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Research Field Accelerator Physics

Accelerator science aims at developing and advancing drivers for novel X-ray light sources, such as for the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser XFEL as well as for high-power-laser-based, ultra-compact X-ray sources that can be used for new methods in medical imaging applications.

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Research Field Astroparticle, Neutrino and Gravitational Wave Physics

The research field is focused on the various messengers of astrophysics and particle physics. We are developing experimental techniques and methods to study the high-energy universe (Horns), gravitational waves (Gerberding), neutrino physics (Hagner),  and dark matter (Garutti, Horns, Nikolopoulos)

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Research Field Research with Photons

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Research Field Particle and Detector Physics

The research programme of the Particle Physics & Detector Development group is characterised by the study of the fundamental building blocks of matter, their properties, dynamics and interactions.

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23 April 2026|Quantum Universe

Senior Professorship awarded to Prof. Dr. Jan Louis

On 21 April, Quantum Universe Principal Investigator and former cluster spokesperson Prof. Dr. Jan Louis was awarded a Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Senior Professorship for his innovative teaching concepts in the field of physics. The ceremony was organized jointly with the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Foundation as part of a...

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21 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of Matter

Neue Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe erforscht Eigenschaften von Quantenmaterialien

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft fördert die Einrichtung einer neuen Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe an der Universität Hamburg unter der Leitung von Dr. Johannes Tölle aus dem Fachbereich Chemie mit 1,3 Millionen Euro. Ziel des Forschungsvorhabens ist die Entwicklung innovativer theoretischer Methoden, mit denen sich der...

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8 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of Matter

Arwen Pearson receives 2026 Suffrage Science Award

Prof. Arwen Pearson is one of 11 recipients, who received the Suffrage Science award 2026 during a ceremony at Oxford University. The award honors pioneering women in science and creates a self-sustaining talent pool that encourages others to enter science and assume senior leadership roles.

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7 April 2026|Quantum Universe

Hamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of Excellence

From climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy competition with no fewer than five clusters of excellence. Over the next seven years, they will receive approximately €266.4 million in federal funding. The Hamburg Senate will...

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7 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of Matter

Hamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of Excellence

From climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy competition with no fewer than five clusters of excellence. Over the next seven years, they will receive approximately €266.4 million in federal funding. The Hamburg Senate will...

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Die Delegation aus Kanada mit Unipräsident Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren und Courtney Peltzer-Hönicke, Leiterin der Abteilung Internationales der UHH

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31 March 2026|Campus

Delegation from the University of Calgary Visits the University of Hamburg

Over the course of two days, UC President and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Edward McCauley and his team discussed collaboration with President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren and other UHH representatives, and visited Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld, among other locations.

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