Research campus and research facilities
The research campus is a magnet for the global scientific community. Many successful collaborations between university and non-university institutions have already been established on the constantly growing research campus.
Today, the area is an important part of Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.
Project partners
The Senate, public authorities, municipal companies and university and non-university institutions are working in partnership to further develop Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld . You can see an overview of all the players here.
Extracurricular places of learning
Excursion into the world of basic research: school classes experiment on the Science City campus. Three research facilities offer schoolchildren special learning experiences in specially equipped laboratories.
Research and teaching
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PETRA IV: Gamechanger for research with X-ray light in Science City
The research center DESY operates the X-ray light source PETRA III and plans to upgrade the particle accelerator technologically - to a 4th generation machine. PETRA IV should deliver faster and even higher quality data and results, while at the same time being more energy-efficient in operation.
HAFUN
The Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory HAFUN is a special research building at the University of Hamburg. Research groups from the field of "Particle, Astro and Mathematical Physics" are based at HAFUN . This area is one of five key research areas at the University of Excellence Hamburg. The groups based at HAFUN are an integral part of the Cluster of Excellence "Quantum Universe", the MIN Faculty and the Department of Physics.
People on campus
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A special place for teaching & research
Physicist Christian Schwanenberger researches the smallest building blocks of the universe at DESY and teaches at Universität Hamburg's Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence. What makes the research campus in the west of Hamburg an excellent place for him to work?
Best location for cutting-edge research
How can the Science City partners create a campus that will continue to offer a modern and efficient environment for research, teaching and science in the future? Tobias Piekatz is one of the project managers working on this question in Hamburg Bahrenfeld. He greatly appreciates the cooperative collaboration with the experts in the neighborhoods: Together they find a solution for every obstacle.
Tenders & Jobs
It's not just scientists, engineers and students who can find exciting jobs in Hamburg Bahrenfeld - people with non-academic backgrounds can too. There are apprenticeships in workshops, computer centers, administration and catering for young people who want to learn a profession with a future in the special environment of the research campus.
Companies and self-employed persons can take part in public tenders for various services in connection with Science City.