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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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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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30 October 2025|Advanced Imaging of Matter

dynaMENT: An entertaining and festive kick-off event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the mentoring program

This year, the dynaMENT program's kick-off event was all about celebrating its tenth anniversary. Previous participants were given a festive send-off, while new ones were welcomed. The numerous interactive formats ensured an exuberant overall atmosphere.

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30 October 2025|Diversity

dynaMENT: An entertaining and festive kick-off event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the mentoring program

This year, the dynaMENT program's kick-off event was all about celebrating its tenth anniversary. Previous participants were given a festive send-off, while new ones were welcomed. The numerous interactive formats ensured an exuberant overall atmosphere.

Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter
Himmelskarte mit bunt markierten Objekten im Teleskop-Sichtfeld, dazu zwei Farbspektren

Photo: AIP/R. de Jong, CRAL/J.-K. Krogager, Background: Harshwardhan Pathak/Telescope Live

21 October 2025|Quantum Universe

The sky in all colors

A few days ago, the European Southern Observatory put a new type of instrument into operation: the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), which will conduct a unique survey of the southern sky over the next five years. The University of Hamburg participates in this milestone achievement by the international...

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13 October 2025|CHAMPP

German CMS community meets in Hamburg

From September 17 to 19, 2025, the University of Hamburg hosted the annual meeting of all German research institutes involved in the CMS experiment. The meeting focused on current highlights from research with the CMS detector and strategic topics related to the experiment.

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From left to right: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Arno Frühwald, Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, Senator Maryam Blumental, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Ritter, Prof. Dr. Heinrich Graener, Dr. Katrin Seelhorst

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10 October 2025|Campus

The University’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences Turns 20!

The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at the University of Hamburg will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a festive ceremony followed by an academic symposium. The festivities are an excellent opportunity to review the last 2 decades of development, research, and teaching and to look ahead.

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From left to right: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Arno Frühwald, Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, Senator Maryam Blumental, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Ritter, Prof. Dr. Heinrich Graener, Dr. Katrin Seelhorst

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10 October 2025|Advanced Imaging of Matter

The University’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences Turns 20!

The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at the University of Hamburg will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a festive ceremony followed by an academic symposium. The festivities are an excellent opportunity to review the last 2 decades of development, research, and teaching and to look ahead.

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