News20 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: ISO K° photographyIn 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-en23 April 2026|Quantum UniverseSenior Professorship awarded to Prof. Dr. Jan LouisPhoto: UHH/MIN/FuchsOn 21 April, Quantum Universe Principal Investigator and former cluster spokesperson Prof. Dr. Jan Louis was awarded a Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Senior...17 April 2026|Research HighlightCMS looks deep inside quarksPhoto: A.Iqbal/CMSThe CMS Collaboration has probed inside quarks to the scale of 10^(-20) metres to search for potential building blocks within them15 April 2026|InterviewLucas CesingerPhoto: Lucas Cesinger/PrivateAs someone who considers himself a “city kid," Lucas, however, feels that Hamburg is a whole different story. Growing up in Karlsruhe and doing his...15 April 2026|InterviewSubarna ChakiPhoto: Chaki/PrivateWith a bachelor’s degree from India, Subarna decided to move to the University of Bonn to pursue a master’s in astrophysics where she worked on...8 April 2026|Research HighlightSurprises at InfinityPhoto: UHH/Monnee, this image was created with the assistance of ChatGPTPhysicists often explore the edges of what is possible—pushing theories to their limits to understand how they work. But what if some of those limits...7 April 2026|Quantum UniverseHamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of ExcellencePhoto: UHH/EsfandiariFrom climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy...Contribution from the university's newsroom31 March 2026|CampusDelegation from the University of Calgary Visits the University of HamburgPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariOver the course of two days, UC President and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Edward McCauley and his team discussed collaboration with President Prof. Dr...Contribution from the university's newsroom30 March 2026|Quantum UniverseFreya Blekman elected to Royal Holland Society of Sciences and HumanitiesPhoto: Zoltan Zsillasi / CERNQuantum Universe principal investigator, DESY lead scientist, CMS communications leader, and University of Hamburg professor invited into prestigious...25 March 2026|Research HighlightUnraveling the Secrets of the Strong Force: A New Era of Precision at the LHCPhoto: Thomas Cridge, Giulia Marinelli, Frank J. TackmannScientists from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe, University of Hamburg, and DESY are working towards a new era of precision at the Large...16 March 2026|Event170 Participants at the International Mathematics Competition Náboj in HamburgPhoto: UHH/MINLast Friday, 170 students from Hamburg and the surrounding region took part in the international mathematics competition Náboj. The Hamburg round of...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en16 March 2026|Research HighlightSurface diagrams for quantum symmetriesPhoto: Max Demirdilek (2026)Symmetries are transformations that leave a physical system invariant and are thus essential for its analysis. A certain class of quantum field...11 March 2026|CampusUniversity of Hamburg Reawarded University of Excellence TitlePhoto: UHHGreat success for the University and the city of Hamburg as a hub of scientific pursuit: The University of Hamburg will continue to carry the...Contribution from the university's newsroomShow all news
