transport alternative. The willingness of people to use traditional bicycles is at its highest for distances of up to five kilometres. This distance extends to 15 to 20 kilometres for hybrid electric bicycles [...] logistics. The paramount goal is to make a contribution that might help reduce car traffic and parking problems in the towns, to relieve road congestion, make roads safer and to reduce air pollution and noise [...] test bikes in Greifswald are to be used by the Town Council and the University Computer Centre. Next year, further cargo bikes will be used in other areas. CoBiUM aims to reduce the number of vehicles

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resistant germs, in particular the multidrug-resistant gram-negative and positive bacteria belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcaceae families . Her work provides a foundation for recognising [...] In her research, Katharina Schaufler uses a broad spectrum of methods that implement new approaches to fight bacteria that can trigger diseases. These comprise traditional methods of micro and molecular [...] molecular biology, as well as bioinformatics and novel methods of pharmaceutical biology. The aim is to transfer the results of her fundamental research directly into application. Katharina Schaufler completed

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How much greenhouse gas can still be emitted to limit global warming to 2 degrees? And how much would it be according to the current emission reduction commitments? The ‘gap’ between these two values has [...] international team of leading scientists. Independent experts have been invited to review the report, and it has been communicated to all of the world’s governments. Chapter 4 (“Bridging the gap - sectoral greenhouse [...] information on peatlands and climate protection Global Peatland Database of the Greifswald Mire Centre Contact at the University of Greifswald Prof. Dr. Hans Joosten/Dr. Franziska Tanneberger Institute of Botany

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expect that this will make it possible for us to approach and solve future problems using digital means, providing the field of biocatalysis with the opportunity to master the transition into the digital age [...] and is supported by experts from engineering, and data and mathematics sciences. They all collaborate to effectively analyse large amounts of data from biocatalysis experiments. These analyses form the basis [...] group Prof. Dr. Uwe Bornscheuer [de] 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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published as a printed edition but is also available as an eBook. Subject to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the anthology will be presented to the public either at a reading or as a digital alternative during [...] finally, translated the short stories and poems on their own or in small groups.Teachers belonging to the involved departments provided them with assistance. In Zeitstücke , the emerging authors depict [...] ): Zeitstücke: Neue Nordische Novellen VII. Heiner Labonde Verlag, 2020. ISBN 978-3-937507-97-2. Contact at the University of Greifswald Noëmi Grimm and Anja Köneke Department of Finnish and Scandinavian

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this thank-you speech, Professor Olesen referred to the central importance of universities for the upholding of a free and critical formation of opinion and to aspects of the long and heroic history of Finland [...] 1996. His key fields of research include the Danish and Swedish Crusades, the Kalmar Union from 1397 to 1520 and Nordic history of the 19 th Century. Professor Olesen has maintained partnerships with colleagues [...] advanced the dialogue with the Baltic countries. Further Information News article from Uni Helsinki Contact University of Greifswald Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11 17489 Greifswald Tel.: +3834

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aim to document an overall picture of Palestine’s cultural landscape as experienced and researched by him at the beginning of the 20 th Century. He even brought a little bit of the Dead Sea back to Greifswald [...] been preserved in a bell jar, providing a climate-controlled environment. On its journey to Chemnitz and later to Paderborn, the bottle will be transported in a specially designed climate-controlled box [...] Dalman assembled all kinds of objects that are of interest to ethnologists, archaeologists, geographers, theologians, botanists and mineralogists to create a comprehensive overview. Scientists from all over

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tackling the sociological questions in the project region and is trying to give light to biodiversity from the view of the population. To achieve this, the professorial chair is implementing three measures [...] most of the people, changes to biodiversity are hardly recognised. The term biodiversity is known to a large proportion of the population, its meaning is however mainly limited to species diversity. The population [...] declared the years from 2011 to 202 as the Decade on Biodiversity . The reason is the worldwide decline of biodiversity. Projects can be awarded the title if they are dedicated to the preservation, the sustainable

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that we will be able to welcome all of our freshers in person to our University at the start of semester! This semester, we plan to provide our teaching in person and on-site and aim to re-establish the campus [...] students a good start to winter semester 2022/23. The annual Prizes for Excellent Teaching will also be awarded during the opening ceremony in the cathedral. The students were asked to submit their nominees [...] order to honour the special services provided and extra efforts made by the subject advisors, the Rectorate also awards a special prize for excellent subject advice. This prize will be awarded to Prof.

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it is possible to use the wood not only to create annual growth-ring chronologies, but also chronologies of other growth characteristics. Experts expect to be able to use these results to make more precise [...] archaeological wood finds is to be collected, structured and evaluated in a climate and vegetation archive up until the end of 2022. The data will help to adapt today’s forests to climate change. The project [...] results can make it possible to compare and consolidate current strategies and measures for adapting the forests in Sachsen, providing them with various possibilities for adapting to non-foreseeable environmental

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was the first research institute for climate law to investigate the significant link to energy and mobility issues. The GUC has hardly ever been able to honour a greater success story of a ‘start up’ in [...] his key field of research - tax law - to the topics sustainability and climate policy at an early stage of his career. This interdisciplinary approach not only led to a strong influence on the development [...] academic who uses his expertise to successfully and suitably tackle challenges faced by society. He stands for practice-oriented teaching, research that is significant to society, the industry and politics

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important supporter of German-Finnish academic, social and cultural collaboration. ‘I am very grateful to the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, for this great honour. It is an expression of a profound [...] Buchmesse . Furthermore, several artists from Greifswald’s partner town, Kotka, have been invited to the festival over the course of the years. Prof. Pantermöller is also deputy chairman and managing [...] and the Helsinki Institute for the Languages of Finland, Kotus. Further Information Media Photo Contact at the Embassy of Finland Heini-Tuuli Onnela Press Counsellor of the Embassy of Finland Rauchstraße

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für Nachhaltigkeit an Hochschulen and the NetzwerkN . Furthermore, there are plans to acquire additional funding to cover the costs for more staff and climate protection measures. The University of G [...] Government and the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will provide more support to higher education institutions when it comes to climate protection,’ explains Dr. Tiemo Timmermann, Sustainability Officer at [...] this strategy have made it clear that we are faced with immense challenges that we will only be able to overcome (of which I am personally convinced) if we face them together,’ says Rector Katharina Riedel

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To what extent are tourism and town planning sustainable? How resource and environmentally friendly can mobility and the production of energy be? And how can artificial intelligence help to make our life [...] public lecture to mark the start of the on-site events, which will be held by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joosten from the University of Greifswald on the topic of: “The Great Rewetting: How to solve the World’s [...] and the Rostock University of Music and Drama in their quest to promote Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a location for education and research to an international audience. The summer school SustainMV is funded

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opportunity to assume its social responsibility and to contribute towards finding answers to politically relevant scientific questions. The great reception shows that the research institutions are keen to meet [...] n, which we are very much looking forward to and which is fundamental to DAM.” This is a press release from the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) Contact German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) Eva Söderman [...] of Greifswald will contribute expertise in coastal engineering and marine biotechnology to the alliance and are to become full members. The two departmental research institutes – the BGR is part of the

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and lived there until she was 16. She fled with her family to Jordan in 2012 due to the ongoing war in her home country. The student came to Greifswald in 2015. She had previously taken part in a ten-month [...] the chance to further extend her excellent German language skills. The Studienkolleg (Preparatory Courses) made it possible for Sara Qarqash to attain her goals and looked after her well. Due to her excellent [...] family is so far away, it is a comforting feeling to have people who care nearby. I am so grateful to the family for their kindness,’ she says. In addition to her native language, Arabic, Sara Qarqash also

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periods, thus losing less water due to evaporation. Both of these factors lead - as long as there is enough water - to more forest growth. ‘We aren’t the first scientists to confirm this trend,’ says Dr. Tobias [...] reconstruction is that we were able to calculate these growth rates using our own data method that we had developed especially for this project. This enabled us to show that average summer rainfall amounts [...] scientists from Greifswald have shown how important it is to statistically consider the growth conditions of today, which are considerably different to those of the pre-industrial period, when producing climate

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northwards by 30 to 80 km - a significant loss in coverage. Thawing and dry (often drained) peatlands hold additional dangers: Peat fires, which can burn underground for months and are hard to extinguish, cause [...] further emissions and pose a health risk to people living in large-scale regions. Mining, agriculture and growing infrastructure projects are another menace to permafrost, which also serves as living space [...] that are of global importance and are yet to have been recognised and dealt with sufficiently. The report is published in six languages and made available to governments and environmental institutions

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