Current events

Join us for the first-ever workshop on Ferro-Electric Fast Reactive Tuners (FE-FRTs), taking place at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) on November 13–14, 2025.

FE-FRTs are an exciting new technology—ultra-fast cavity tuners that dynamically adjust cavity frequency without mechanical deformation. With the potential to drastically reduce RF power requirements in accelerators, FE-FRTs are gaining global interest for a wide range of applications.

This workshop will bring together researchers from around the world to share insights, discuss recent developments, and explore the future of FE-FRT technology.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the conversation!

In diesem Webinar zeigen wir wie SciFlow Authoring den wissenschaftlichesn Schreibprozess vereinfacht, Zeit spart und komplexe Formatierungen vereinfacht.

-- Automatische Formatierung gemäß den Richtlinien --

Beim wissenschaftlichen Schreiben sind akribische Referenzformatierungen oft sehr  zeitaufwändig. SciFlow hat dafür eine Lösung: einfach SciFlow mit dem bevorzugten Referenzverwaltungsprogramm verbinden, Referenzen einfügen, und SciFlow die Formatierung überlassen.

-- Zugriff auf tausende Journal-Templates --

SciFlow bietet allen Nuztzenden mit einer Lizenz eine benutzerfreundliche Journal-Template-Datenbank, die den Zugang zu tausenden Templates von Verlagen wie Elsevier, Wiley, IEEE, Springer Nature und anderen ermöglicht. 

-- Wir zeigen in diesem Webinar alles wichtige für den Einstieg in SciFlow --

Dabei behandeln wir die folgenden Themen:

- Eine Einführung in SciFlow und den Schreibprozess.- Funktionalität und Arbeit mit Templates für best mögliche Nutzung der automatischen Formatierung- Kollaborative Funktionen für eine effektive Teamarbeit.- Eine interaktive Q&A-Runde, um alle Fragen zu beantworten.

READY TO PITCH LIKE A PRO?

Would you like to define the impact you can create with your research? Do you want to communicate it in a way that it sticks to people, even outside of science? In this workshop for PhDs and postdocs you will get to know the key elements of the storytelling method and put them into practice to convey your own scientific ideas. In this workshop, you also learn and practise how to convince supporters or investors of your vision and personality. Develop your pitch storyline and receive feedback from experts and an interdisciplinary team of peers.

Apply now! 

Transfer Week Berlin-Brandenburg brings science, companies and innovators together to exchange ideas and technologies and promote cooperation. It strengthens the innovation landscape of the capital region and supports the exchange of knowledge between science and business. It creates a fertile environment for developing innovative solutions and promoting technology transfer.

Kick-off conference: The Transfer Week kick-off conference will take place on Monday, 24 November 2025.

Partner events: Our partners will be organising events in person and online on all days of Transfer Week.

Online sessions on funding and financing: Our funding day will take place on Friday, 28 November 2025.

Matchmaking: Get to know new contacts during the kick-off conference in person or online on 27 November.

Marketplace: On our online marketplace, you can post requests to share your projects or search for partners.

Register now and choose the events you would like to attend from the weekly agenda!

The Helmholtz Career Day for Data Science is your gateway to exploring exciting careers in IT and data science at Germany’s largest research organization. With 47,500 employees across 18 national research centers, Helmholtz is driving innovation and tackling the world’s biggest challenges – from climate change to digital transformation.

Join for live networking sessions, connect 1:1 with scientists and recruiters, and discover how you can shape the future with your skills and ideas. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for your next big step, this is your chance to stand out and make valuable connections across the Helmholtz community.

Register now! 

For Helmholtz employees: If your group has an open position or an upcoming project, don’t miss the opportunity to register as a Helmholtz participant and meet talented candidates eager to collaborate and contribute.

Every second week on Friday, we welcome a chat with a cup of coffee outside the control room. Meet the user coordination team, relax with your beamline scientist, inspire and be inspired by our accelerator scientists, recharge your caffeine levels for the final stretch of the week.

With the series of annual user meetings we bring together our user community to intensify scientific exchange and stimulating new collaborations. The meetings will provide an overview of the many exciting and inspiring research results obtained at our facility in the past year. Plenary talks, discussions, a public lecture and a poster session will provide vast possibilities of information and discussion. The bestowals of the 'Prizes for Young Scientists' donated by the Freundeskreis Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e.V. (FHZB) are traditional highlights of the user meetings.

Join us for a public lecture with ESA experts Frédéric Safa and Marcos Bavdaž. They will take you behind the scenes of one of Europe’s most ambitious space missions. The European Space Agency’s NewAthena mission, planned for launch in the late 2030s, will be the most advanced X-ray observatory ever built. By observing the universe in the X-ray range, it will reveal how black holes grow, how galaxies evolve, and how matter behaves under extreme conditions.Building on the pioneering success of missions like XMM-Newton and Chandra, NewAthena also benefits from important research in the PTB laboratory at BESSY II in Berlin. There, scientists are assembling and testing the telescope's precision mirror modules with a total mirror surface of 300 m² to achieve a large collecting area.In this talk, both experts will share the scientific goals of the mission, the latest technical progress, and a behind-the-scenes look at how this ambitious project is being prepared for launch.

In today’s rapidly evolving research landscape, building strong and sustainable partnerships with industry has become an essential component of successful academic careers. In this talk, Dr. Dave Giltner, founder of TurningScience, will share practical insights on how researchers can successfully collaborate with industry, communicate their value beyond academia, and develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

Every second week on Friday, we welcome a chat with a cup of coffee outside the control room. Meet the user coordination team, relax with your beamline scientist, inspire and be inspired by our accelerator scientists, recharge your caffeine levels for the final stretch of the week.

Welcome to the HZB Photon School 2026 to be held in a hybrid format at the BESSY II Synchrotron Light Source at the Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Campus, Berlin-Adlershof. Lectures will take place online and on-site from 23 to 27 March 2026, while the practical training sessions will be conducted on-site only from 30 March to 2 April 2026 (*). 

(*) subject to BESSY II being operated at a level that allows access of external users.

About the School and Participation

The school is primarily aimed at master´s students and early-career researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, life, or environmental sciences. Participants will be introduced to synchrotron and laboratory-based characterisation methods that probe the molecular structure, function, and dynamics of complex material systems.

Application Deadline: 16 November 2025 (CET, 23:59).