In the fifth semester of the Bachelor's degree course, there is the opportunity for specialisation in a key area of the department. In a beginner's project practical (Bachelor's), students can experiment freely and work on a topic of their choice. In the Master's degree course, the project practical offers student the possibility of working on a project in a work group. Strong connection to the Research Centre Jülich with offers for project work and summer schools.

Ochanomizu Universität, Japan; Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Peru; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentinien; Jagiellonischen Universität Krakau, Polen; Universität Santiago de Compostela, Spanien; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; National Technical University of Athens, Griechenland; Stockholm universitet, Schweden; Universita del Salento Lecce, Italien; Ege University Izmir, Türkei; Université Grenoble Alpes, Frankreich

Several supercomputers in the fields of experimental and theoretical particle and astroparticle physics; several synchrotron beamlines; participation in altimetry instruments (in air planes, airships, satellites); access to test laboratories in the tire industry; medical imaging instruments (tomographs); mechanical and electronic workshops; special laboratories in the fields of atmospheric research, X-ray physics, surface physics and detector construction; scanning tunneling microscope for low-temperature physics (in the near future).

A focus of research is Particle Physics with two experimental groups (particle astrophysics with Auger and IceCube observatories and accelerator-bound particle physics with the ATLAS detector at the LHC) and a group within Theoretical Particle Physics whose focus is on Lattice Gauge Theory. Further focus is atmospheric physics (detection of trace gases and measurements on air planes) as well as theoretical and experimental solid-state physics (low-temperature physics, operation of beamlines at DESY and DELTA, simulations of tire technology, statistical many-body physics).

Individual support for students during their studies. High number of visiting scholars and speakers. Close cooperation with Forschungszentrum Jülich in the fields of theoretical particle physics, atmospheric physics and medical imaging with joint professorships based on the Jülich model. Professorship according to the Jülich model with DESY in the field of experimental particle physics.