Clusters of excellence

Climate, Climatic Change and Society (CLICCS)

Since 2019, the Cluster of Excellence „Climate, Climatic Change and Society“ (CLICCS) at the University of Hamburg has received funding from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The Cluster builds on its predecessor, the Cluster of Excellence „Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction“ (CliSAP). The funding period ends in 2025.

The following professors of the WiSo Faculty are currently involved in CLICCS:

Prof. Dr. Stefan Aykut,
Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann,
Prof. Dr. Timo Busch,
Prof. Dr. Anita Engels (Spokesperson),
Prof. Dr. Christine Hentschel,
Prof. Dr. Andreas Lange,
Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino,
Prof. Dr. Simone Rödder,
Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder and
Prof. Dr. Antje Wiener.
 (all links in German)

In addition to Universität Hamburg, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI), the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, the Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG), and the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) are involved in CLICCS. Within the University of Hamburg, the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities, the Meteorological Institute and the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) are also involved in CLICCS.