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PIER

is the strategic partnership between DESY and Universität Hamburg ("Partnership for Innovation, Education and Research"). It is a future-oriented collaboration between two strong partners in the Hamburg metropolitan area...

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PIER Seed Funding

The aim of PIER Seed Funding is to pick up good research ideas and to enable their implementation. Funding will focus on creative ideas, lateral thinking as well as risky research ideas with possibly high potential benefits...

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PIER International: Hamburg-MIT Network

With financial support by the Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research, and Equality (BWFG), PIER helps to strengthen research collaboration between Hamburg researchers and their colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...

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Innovation

Part of PIER’s mission is to promote innovation within the thematic scope of the PIER research fields. PIER seeks to establish an innovation-friendly culture on the science campus in Hamburg Bahrenfeld and to foster an entrepreneurial spirit among its researchers...

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PIER Helmholtz Graduate School

Doctoral candidates who attend Hamburg’s PIER Helmholtz Graduate School benefit from outstanding research in Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Nanoscience, Photon Science, Infection and Structural Biology, Accelerator Research and Theoretical Physics.

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PIER News

Science Communication IV: (YouTube) Videos

23 May 2022

A science video is an entertaining form of science communication!
Ever wanted to try out Video for yourself as a form to communicate your research to a broader audience? This is your chance to get professional help from experienced Video creators! A video will give you the opportunity to paint pictures and explain with joy, away from the factual scientific talks and ...

Workshop: "PIER Startup Bootcamp II: Business Modeling"

24 June 2022

PIER is pleased to announce its next PIER Start-Up Workshop “Business Modeling” for early-stage researchers (PhD students and Postdocs), taking place on 24 June 2022.
In this workshop, graduate students and scientists receive an overview of “state-of-the-art“ tools and methods used by entrepreneurs and companies worldwide. The participants learn ...

1st PIER Science Slam

04 May 2022

Wow, thank you all for coming! It was a blast. We had so much fun at the 1st PIER Science Slam on May 4 in the DESY Auditorium.

Special thanks go to our five science slammers who blew away the audience with their amazing presentations:

Judita Beinortaite, PhD student at DESY, theoretical Physics Nidin Vadassery, PhD student at ...

Get to know PIER!

Our info film provides a brief overview of the PIER activities and program offers.

PIER Dates

23 May. 2022 14:00

Science Communication IV: (YouTube) Videos

Chaired by: Theresa Schredelseker (PIER (Partnership for Innovation, Education and Research))

Location: link will follow - Room: online

24 May. 2022 09:00

Good Scientific Practice for PhD Students

Chaired by: Alexander Schiller

Location: Online via ZOOM

24 May. 2022 09:00

Talk and Discussion: "How to apply successfully"

Chaired by: Theresa Schredelseker (PIER (PIER))

Location: link will follow - Room: online

25 May. 2022 14:00

PhD defense: Tailoring the Surface Chemistry of the Nanoparticles to Modulate their Interactions with Proteins and Cells

Speaker: Saad Megahed (CHyN)

30 May. 2022 14:00

PhD defense: Extension of the ring polymer molecular dynamics approach to state-selective molecular reactive scattering simulations

Speaker: Adrien Marjollet (DESY)

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Research Funding

With the PIER Idea Fund, Universität Hamburg and DESY promote the development of future joint research projects.

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Innovation

PIER offers a variety of event formats and activities in order to foster an innovation-friendly culture on the Hamburg Bahrenfeld campus.

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Education

PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) offers a wide variety of services for PhD students on the Hamburg Bahrenfeld campus.

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