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Outstanding doctoral researchers of the PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) can apply for a PHGS Travel Award to pay for travel to and participation in scientific events. Find out more...

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Artefact Profiling

Workshop "Joint UHH and DESY research perspectives in artefact profiling: written artefacts and materials science" (26 April 2024)
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PIER Graduate Week 2024

NEWS | 7-11 October 2024

The PIER Graduate Week took place on 7-11 October 2024 on the Science Campus Hamburg-Bahrenfeld.

PIER PhD Reception 2024

NEWS | 10 July 2024

This year's PIER PhD Reception took place on 3 July in DESY's auditorium and canteen. About 90 doctoral students, their supervisors, friends, relatives, and staff from both DESY and Universität Hamburg attended the event to welcome all new doctoral candidates and to honor the doctoral graduates of the PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS)

Science Chatter: Ana Ventura Barroso's podcast on her journey studying physics

NEWS | 4 July 2024

In our third podcast episode of this new season, Ana Ventura Barroso's talks about her journey studying physics

Science Chatter: New podcast episode on how the universe is lazy

NEWS | 25 June 2024

In our second podcast episode of this new season, Merle Graf-Schreiber explains how the universe is lazy.

Summer in the Science City

NEWS | 20 June 2024

Seven undergraduate students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will spend their summer in different UHH and DESY research groups to gain hands-on research experience in their different fields of study.

Science City Day 2024

NEWS | 1 June 2024

On 1 June 2024, the first Science City Day took place. More than 15,000 people came to discover the new science district in the west of Hamburg. DESY, Universität Hamburg, and many further institutions on campus were there with a lot of activities, showcasing their top-level research. PIER and PIER PLUS were also present with an information stand.

Science Chatter: New Podcast Episode on "Chirality" Released

NEWS | 7 May 2024

In our first podcast episode of this new season, Dr. Denis Tikhonov talks about a special property in nature called chirality.

"I am deeply grateful for the awarded PIER Seed Project and its lasting effect": Interview with Christoph Reinhardt

NEWS | 2 May 2024

In an interview, PIER Seed Project PI Christoph Reinhardt spoke with us about his project, first results, and follow-up research activities that have come out of the project.

Four Winners of the PHGS Travel Awards 2024

NEWS | 2 April 2024

The PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) is delighted to present the four winners of the PHGS Travel Awards 2024. This year´s winners are Alessio Miscioscia (DESY Theory Group), Christina Schwemmbauer (ALPS), Lovisa Rygaard (CMS), and David Leppla-Weber (ALPS). We congratulate the four members of PHGS who have been selected for their remarkable contributions to their field of research during their doctoral studies.

How to get help - 2nd annual Mental Health event of DESY and UHH

NEWS | 7 March 2024

On Tuesday, 13 February 2024 we hosted our 2nd annual Mental Health information event for Doctoral Researchers and Postdocs of DESY and University of Hamburg. During this 2-hour online event, participants were introduced to help facilities for mental health issues in both institutions and got inputs on the focus topic ‘Basics of Burnout’ from the NGO Dragonfly Mental Health. More than 50 young scientists learned about the contact opportunities in case of mental health issues.
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