News17 July 2025|ResearchSuddenly visible: New particle challenges Long-Held AssumptionsPhoto: Julia Münstermann (“Toponium, 2025, Cyanotype”)Researchers at the University of Hamburg and DESY have found evidence of the elusive toponium. With this discovery, the fundamental structure of...Contribution from the university's newsroom14 July 2025|CHAMPPAward for two mathematicians from the University of HamburgPhoto: UHH/Leon GoertzYesterday, the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) in Beijing presented Professors Mathias Schacht and Paul Wedrich with the prestigious...9 July 2025|Research HighlightBeyond the backgroundPhoto: Anna Malin LemkeIn the summer of 2023, several pulsar timing array collaborations found the first evidence for the existence of a gravitational wave background, a...9 July 2025|CHAMPPMarie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship for astroparticle physicsPhoto: D. Spathara (left) and D. Papoulias (right)A Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship will start in February 2026 in the group of Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, experimental physicist at...26 June 2025|Research HighlightGenerative machine learning tools for collider simulationPhoto: DESYDetectors at future colliders promise beautiful highly-granular images of particle collisions. To make use of this data, simulating a vast number of...2 June 2025|ResearchGravity cavityPhoto: DESYIt is quite common for research equipment to end up in display cases and exhibition rooms: discarded prototypes, particularly attractive particle...28 May 2025|EventFrom Space Travel to Sign Language: Researchers Storm Hamburg’s PubsPhoto: University of HamburgDo we bathe in dark matter? How do we tap into the mysteries of a 5,000-year-old letter? Is climate protection a private matter or a national goal...Contribution from the university's newsroom28 May 2025|Research HighlightFlavour-Invariant Contributions to the Strong CP ProblemPhoto: Christoph GrojeanThe postulation of an axion poses an elegant solution to the strong CP problem of the Standard Model. The construction of such a solution could be...23 May 2025|Research“Top-Level Research Has a Home, and It’s Called Hamburg”Photo: University of Hamburg / HöhneOn 22 May 2025, the German Research Foundation (DFG) endorsed the tremendous work carried out in the University of Hamburg’s clusters of excellence...Contribution from the university's newsroom22 May 2025|ResearchA Great Success: The University of Hamburg Awarded Four Clusters of ExcellencePhoto: UHH/DenstorfThe University of Hamburg was extremely successful in the framework of the Excellence Strategy, securing funding for the 4 existing clusters of...Contribution from the university's newsroom22 May 2025|Quantum UniverseSecond funding period for Quantum UniversePhoto: UHHThe Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence at the University of Hamburg in collaboration with the DESY research center will receive funding for...21 May 2025|DiversitydynaMENT invites applicationsPhoto: dynaMENTThe call for applications for the dynaMENT Mentoring is now open. The program invites junior scientists of all gender identities who feel addressed by...14 May 2025|Research HighlightMachine Learning Transforms Large Hadron Collider SimulationsPhoto: Valentina GuglielmiWhat do you do when you would like to play the newest computer game on your old computer, but the game is too demanding for your hardware? You own the...30 April 2025|QU Research HighlightsUsing the power behind Chat-GPT for physicsPhoto: Joschka BirkChat-GPT is great at coming up with birthday card greetings, summarizing complicated texts, or brainstorming ideas for the name of your new dog. But...22 April 2025|Quantum UniverseQuantum Universe graduate week brings together young scientistsPhoto: UHH/Michael GrefeFor the second time, the Research School of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe QURS invited young talents from astro- and particle physics as...17 April 2025|CampusA powerful impulse for interactions – Maria Elidaiana da Silva Pereira on her project "Cosmic Waves"Photo: da Silva Pereira & MachadoIn her project “Cosmic Waves”, astrophysicist Dr. Maria Elidaiana da Silva Pereira collaborated with the physicist and illustrator Camila Machado to...16 April 2025|InterviewThorsten BussPhoto: Thorsten BussThorsten Buss is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gregor Kasieczka, working on “Augmenting Calorimeter Shower Simulations using...16 April 2025|InterviewMonireh YamraliPhoto: Monireh YamraliComing from Afghanistan, Monireh has since made Germany her home and has earned a master's degree from the University of Hamburg in 2024 with a thesis...4 April 2025|Research HighlightElectromagnetic Flashes from fast ejectas in Neutron Star CollisionsPhoto: Rosswog et al. (2025)In a recent study lead by Quantum Universe principal investigator Prof. Stephan Rosswog from the Observatory of the University of Hamburg, scientists...4 April 2025|DiversityA Day Full of Discoveries: Girls' Day 2025 at the University of HamburgPhoto: UHH/MIN/FuchsOn April 3, 2025, the nationwide Girls' Day celebrated its 25th anniversary. This special career orientation day provides girls and young women with...Contribution from the news channel MIN-enShow all news
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