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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Three clusters of excellence for Physics and Astronomy in Bonn
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Bonn will be represented in three Clusters of Excellence in the future - an impressive success that underlines the breadth and international visibility of its research. The University of Bonn was successful with a total of eight approved clusters in the nationwide Excellence Strategy and is therefore once again one of the absolute leaders in the German science system.
Early galaxies contribute to the “afterglow” of the universe
The “afterglow” of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides important answers to the question of how the first galaxies were able to form. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn, Prague and Nanjing calculate that the strength of this radiation has probably been overestimated up to now. If the results prove to be accurate, it would call into question the theoretical foundation of the standard model of cosmology. The results have now been published in the journal “Nuclear Physics B.”
Innovative New Detector to Hunt for Neutrinos
Technology is being pushed to its very limits. The upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN slated for the next few years will increase data transfer rates beyond what the current neutrino detector for the FASER experiment can cope with, requiring it to be replaced by a new kind of more powerful detector. This is a task that physicist Professor Matthias Schott from the University of Bonn will be tackling with the help of €1 million in Reinhart Koselleck funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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.
Amplitudes Seminar: TBA [FOR Virtual Seminar]
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
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Digital at School Campus - Marktstand
Telekom Forum, ...
10:00 AM
Zum Digital@School Campus (24.-26. Juni 2025) wird sich das Argelander Institut für Astronomie wieder mit einem Marktstand mit dem Titel "Astronomische ...
Particle Physics Seminar: Permanent magnets for accelerators
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Physics Colloquium: Magnetic history of the Universe
PI
01:15 PM - 03:15 PM
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