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Status as a University of Excellence defended

Heidelberg University has defended its status as a University of Excellence and will receive funding for another seven years to continue strengthening its scientific and scholarly performance. (2026/03/11)

ZAH mourns Joachim Krautter

Prof. Joachim Krautter passed away on February 4th, 2026, in Neckargemünd. Throughout his professional career he was associated with LSW and the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2026/03/11)

DFG funds Research Project in Galactic Archaeology

To reconstruct the formation history and “growth” of the Milky Way using novel methods in computational astrophysics, Dr Tobias Buck and Dr William Oliver are receiving funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). (2026/03/03)

Festive Colloquium in Honor of Joachim Wambsganß

The retirement of Prof. Joachim Wambsganss, long-serving director of ARI, was celebrated in the historic Alte Aula of Heidelberg University with a memorable Festkolloquium entitled “Gravitational Lensing”. (2026/02/28)

International Conference on Microlensing in Heidelberg

The international conference "Microlensing 2026" (Febr. 23-27) for the first time takes place in Heidelberg and was primarily organized by ZAH scientists. (2026/02/20)

Largest turbulence simulation honoured by "HPCwire"

The largest turbulence simulation to date was honoured by the journal "HPCwire" as "Top HPC-Enabled Scientific Achievements". As part of the core team also Ralf Klessen contributed to this success.(2025/11/20)

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ASTROPHYSICS CURRICULUM

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Astro & Physics talks

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Next Astro colloquia
Apr 01
14:00		Intermediate mass black holes and gravitational waves from dense hierarchically assembling high redshift star clusters
Antti Rantala (KICC)
ARI Special Colloquium
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14 [room in talk description], ARI seminar room on the first floor
Apr 10
11:00		TBA
Matteo Brogi (Turin)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Apr 10
11:00		TBA
Matteo Brogi (Turin)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Recent ZAH publications
3/2026
Lah, Philip; Arora, Nikhil et al. (inc. Gasymov, Damir)
H I Observations of Giant Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
ApJ 999, 218(2026)

3/2026
Torniamenti, Stefano; Mapelli, Michela et al. (inc. Boco, Lumen)
Optically thick winds of very massive stars suppress intermediate-mass black hole formation
A&A 707, A38(2026)

3/2026
Mentuch Cooper, Erin; Gebhardt, Karl et al. (inc. Byrohl, Chris)
Lyα Nebulae in HETDEX: The Largest Statistical Census Bridging Lyα Halos and Blobs across Cosmic Noon
ApJ 1000, 38(2026)


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