Institute of
Experimental Physics

The application and nomination process for the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Program for 2026 is open. Each year, the program honors an internationally outstanding female scientist with the senior award and a promising young scientist with the junior award.

Great success for the University and the city of Hamburg as a hub of scientific pursuit: The University of Hamburg will continue to carry the University of Excellence title for the next 7 years. As such, it remains one of only a few universities in Germany to receive this significant funding. The funds will be used to...

From 23 to 25 February, around 60 early career researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe gathered in Hamburg for the annual QURS Days. Organized by the Quantum Universe Research School, the three-day event brought together doctoral researchers, postdocs and group leaders from the University of Hamburg and...

How much time do scientists actually spend in the laboratory? What do they study there? On Girls' Day and Boys' Day on April 23, 2026, the school laboratories “Molecules & Schools” and “Light & Schools” as well as various working groups from the Department of Physics will provide insights into scientific research, the...

Hamburg's Senator for Science Maryam Blumenthal visited the university to learn about its activities in the field of quantum technologies. She toured the Institute for Quantum Physics and the Center for Optical Quantum Technologies. Among those accompanying her was University President Hauke Heekeren.

A research team comprising scientists from DESY, the University of Hamburg, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, the University of Rostock, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology have been awarded a 14 million euro grant for the project IFuEL (short for Inertial Fusion Energy Laser Development and...