The 11th PIER Graduate Week takes place from 5 – 8 October 2026 in the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Campus Bahrenfeld. This year, our lectures focus on two thematic blocs: 

Course 1. Molecular Modeling (Mathilde Goullieux, CFEL/DESY):
This is an intensive four-day course to introduce molecular modeling principles, covering molecular mechanics, quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, and...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.              

Dr. Werner Pauer, TMC

This event takes place in German.

PD Dr. Christian Kersten, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

You may also follow the lecture via Zoom. Please email Antje Wagner for the link.

The lecture will be in German language.

“From DNA origami to hybrid nanomaterials – controlling protein function at the nanoscale”

Prof. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann

This event takes place in English.

Prof. Dr. Maria Wächtler (Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel)

This event takes place in German.

“Expanding the prenylated peptide chemical space for drug discovery”

Dr. Florian Hubrich, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)

This event takes place in English.

The MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ) is excited to invite the new (and not-so-new) MIN faculty doctoral researchers to a Welcome Night. You will be able to get to know the MINGZ, meet your fellow doctoral candidates, and grab a beer. We will provide information on: 

How to get started at Universität Hamburg; 
How to optimize the journey towards your doctoral degree; 
How to cope with stress, planning...

Prof. Dr. Agniezka Brandt-Talbot (Imperial College, London)

The MIN-Faculty at Universität Hamburg welcomes all new (and anybody that still feels new) postdoctoral fellows in Hamburg, to the supportive environment at the MIN faculty and at PIER Education Platform (PEP). We will make you familiar with structures at the MIN faculty and have two mini Workshops to choose between!

Venue: Mittelweg 177

5:00 - 5:40pm (Room 0006_0008): Introduction to the...

“Precision Polymers by Metal Catalysis: From Sustainable Polyesters to Nanocarriers”

Dr. Frederike Adams, University of Stuttgart

This event takes place in English.

Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Make your ideas tangible and join us for our next PIER Startup Workshop “Digital Prototyping” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 11 December 2026. 

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eisenreich (TU München)

Titel: "Lipids from the invasive plant, Impatiens glandulifera: Insect repellency, wound healing, and anti-aging at the same time?"

Prof. Dr. Charlotte Uetrecht ( CSSB Hamburg)