Research Infrastructures
Accelerator facilities, experimental facilities, research ships or supercomputers - large-scale research facilities form the basis for scientific advances in tackling global societal challenges. Managing national research infrastructure is part of the Helmholtz Association's mission.
The electron linear accelerator XFEL. Image: DESY
The development, construction and operation of complex research facilities for an international user community are a core element in the mission of the Helmholtz Association. Our research facilities exemplify the division of tasks in the German science system and the cooperation with German as well as foreign universities and research institutions. More than ten thousand external scientists from more than thirty nations work at our research facilities every year.
On this page you will find an overview of the most important large research facilities of the Helmholtz Association, including mainly classical user facilities, which offer dedicated user operation for third parties, i.e., for researchers from Germany or abroad (mostly from universities or non-university research institutions).
- Accelerators
- Future Energy
- Earth & Environment Observation
- Cloud, Grid & Supercomputing
- High Magnetic Fields
- Ion Facilities
- Light Sources
- Aeronautics & Space Flight
- Particles & Cosmos
- Material Development
- Neutron Facilities
- Nano & Microtechnology
- OMICS
- Contact
- Roadmap - outlook for future development
- Helmholtz-Photon-Science-Roadmap-2021
- Large Research Infrastructures (English)
Accelerators
Future Energy
Earth & Environment Observation
Cloud, Grid & Supercomputing
High Magnetic Fields
Ion Facilities
Light Sources
Aeronautics & Space Flight
Particles & Cosmos
Material Development
Neutron Facilities
Nano & Microtechnology
OMICS
Contact
Christian Beilmann
Chief Research Manager Information
Helmholtz Association
Ilja Bohnet
Chief Research Manager Matter
Helmholtz Association
Cathrin Brüchmann
Chief Research Manager Earth and Environment
Helmholtz Association
Juliane Kampe
Chief Research Manager Health
Helmholtz Association
Lisa Suntrup
Chief Research Manager Energy
Helmholtz Association
Sören Wiesenfeldt
Head of Department Research
Helmholtz Association
Roadmap - outlook for future development
In 2011, the Helmholtz Association presented for the first time a roadmap coordinated across research fields on possible lines of development for its research facilities. In 2015, it updated some of the plans. Since then, a large number of the designated projects have been implemented. In 2021, the Helmholtz Association presented its new planned research infrastructures for the current decade at a symposium.
Helmholtz Roadmap Research infrastructures 2021
In 2011, the Helmholtz Association presented for the first time a roadmap on possible lines of development for its research facilities. In 2015, some of the plans were updated. Since then, a large number of the designated projects have been implemented. In 2021, the Helmholtz Association presented its new planned research infrastructures for the current decade at a symposium.
Helmholtz-Photon-Science-Roadmap-2021
Research with accelerator-based light sources
The German Electron Synchrotron, DESY in Hamburg, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, HZB as well as the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, HZDR have developed a joint future planning for the accelerator-based light sources they operate in Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden. A summary of the strategy is provided in the brochure "Strengthening Research and Innovation" (tablet optimized PDF on 16 pages).
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Large Research Infrastructures (English)
Matter matters
