Study and research at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Bonn and consists of the Argelander Institute for Astronomy, the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics, the Institute for Applied Physics and the Physikalisches Institut.
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Call for applications for the Jasbinsek Kunkelmann Stipendium
Applications only possible until May 15!
The "Stiftung für Physik und Astronomie" in Bonn honors academic performance and commitment in the study of physics (teaching degree and major subject) and astrophysics with the Jasbinsek Kunkelmann-Stipendium for the Master's program (one-year scholarship of € 300 per month). The scholarship is granted from 01.10.2025 to 30.09.2026.
Researchers for a day 2025
At the International Masterclasses ‘Hands on Particle Physics’ at the University of Bonn on 11 March (Belle II), 25 March (ATLAS) and 11 April (LHCb) 2025, around 60 students got to know particle physics up close and became researchers themselves for a day.
Lena Funcke of the University of Bonn Receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
Clausius Assistant Professor Dr. Lena Funcke of the University of Bonn is one of ten researchers to receive a Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Endowed with a purse of 200,000 euros, the DFG characterizes the Prize as Germany’s most prestigious award for researchers in early stages of their careers.
Kilo-Degree Survey Confirms Standard Model of Cosmology
An international research team has analyzed data from 41 million galaxies in order to estimate the distribution of matter in the universe. The data confirm a long-established model – much to the team’s surprise.
Amplitudes Seminar: Polylogarithms on higher-genus Riemann sur...
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
"Polylogarithms on higher-genus Riemann surfaces [FOR Virtual Colloquium]" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". ...
Particle Physics Seminar: Left versus right: A high precision ...
PI
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
"Left versus right: A high precision determination of the weak mixing angle at the P2 experiment at MESA" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der ...
Amplitudes Seminar: TBA
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
"TBA" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further details, follow the link in the "Additional Information" ...
Particle Physics Seminar: HBS - a research neutron source for ...
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
"HBS - a research neutron source for Germany and Europe" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further ...
