In 2004, ten countries joined the European Union, expanding it to 25 member states. Among them were four countries from the Baltic Sea region: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The so-called "eastward [...] countries, but also in Northern Europe. As a result of freedom of movement, unexpected cultural contacts and academic training programs, for example, a clear creative surge can be observed, which has also [...] entail? Last but not least, what role do national cultural export institutions play in crossing borders to international audiences? Invited are Mikko Fritze, the director of the Finland Institute in Germany

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effects to heparin in blood clotting. “Enzymes that specifically fragment fucoidan and thus help to characterize its structure are of great scientific interest because they enable researchers to understand [...] floating aggregates that can cover the Atlantic from west to east. Some ecologists see this very productive ecosystem as a marine counterpart to rainforests on land. In these algal forests, large amounts [...] Andreas Sichert from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology dedicated his PhD to the question as to how brown algae can be such a good carbon sink: “The main constituents of algal biomass are

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is appointed. The University of Greifswald expects to receive funds from the Stifterverband (Association of Foundations for German Science) amounting to € 450.000, for a maximum period of five years. Gr [...] need to address climate change and climate protection,’ stressed Science Minister Birgit Hesse during the signing of the target agreement in Schwerin. ‘Peatlands make a substantial contribution to the [...] threatened due to human use. Greifswald’s scientists are investigating how mankind and agriculture can use peatlands without destroying them. By creating this professorship, we wish to support these efforts

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Peatlands Initiative . A programme of events related to peatlands on all continents has made it possible for the first time to make the topic of peatlands visible to an international audience throughout the entire [...] climate. By rewetting peatlands, several countries are provided with the opportunity to stop these emissions and to reactivate drained peatlands as carbon sinks in the long term. The programme at the Peatland [...] The objective of the Greifswald Mire Centre and its partners in the Global Peatlands Initiative is to raise awareness for the important role of peatlands for the global climate. Wet peatlands are one of

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UNDIPUS Initiative aims to meet the urgent need for expertise on Ukraine in Germany and thus contribute to more effective peace work. Further information Project website Contacts at the University of Greifswald [...] now. In addition to the dreadful human suffering and the destruction of housing, infrastructure and the economy, the Russian invasion is associated with enormous risks and challenges to society. The biggest [...] escalation, the project hopes to shed light on the frequently implied Ukrainian subjectivity. From a methodological and institutional perspective, the research project aims to pluralise, network and thus

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The main goal of the DFG Research Unit VolImpact is to substantially improve the scholarly understanding of the ways the climate system reacts to volcanic eruptions. The data produced by satellite-based [...] Volcanic eruptions are one of the most significant natural causes of changes to the climate system. Although atmospheric research has been investigating the influence of volcanic eruptions for more than [...] sed measurements of corresponding atmospheric parameters will be used to make comprehensive models of the physical and chemical processes. The DFG Research Unit is made up of five scientific sub-projects

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important examples for case studies and make it possible to verify the quality of model simulations. The DFG research group VolImpact contributes to a better understanding of fundamental physical and chemical [...] on the atmosphere and climate and helps to optimise various kinds of modelling and observation for future volcanic eruptions. Further information VolImpact Contact at the University of Greifswald Prof. Dr [...] one of the most significant causes of natural climate variations on time scales of a few years and up to a decade. Although research has been looking at volcanic influences on the atmosphere for decades,

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Bornscheuer develops tailor-made enzymes, which can be used as environmentally friendly biocatalysts to produce healthy fats and oils and for applications in oleochemistry. Furthermore, the prize honours [...] Dr. Uwe Bornscheuer’s working group at the University of Greifswald’s Institute of Biochemistry . Contact at the University of Greifswald Prof. Dr. Uwe Bornscheuer Institute of Biochemistry Felix-Hausdo

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location for Nordic studies, which is closely related to the traditional ties the town has to the north of Europe due to its position right next to the Baltic Sea. The language classes for Nordic languages [...] departments of foreign languages and culture started to be created in the German Empire in 1918. Due to the joint German-Swedish history, the decision was made to found the Nordic Institute at the University of [...] audience to join in the group dance. Prof. Dr. Christer Lindqvist summarised the Department’s history during his celebratory speech. He not only highlighted the importance of Swedish in Greifswald due to the

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Dementia. ‘My research interest focuses on age-related changes to social cognition. Social cognition refers to all those abilities that allow us to understand the feelings, perspectives, and thoughts of other [...] opportunity to look at which changes to social cognition occur in the healthy and pathological ageing process and how we can prevent a deterioration of these functions. The long-term goal is then to develop [...] develop intervention studies to counteract this decline. This research is of utmost relevance for improving the quality of life of those affected and thus to relieve the burden on the health care system through

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finally able to solve the structure of PETase; this was also made possible due to experiments held at the Diamond Light Source. However, PETase is only part of the solution. It is equally important to characterise [...] solving the structure of MHETase and then using this insight to optimise the enzyme for use in PET recycling. To do this, they first had to extract the enzyme from bacterial cells and purify it. This [...] X-ray light that is produced by the facility. “In order to see how MHETase binds to PET and decomposes it, you need a fragment of plastic that binds to MHETase but is not cleaved by it,” explains Weber. A

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specific restrictions when it comes to processing emotions. Furthermore, the restrictions tend to be subtle rather than substantial, which makes it questionable as to whether these restrictions actually [...] from the University of Greifswald’s Institute of Psychology was able to show that women who took the oral contraceptive were unable to recognise emotional facial expressions as successfully as women who [...] expressions that were generally difficult to recognise. In contrast, no impairments could be recognised when processing emotional facial expressions that were generally easy to recognise. The results show that

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Kulturfest to get the public in the mood for the upcoming festival. Many well known music acts, who had agreed to participate in the core programme from 8 May are now contributing concert videos to the digital [...] charge on the internet. And those who have not been able to get to know Greifswald's Northern European festival so far, now have the opportunity to become new fans. In Iceland, singer/songwriter Myrra Rós [...] originally scheduled prior to the coronavirus outbreak. Other artists will address the audience directly in personal video clips. Interviews and pictures of the venues invite you to take a look behind the

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