DESY CONNECT is a young but constantly growing alumni network that is open to all former and current DESY employees and colleagues on campus. Here you can stay in touch with DESY and benefit from a lively community that is carried by the famous DESY spirit.

The EU Project Office (EUP) supports scientists at DESY in order to carry out EU projects successfully in all project phases - from the submission of proposals to the final report. Moreover, EUP is the central contact point at DESY for all questions and information concerning EU research funding.

Diversity in the working world means an appreciative and antidiscriminatory approach to difference and individuality along dimensions such as gender, origin, age, sexual orientation, religion and physical and mental abilities. DESY has committed itself to equal opportunities and diversity in its foundation statutes and joined the Charta der Vielfalt in June 2021.

READY - that's Recruitment and Diversity at Desy.
But it also means: a shared understanding of diversity and inclusion, counteracting discrimination, attracting and retaining bright minds/diverse people, strengthening participation and a sense of belonging and developing one's own potential at DESY.
We work closely with many people in various sub-projects to achieve these goals - and we want you to be part of it too.

The International Office is the central office and first contact point at DESY for foreign guests and their families. Our office is located in building 6 on the first floor, together with the housing and hostel offices.
The International Office is happy to assist you with all non-academic matters and give you support in all non-academic questions and diverse general information.

dynaMENT is a mentoring program for female researchers*. We use an established process-oriented method of supporting and advising, to help you develop your career in Natural Science and to find solutions to your career questions.
dynaMENT is a joint program of DESY and MIN faculty Universität Hamburg.

Here is an extensive list of contacts within DESY to help you with the topic that troubles you. Go ahead and contact them, they are there for you and will help you.

At Bahrenfeld Start-up Labs, we serve as an incubator for research-based start-ups with a focus on physics and biophysics. Our deep-tech ventures require more than just modern offices, fast internet, and a conducive start-up atmosphere. We provide sophisticated laboratory and workshop facilities essential for crafting groundbreaking high-tech products. Here, we offer everything under one roof.

At the German Electron Synchrotron DESY, it's not just about research, but also about start-ups. The advisors from the DESY Start-up Office are available to provide individual advice to interested people and founders from the scientific community.

Guidelines for the
Postdoc Phase within the
Helmholtz Association

The PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) is a joint graduate programme of Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) and Universität Hamburg with support of the Helmholtz Association. Doctoral researchers benefit from outstanding research in the PIER research, competence fields and the emerging topic.

The DLR_Startup Factory team and the DESY Start-up Office are launching their ‘Future Innovators – A Helmholtz Transfer Academy’ programme.

HIDA – the Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy – is Germany’s largest postgraduate training network in information and data science.

Top-level research needs leadership: The Helmholtz Academy supports you in realizing your full leadership potential.

LeNa is a brand for research with societal responsibility. It provides an overview of central approaches, fields of action and implementation options for sustainability management that explicitly take into account the special features of research organisations. Researchers can use practical tools to reflect on their own research process with regard to societal responsibility.

HAW Hamburg - go-2-prof:in - Recruitment and development of professorial staff at HAW Hamburg.

The workshop and event program (German and English) is aimed at all women with residency in Hamburg, specifically Pro Exzellenzia plus fellows, PhD students, post-docs and research assistants of all scientific disciplines, who are affiliated or employed at a Hamburg University or research institute. Some events are open for all genders.

Hamburg’s higher education institutions provide their doctoral and early career researchers with numerous opportunities to gain further qualifications. HRA offers interdisciplinary workshops and trainings and DESY Postdocs can attend the events for free.

The German University Association of Advanced Graduate Training (UniWiND/GUAT) is dedicated to the advancement of (post-) doctoral education and training. The network fosters cross-university exchange of good practices on issues of common concern related to opportunities, challenges and reforms of graduate education.

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory operates across six sites across Europe each with its own research units, services and facilities. EMBL employs some of the greatest minds in European science. Their talent pool boasts biologists, engineers, IT professionals and countless other scientific specialisations.

EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is a one-stop shop for researchers and innovators seeking to advance their careers and personal development by moving to other countries. We provide tailored information and support, free of charge, to researchers, entrepreneurs and research performing organisations. Our unique web portal offers job, funding and hosting opportunities, career development guidance and free tools and much more. EURAXESS network counts 43 European countries and 9 worldwide hubs. Get in touch!

Our mission: We support and mentor researchers on their career path – irrespective of whether this path leads to a university or other research institution, to an enterprise or nonprofit organization. Because our society needs the potential of trained researchers everywhere.