News7 February 2025|Research HighlightNew Galactic Binaries to Enable LISA Hunt for Black HolesPhoto: Kupfer et al. (2024) and LISA/ESACompact binary systems containing a white dwarf or neutron star emit low frequency gravitational waves. Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe...30 January 2025|ResearchWith the Einstein Telescope to the beginnings of the universePhoto: MPI für Gravitationsphysik/NIKHEFTogether with cooperation partners, researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe at University of Hamburg are developing and testing...23 January 2025|Research HighlightMissing Piece to the Higgs ProductionPhoto: CMS Collaboration: A. Cardini, S. Hurst, N. StathakTo bring more clarity to the Higgs boson production, Quantum Universe postdoc Andrea Cardini together with doctoral researchers looked deeper into the...20 January 2025|CHAMPPFather of string theory Edward Witten in HamburgPhoto: OFC-LLCThe Wolfgang Pauli Center for Theoretical Physics (WPC), a joint institution of the University of Hamburg and DESY, hosted a groundbreaking master...9 January 2025|Quantum UniverseSarah Heim joins University of Hamburg as professor of physicsPhoto: DESYSarah Heim has joined the Institute of Experimental Physics at the University of Hamburg as a professor after a successful application to the...7 January 2025|TransferWir wollen’s wissen— The University Visits SchoolsPhoto: University of HamburgIn the interactive teaching format Wir wollen’s wissen, University of Hamburg researchers trade the lecture hall for the classroom and present their...Contribution from the university's newsroom6 January 2025|Research HighlightCMS Confirms a Rare Phenomenon: Light Bouncing off LightPhoto: CMS CollaborationLight particles bouncing off other light particles have been observed by the CMS collaboration at the LHC, confirming a rare prediction of the quantum...11 December 2024|InterviewAaron HoferPhoto: Aaron HoferAaron Hofer hails from a small village in the Austrian Alps near Salzburg. He earned his Master's degree in Physics from the University of Vienna in...11 December 2024|InterviewTom KrokotschPhoto: Tom KrokotschTom Krokotsch comes from Hamburg. After completing his Master's degree at the University of Cambridge in 2023, he began his doctorate in Quantum...4 December 2024|CHAMPPERC Starting Grant for Aditya PathakPhoto: Marta Mayer, DESYDESY theorist Aditya Pathak has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) ― one of the most coveted European research...25 November 2024|CHAMPPWelcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Luisa Lucie-Smith strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural SciencesPhoto: privatEvery year, University of Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research. This...Contribution from the university's newsroom20 November 2024|CHAMPPHertha Sponer Prize 2025 for Katharina BehrPhoto: Carsten DammannKatharina Behr receives the Hertha Sponer Prize 2025 of the German Physical Society (DPG) for her outstanding experimental contributions to the search...19 November 2024|Research HighlightUnveiling the Universe's 'Ghost' MatterPhoto: MPE/Xiaoyuan ZhangA team of scientists using the eROSITA X-ray telescope has shed light on one of the most elusive components of the universe: the warm-hot...5 November 2024|Research HighlightMystery of Supersonic Turbulence SolvedPhoto: Evan Scannapieco et al. (2024)Which clumps of interstellar gas will collapse under gravity to form stars and which clumps will not? This is related to a key problem in turbulence...4 November 2024|Research HighlightOrigin of the Cosmic Hum - Phase Transition or Primordial Black Holes?Photo: Carlo Tasillo & David WeirNew ideas for the origin of the ‘cosmic hum’ have been further developed in a couple of recent studies by Excellence Cluster Quantum Universe...30 October 2024|DiversitydynaMENT kick-off breaks new groundPhoto: Eva PetersDaring to try something new, facilitating change - these are topics that come up again and again in the mentoring process. This year, the kick-off of...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter29 October 2024|DiversityBeate Naroska Guest Professorships 2024Photo: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München/STERN-Fotoarchiv/Jay UllalFor the fifth time, the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe invites applications and nominations for its Beate Naroska Senior and Junior Guest...22 October 2024|Research HighlightDetailed study of collisions with top quarks points to unknown structurePhoto: CMS CollaborationA group of scientists from the University of Hamburg’s cluster of excellence Quantum Universe and DESY in collaboration with the University of...16 October 2024|CHAMPPPanofsky Prize for Eckhard Elsen and Robert KlannerPhoto: UHH/FIASNext spring, particle physicists Eckhard Elsen and Robert Klanner will be awarded the W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics by the...9 October 2024|ResearchHow the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics is linked to Quantum Universe researchPhoto: Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesThe 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John J. Hopkins (Princeton University, USA) and Geoffrey E. Hinton (University of Toronto, Canada)...Show all news