All Research Projects

    TDR4HAW: Transdisciplinary Research at Universities of Applied Sciences – Status Quo and Potential of a Sleeping Giant

    The project consortium analyses research at universities of applied sciences (UAS) with a special focus on transdisciplinary research projects.

    PowerMii: Empowerment research groups for girls from a migrant background, focusing on biographical work, in rural vocational schools.

    In Germany, girls with a migration background face major challenges in vocational preparation due to multiple educational disadvantages, particularly in rural regions. This is where the PowerMii project steps in: By collaborating with science, school social work and vocational schools, innovative teaching units are created to empower research groups.

    ÜberAl – Transitions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Working Life

    The research project funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation is investigating the challenges and needs of employees who sign during career transitions.

    Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics

    The aim of the project, which is subsidised by the European Regional Development Fund, is to set up an interdisciplinary test and experimental environment for social robots.

    VEStOR: Networking, Expansion, Strengthening of the OER Community OpenRewi

    VEStOR expands and strengthens OpenRewi e. V., so far the only community for open legal education materials in law, which aims to promote the breakthrough of open teaching and learning materials in legal studies.

    WiNoDa: Knowledge Laboratory for Scientific Collections and Object-Centred Data

    The WiNoDa project is establishing a data competence centre for data-driven research on natural science collections.

    Schwedt an der Oder − Urban Redevelopment & Development Prospects

    In the teaching and research project of the Architecture and Urban Design degree programme, students developed innovative concepts for the city of Schwedt/Oder over the course of two semesters − from a new innovation campus to the redesign of central inner-city spaces. Future-oriented ideas for mobility, sustainability and social participation were developed in close collaboration with local…

    #GesellschaftBilden in the Digital Age. Perspectives of Social Work on Technological Challenges

    The project establishes a cross-university network on digitalisation in social work as a subject of cooperative research and teaching.

    The Architect Emilie Winkelmann: Work, Influence and Impact

    Emilie Winkelmann (1875 – 1951) was the first woman to open her own architectural practice in Germany in 1907. At a time when women could only enrol at German universities in exceptional cases and the professional field of architecture was still entirely in the hands of men, Winkelmann was able to establish herself as a sought-after architect in Berlin. The project focuses on her built work, her…

    Communicative Appropriation of Digital Sports

    An explorative analysis of chat communication in eSports using the example of the Paris Major Blast 2023

    Cultural Change in Jurisprudence (KidRewi)

    Reflection on legal publishing practice and support for cultural change using the example of legal, independent publications

    SocialGestures – Gestures as Cultural Markers: The Importance of Tact Gestures for Social Preference and Learning in Childhoos and Early Childhood in France and Germany

    SocialGestures is a joint research project of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the Université Grenoble Alpes. The project was developed jointly and is being carried out under joint responsibility. It is funded by the German Research Foundation (GR 4756/3-1).