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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).

The SEI (Studiengruppe für elektronische Instrumentierung der Helmholtz-Zentren) is a forum for research and development in the scientific field. Yearly symposiums and workshops for scientists, engineers and technicians take place at the institutes of the Helmholtz Gemeinschaft.  These events offer the opportunity to exchange experiences to support developments in the diverse applications of scientific data aquisition, data management and control systems.

Datengestützte Forschung ist entscheidend, um gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen zu bewältigen – sei es in der Material-, Gesundheits- oder Klimaforschung. Das Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) und das Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) haben nun einen Kooperationsvertag unterzeichnet, um ein leistungsstarkes Data & AI Center in der Hauptstadt aufzubauen. Den offiziellen Startschuss des Projektes werden die beiden Partner ZIB und HZB mit der Senatorin für Wissenschaft, Gesundheit und Pflege feiern.

Gemeinsam mit der Senatorin Dr. Ina Czyborra möchten wir den Blick nach vorn richten: Welche Rolle spielt das neue Daten- und KI-Zentrum für den Wissenschafts- und Innovationsstandort Berlin? 

Emotionale Erschöpfung kommt schleichend; gerade bei Menschen, die engagiert und verantwortungsvoll sind. Pflegende Angehörige gehen oft über eigene Grenzen hinweg, um eine bestmögliche Situation für die pflegebedürftige Person herzustellen. Dabei vernachlässigen Sie Ihre eigenen Bedürfnisse, und es kann schnell zu Überlastung kommen. ​​​​​​​In diesem Vortrag lernen Teilnehmende typische Warnsignale von Überlastung kennen und reflektieren, welche individuellen Muster und „inneren Antreiber“ eine Rolle spielen können. Ziel ist es, frühzeitig gegenzusteuern: mit Strategien, die sich gut in den Arbeitsalltag integrieren lassen.

Referentin: Jana Toppe, Systemische Therapeutin/Familientherapeutin (DGSF)

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.

Have you ever thought about the application potential of your own research? If not, this workshop is for you. You will reflect about user groups and how your research might benefit them.

Together with your peers, you will learn methods and skills to realise your innovative potential. Brainstorm potential use cases and help each other to take your ideas to the next level.

Admission is free and no previous knowledge is required.

Am 23. April 2026 ist Girls'Day – Mädchen-Zukunftstag! An diesem Tag erleben Schülerinnen von Klasse 5 bis 10 die Welt der Naturwissenschaften, der Technik und der Ingenieurwissenschaften.

Wir bieten am Girls’Day spannende Workshops an unseren Standorten Adlershof und Wannsee an. In diesen lernt ihr die Arbeitswelt von Wissenschaftlerinnen, Technikerinnen und Ingenieurinnen kennen.

Meldet euch jetzt bis zum 17. April 2026 an! 

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.

Take your career into your own hands in the Young Entrepreneurs in Science Workshop!

Reflect on the impact of your research, sharpen your vision, and learn how to communicate convincingly.

You will develop and practise key innovation and pitching skills while expanding your network. 

Do you have a business idea and want to develop it further as a team? Then take advantage of our “Adlershof Startup Lab (ASL)” and take your idea to the next level. 

In addition to financial support, your team will benefit from workshops and coaching on topics relevant to starting a business, receive a free workspace, be able to use our high-tech makerspace free of charge, and gain access to an inspiring network.

The ASL is funded as part of the Berlin Startup Scholarship (BSS).

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 and will emphasize on future developments in particular on BESSY III. Plenary talks, discussions, a public lecture, the market place of innovation 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.