2045? Only with large-scale CO₂ removalPhoto: Thomas Wasilewski/ClimeworksAccording to the Federal Climate Change Act, Germany is supposed to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. To do this, it is not sufficient to...8 December 2025|ResearchThe G20 summit in South Africa – just more hot air, or climate promises kept?Photo: Alex Ferro/ COP30The G20 summits often go hand-in-hand with the hope of finding concrete solutions to various crises, e.g. of positively shaping international climate...4 December 2025|TransferResearch “made in Hamburg” at Berlin’s FuturiumPhoto: Jan WindszusEffective immediately, Berlin’s Futurium museum features an exhibit showcasing Hamburg-based climate research. In the game, visitors can estimate for...27 November 2025|PublicationMichael Schnegg awarded in New OrleansPhoto: Michael SchneggAt this year's annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in New Orleans, Professor Michael Schnegg received the Stirling Prize...19 November 2025|CampusThe University of Hamburg Still Germany’s Most Sustainable UniversityPhoto: University of Hamburg / DenstorfThe University of Hamburg is once again ranked first among German universities in the latest QS Sustainability Ranking. Internationally, it still...Contribution from the university's newsroom13 November 2025|Studies and teachingSICSS master’s students honoredPhoto: privateFor the second half of their master’s degree studies, Clara Harms and Katherine Linscott will receive financial support from the Wübben Foundation. In...10 November 2025|Interview“Belém is a Signal”Photo: Raimundo Pacco/COP30This year, the world is heading to the Amazon for the UN Climate Conference. Sociologist Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse from the Cluster of Excellence...5 November 2025|ResearchClimate Action: Is Germany backtracking?Photo: UHH/CLICCS/A. LinkeGermany is increasingly at risk of failing to meet its own climate targets. A study just released by the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence...20 October 2025|ResearchCLICCS Researchers Named Young Academy FellowPhoto: AdWHH / Jann WilkenYoung talent for the scientific community: Dr. Andrés López Rivera, a political scientist at the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence...20 October 2025|ResearchClimate-relevant dissertations wanted: 5000 Euro prize moneyPhoto: CEN/Universität Hamburg; Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyEach year, CLICCS nominates excellent doctoral theses in climate and Earth system research for the Wladimir Köppen Award. Outstanding dissertations...9 October 2025|ResearchToo small to survive?Photo: Beate RatterAt the UNESCO Symposium in Hamburg, experts from around the globe sought new ways to help island nations adapt to climate change. “Sinking nations,”...6 October 2025|CLICCS NewsSeven new degree programs this Winter SemesterPhoto: University of Hamburg / von WiedingThere are over 180 degree programs at the Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence, with regular new offers. We always focus on current...Contribution from the university's newsroom25 August 2025|CLICCS NewsConcrete is better than abstractPhoto: pahis/Adobe StockClimate extremes are becoming more frequent and intense and often produce extremely high losses – which vary from place to place. Lives could be at...29 July 2025|ResearchHarvests under pressurePhoto: Kerstin JantkeAround the world, harvests are at risk: As global warming worsens, there is a growing risk of several breadbaskets – key agricultural regions – being...21 July 2025|ResearchNo tall tales, chatbot!Photo: Franziska NeigenfindArtificial Intelligence is currently revolutionizing virtually every aspect of our lives. At the German Climate Computing Center, Dr. Christopher...24 June 2025|ResearchFrom Humboldt to Hasselmann: Society in climate researchPhoto: privateHow does climate change affect prosperity, tolerance and migration? Does it lead to hate-filled tirades, violence and war? Does it decrease...Show all news
