01 November 2025
Ulrich Husemann takes over DESY's research division for particle physics
DESY has a new research director for particle physics: Ulrich Husemann, formerly professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), assumes the position on 1 November. DESY is familiar territory for the particle physicist: Husemann worked on DESY experiments during his ...
23 September 2025
Two Beamline for Schools winning teams perform experiments in Hamburg
From Mexico City and Montreal to Hamburg! This year we have two winning teams of the international Beamline for Schools competition doing experiments at the DESY test beam in Hamburg. The teams of pupils from Mexico and Canada are performing the award-winning experiments that ...
06 August 2025
Gravitational waves from the Sun: ready to explore a new frontier
A collaboration between researchers at the Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC, CSIC–Universitat de València) and DESY has led to the most detailed prediction of gravitational waves generated by the Sun to date. Gravitational waves are ripples in the very fabric of space ...
30 July 2025
DESY welcomes 100 summer students from around the world
A total of 100 summer students from 33 countries have arrived at the DESY sites in Hamburg and Zeuthen and have started their packed summer program. Students from Ukraine, Spain, and Italy are particularly well represented. The young people will spend the coming weeks working on ...
24 July 2025
Axion search: crucial progress in the MADMAX experiment
A mysterious particle called axion has the potential to solve two of the most pressing open questions in particle physics: dark matter could be composed of axions, and axions could resolve a mystery in our understanding of the strong nuclear force. The international research ...
