With the new trilateral master's program “Particle Accelerator Science” the Rhine-Main universities and GSI/FAIR are pooling their expertise in accelerator science, which is unique in Europe. Starting in the summer semester of 2026, students will have access for the first time to a joint, internationally oriented program of study at three locations, covering the entire spectrum of this key technology. The closely interlinked exchange of research, teaching, and large-scale infrastructure creates…

On this year’s St. Nicholas Day, December 6, around 110 high-school students from all over Hesse visited the GSI/FAIR campus as part of the “Saturday Morning Physics” event series. In an introduction and guided tours, the students gained insights into physics research, explored the existing GSI particle accelerators and experiments, and learned about the construction progress and future possibilities of the international accelerator facility FAIR.

Two young researchers have been awarded this year’s Christoph Schmelzer Prize: Dr. Cristina Totis from the Technical University of Darmstadt and Dr. Stefanie Bertschi from the Technical University of Dresden were honored for their outstanding doctoral theses. The award, presented annually by the Association for the Promotion of Tumor Therapy with Heavy Ions, recognizes exceptional research in the field of ion beam cancer therapy. The recipients accepted their awards...