News14 July 2026|MIN-enMIN Faculty Strengthens International Collaboration with Japan in the Field of Energy Materials ResearchPhoto: JACKZ ProductionThe signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Yamanashi (Japan) and the University of Hamburg (Germany) further expands...14 July 2026|MIN-enProgrammable Quantum WhirlpoolsPhoto: TII Abu Dhabi, editedWatch water spiral down a bathroom drain and you are looking at one of the most stubborn puzzles in physics. Vortices, the swirling structures behind...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights8 July 2026|Equal OpportunityMildred Dresselhaus Award 2026 goes to Shuyun Zhou and Suzy ZhangPhoto: privateProf. Shuyun Zhou from Tsinghua University, China, and Prof. Suzy Zhang from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter6 July 2026|PublicationEuclid 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...1 July 2026|MIN-enUniversal quantum melting of quasiperiodic dynamicsPhoto: C. Nowoczyn, K.SeiboldBetween simple periodic motion and chaos, nonlinear systems can display complex rhythms that never exactly repeat. In a new theoretical study...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights26 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...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe25 June 2026|MIN-enViruses under stress: how viral shells change shape as they dry outPhoto: MPSDWhen viruses travel through the air in tiny droplets, they can quickly start to dry out. Yet many viruses remain infectious after...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights24 June 2026|CampusNew 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...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe12 June 2026|MIN-enMaking Equal Opportunity VisiblePhoto: UHH/CUIEvery year, the University of Hamburg presents an award for gender equality on campus. This year, the Academic Senate has selected two high-profile...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter8 June 2026|PublicationResearchers discover new regulatory mechanisms in bacterial cellsPhoto: Adobe StockHow do bacteria regulate the production of their proteins? Researchers at the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with international partners...8 June 2026|ForschungMatthias 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...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe5 June 2026|PublikationA microscopic link between dense Rydberg gases and ultracold plasmasPhoto: UHH/GroßmannUnderstanding strongly interacting matter far from equilibrium requires both precisely defined initial conditions and a consistent description of how...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights4 June 2026|PublicationFossils Provide New Insights into the Evolution of LifePhoto: UHH/ErnstAn international research team, including scientists from the University of Hamburg, has identified fossils of bryozoans from the Early Cambrian...3 June 2026|ResearchOliver 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...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe3 June 2026|PublikationPharmacological study: New antibiotics discovered to treat multi-resistant germsPhoto: Adobe Stock/ElnurA research team involving the University of Hamburg has discovered a new active substance in a soil bacterium that has already been extensively...2 June 2026|CampusProf. Dr. Judith Simon joins European Commission's AI Act Scientific PanelPhoto: Adobe Stock/43574830, croppedProf. Dr. Judith Simon has been selected as one of 60 independent experts to serve on the European Commission’s newly established AI Act Scientific...Contribution from the news channel Informatik26 May 2026|PublicationToward a Robust Quantum ComputerPhoto: UHH/MINAn international research team led by a research group at the University of Hamburg has, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated that...20 May 2026|EventA first for Science on Tap: two Nights, double the fun in Hamburg’s pubsPhoto: DESY/University of HamburgHow do you store the sun? Will AI take away my job? And how rough is water, actually? These are just a few of the many questions that experts...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 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 newsroom7 May 2026|Study and teachingFirst-year students provide data for water protection: Counting trash instead of cramming formulasPhoto: UHH/OttoAbout 240 first-year students from the Department of Biology collected trash along the Outer Alster—6,370 items. This resulted in a pilot study that...Contribution from the university's newsroomShow all news