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Experimental Physics

During the nationwide Boys' and Girls' Day in April, numerous students from Hamburg and the surrounding area visited the Science City Campus Bahrenfeld to learn exciting things about science. Through experiments and presentations, they were able to gain their first experiences as scientists.

On April 23, 2026, the nationwide Girls’Day and Boys’Day events took place once again. These events offer students the opportunity to explore careers and fields of study in which their gender has historically been underrepresented. At the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences at the University of...

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...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing 1.3 million euros in funding to establish a new Emmy Noether independent junior research group at the University of Hamburg, led by Dr. Johannes Tölle from the Department of Chemistry. The goal of the research project is to develop innovative theoretical methods that can be...

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.

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...