The winning teams of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) physics competition have been chosen. BL4S, initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is open to secondary school pupils from all around the world. Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a physics experiment to be undertaken at the beamline of a particle accelerator, either at CERN or at one of the partner institutes DESY and ELSA at the University of Bonn. In 2026, five winning teams have been chosen, based on the scientific merit of their proposals.

Ina Brandes, North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Science, presented a funding commitment of 113 million euros for the renovation of the Physikalisches Institut at the University of Bonn’s administration building. The funds come from the “North Rhine-Westphalia Plan for Good Infrastructure.”

Once again this year, the physics department at the University of Bonn took part in the nationwide Girls' Day.

The DFG is funding the development of ring laser interferometers for the high-precision measurement of rotational motions in the field of Earth sciences.

This year, the Physics Institutes once again held a Carnival celebration in the foyer of the Wolfgang Paul Lecture Hall on Weiberfastnacht.

The German Physical Society (DPG) is awarding Prof. Herbert Dreiner, Ph.D., from the Physics Institute of Bonn University, the Georg Kerschensteiner Prize 2026. He is being honored for his extraordinary commitment to making science accessible to a broad audience — in particular through the Bonn Physics Show, which he founded and has directed for many years. The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, during the 89th DPG Annual Meeting in Erlangen. 

From September 17 to 24, 2025, 25 young researchers from around the world gained deeper insights into the physics, technologies, and applications of gas-filled detectors. 

Please register until September 10!