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The Department of Physics heads NCCR SPIN for development of silicon-based quantum computer.
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9.1 million euros COFUND grant for 39 EUCOR PhD students in Quantum Physics

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25 August 2021 / News, Research, People, Info

Appointment of Andrea Hofmann as assistant professor (Tenure Track)

02 August 2021 / Research

Appointment as external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute Halle

06 July 2021 / News, Research, Studies, Doctorate/PhD, People

Thomas Karg wins Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award

Events

Location:
Neuer Hörsaal 1 / Zoom

Organizer:
Prof. C. Schönenberger

Nano- & Quantum Physics Seminar

Error-protected quantum information processing with a parametrically-driven nonlinear oscillator

Alexander Grimm, PSI Villigen

01 Oct 2021

15:15

Location:
Grosser Hörsaal 1.03

Organizer:
Prof. Daniel Loss

Colloquium

Chiral spin textures and chiral spin-orbit torques for spintronic memories

Stuart Parkin, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle

11 Oct 2021

16:15

Location:
Neuer Hörsaal 1 / Zoom

Organizer:
Prof. C. Schönenberger

Nano- & Quantum Physics Seminar

Towards Topological Superconductivity in Epitaxial Superconductor-Semiconductor Materials Systems

Javad Shabani, NYU

18 Oct 2021

16:15

Location:
Neuer Hörsaal 1 / Zoom

Organizer:
Thilo Glatzel

Nano- & Quantum Physics Seminar

Atomic force microscopy in ambient conditions: An experimental study ranging from 2D materials to biological samples

Korbinian Pürckhauer, Uni Regensburg

25 Oct 2021

16:15

Location:
Neuer Hörsaal 1 / Zoom

Organizer:
Thilo Glatzel

Nano- & Quantum Physics Seminar

Precise force- and charge measurements with atomic and Kelvin probe force microscopy

Philipp Rahe, Uni Osnabrück

Center of excellence for research

Research Groups

Over 20 research groups with more than 180 teaching staff.

Schülerstudium & Bachelor Honors Track

Young Talents

Educational offers for particularly talented and motivated students.

Discovering Physics

Insights for the Public

Events, lectures and experiments for teachers, high school students and kids.

6 Endress Postdoc Fellows

Call for Applications 2021

The Center for Quantum Science and Quantum Computing (QSC) of the Universities of Basel (Switzerland) and Freiburg (Germany), embedded in EUCOR – The European Campus, invites applications for up to 6 Georg H. Endress Postdoc Fellowships to start in 2021. more

QUSTEC doctoral training programme

Call for applications

QUSTEC offers the interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international training in the field of quantum science and technologies (QST) to 39 early-stage researchers.
Two positions are available in Basel:
5.A Hybrid quantum networks with atomic memories and quantum dot single-photon sources (Treutlein Group)
5.B Solid-state spins in an optical cavity (Warburton Group)
more

QCQT PhD School

PhD excellence fellowship

This new international PhD program bundles a wide range of expertise, know-how, and resources of the Department of Physics at the University of Basel as well as of Eucor – The European Campus,in the emerging research field of quantum sciences, quantum technologies and quantum information.
The program is aimed at attracting outstanding PhD students from in- and outside of Switzerland and providing training at the forefront of research in these fields.
To apply for a PhD excellence fellowship please check for the requirements and application procedure at this site. more