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Two research groups from the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" can look forward to receiving support for their working groups. The teams led by cluster spokesperson Prof. Francesca Calegari and Prof. Carmen Herrmann will receive funding to train two PhD students as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie...

It is quite common for research equipment to end up in display cases and exhibition rooms: discarded prototypes, particularly attractive particle detectors or innovative new developments help to explain science and are technological witnesses to the times. However, it is rather rare for exhibits to be dusted off and moved...

Do we bathe in dark matter? How do we tap into the mysteries of a 5,000-year-old letter? Is climate protection a private matter or a national goal? And does the language I use shape my identity? At "Science on Tap", researchers from the University of Hamburg and DESY answer fascinating and urgent questions.

On 22 May 2025, the German Research Foundation (DFG) endorsed the tremendous work carried out in the University of Hamburg’s clusters of excellence, announcing that all four projects would continue to receive funding during the next funding period. The research alliances cover a range of topics, from astronomy to the...

The University of Hamburg was extremely successful in the framework of the Excellence Strategy, securing funding for the 4 existing clusters of excellence in the next funding round from January 2026. The University has thus consolidated its top position among the leading group of German research universities. With this...

The Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence at the University of Hamburg in collaboration with the DESY research center will receive funding for another seven years. The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Science and Humanities Council (Wissenschaftsrat, WR) announced the positive decision on further funding for...