All News of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

A new ethnographic study funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection provides valuable insights into the impact of prison architecture on the lives of inmates and staff. Conducted by a research team from the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, the study provides…

As part of the lecture series "Sustainable Building", Rainer Nagel from the Bundesstiftung Baukultur will speak on 4 December 2024 about the importance of a high-quality conversion culture. The lecture will shed light on how existing buildings can make a decisive contribution to sustainable…

The interdisciplinary research and digitisation project "Restaging Fashion" at the UCLAB of the Department of Design has developed explorative approaches to holdings from the Kunstbibliothek Berlin with its collection Modebild - Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek and from the collection of textiles…

On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Specialist Planning in Conservation and Restoration at the CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department, Prof. Dr rer. nat. Arnulf Dähne will give his inaugural lecture entitled "On Restoration Planning".

To mark his appointment as Honorary Professor of Planning and Environmental Law at the Department of Civil Engineering, Prof Dr Jan Thiele will give his inaugural lecture entitled "(Scurrile) Hindernisse und 'Genehmigungs-Turbo' beim Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien - ein Blick in den Maschinenraum…

"Parametric Design" wins the Inclusive Design Award in the "Expert" category and the additional gold award from the Institute of Universal Design (IUD)

A delegation from Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) travelled to the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) in Nairobi at the beginning of the week to explore the potential for strategic cooperation. The two Vice Presidents for Research and Transfer and for Digitalisation and…

In the 2024/25 funding period, Germany Scholarships were awarded to 29 outstanding students from a large number of applicants. The students receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the programme, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with numerous partners and…

To mark her appointment as Professor of Design Theory and Design Research at the Department of Design, Prof Dr Helga Schmid will give her inaugural lecture entitled: "TAKE YOUR TIME - Take your time and redefine it!".

On 01 November, the research project "TDR4HAW. Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences - status quo and potential of a sleeping giant" was launched on 1 November. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is the project's lead organisation, which will be funded over the next…

On the occasion of her appointment as Professor of Inclusive Work with People with Disabilities and Diversity at the Department of Social and Educational Sciences, Prof. Dr Franziska Geib will give her inaugural lecture on 4 November 2024 entitled "What understanding of inclusion does social work…

A pioneering research project in the field of human-robot interaction is being launched at the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam under the direction of Prof. Dr Frank Heidmann, Research Professor for Design of Software Interfaces. Funded by the European Regional…