News (2026)7 July 2026|ResearchCould unknown particles be hiding at the LHC? New prototype takes its first dataPhoto: University of A Coruña/Titus MombächerA new prototype detector called CODEX-beta has now recorded its first data at CERN. It is designed to test a different way of searching for hidden...6 July 2026|Quantum UniverseEuclid discovers the oldest quasars in the universePhoto: ESAAn international team, including researchers from the University of Hamburg Observatory, has discovered 31 of the oldest quasars ever found using the...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 July 2026|EventWelcome to the Sternstunden Festival 2026!Photo: bei cherryontop/Sternstunden FestivalOn July 17 and 18, the University of Hamburg Observatory invites you to the fourth annual Sternstunden Festival in Bergedorf. In a summery festival...Contribution from the university's newsroom26 June 2026|ResearchArtificial Intelligence Speeds Up Higgs Research at CERNPhoto: AG HallerAt CERN, millions of particle collisions occur every second—far too many to store them all. A clever filtering system therefore decides in real time...24 June 2026|Quantum UniverseNew European Postdoctoral Fellowship for Quantum UniversePhoto: Dimitra SpatharaDr. Dimitra Spathara, a materials scientist specializing in computational thermodynamics and advanced alloy design, has been awarded a Marie...24 June 2026|Quantum UniverseQuantum Universe Particle Physicist Krisztian Peters Secures ERC Advanced GrantPhoto: DESY, Marta MayerKrisztian Peters has now secured the exceptionally high sum of 3.4 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop a new detector...18 June 2026|QU Research HighlightsTranslating Physics into MathematicsPhoto: Q. Bonnefoy et.al (2025)Paula Pilatus has been a PhD student at Quantum Universe since October 2022 and conducts research at the intersection of mathematics and physics. Her...16 June 2026|InterviewMahtab Jalal VandiPhoto: Mahtab Jalal VandiMahtab was captured by the scientific atmosphere at DESY through the DESY Summer Student Program, which she attended remotely from Iran. Inspired by...16 June 2026|InterviewWendy WallacePhoto: Wendy WallaceFor the past few years, Wendy has used Machine Learning to study neutron stars. After a year as a research assistant at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...8 June 2026|Quantum UniverseMatthias Schröder Appointed New Higgs Coordinator for CMSPhoto: Matthias SchröderThere is exciting news from the Higgs division of Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence: Starting in September 2026, Dr. Matthias Schröder of the...5 June 2026|CampusHamburg Celebrates Its Clusters of Excellence – Top-Level Research as a Driver of Future InnovationPhoto: Kirstin HammersteinWith the success of five clusters of excellence, Hamburg has set a new course for academic excellence. Over the next seven years, the University of...Contribution from the university's newsroom3 June 2026|Quantum UniverseOliver Gerberding Appointed Germany’s Representative for the Einstein TelescopePhoto: ISO K° photographyOliver Gerberding, Professor of Physics and Principal Investigator at Quantum Universe, has been appointed Germany’s representative in the Einstein...20 May 2026|ResearchOne Step Closer to Finding Dark Matter: MADMAX Cryostat Reaches 4 KelvinPhoto: UHH/KriegerResearchers at the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe have reached a critical milestone in the search for dark matter: The MADMAX cryostat has...13 May 2026|DiversityBeate Naroska Guest Professorship 2026Photo: Silvia Pascoli (left) and Chayanit Asawatangtrakuldee (right)The Beate Naroska Guest Professorship programme, established by the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe in honour of the late physics professor...11 May 2026|EventNew Academy Lecture featuring Nobel Prize-winning physicist Reinhard Genzel on 24 June 2026Photo: MPI für Extraterrestrische PhysikNobel Prize laureate in Physics Dr. Reinhard Genzel will deliver an Academy Lecture on the topic “Massive Black Holes: Evidence and Cosmological...Contribution from the university's newsroom6 May 2026|ResearchCosmic blowtorches: How Quasars Shut Down Star Formation in the Early UniversePhoto: NASA, ESA and J Olmsted (STScI)As more powerful observatories have allowed astronomers to peer farther back in time and push the observable edge of the universe closer to the Big...6 May 2026|DiversityA new round of dynaMENT mentoring has startedPhoto: dynaMENTThe call for applications for the 11th round of dynaMENT Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences is now open. Female* doctoral students and advanced...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter30 April 2026|Quantum UniverseRING: Four Million Euros for Research on the Earth’s Rotational MovementsPhoto: AG GerberdingIn April, the German Research Foundation (DFG) startet new funding for a new research group with the participation of the University of Hamburg. In...29 April 2026|Research HighlightAdvancing Gravitational Wave Detectors by Increasing their Resilience to Scattered Light Induced noisePhoto: Voigt et.al (2025)Interferometers are a widely used tool to measure for example rotation or changes in distance. Depending on the level of sophistication, they can be...24 April 2026|DiversityGet involved, try it out, be amazed: Girls’Day and Boys’Day 2026Photo: UHH/MIN/FuchsOn April 23, 2026, the nationwide Girls’Day and Boys’Day events took place once again. These events offer students the opportunity to explore careers...Contribution from the news channel MIN-enMore articles
