👩‍🔬🔬 In honour of #LiseMeitner, born on 7 November 1878! 🎊 This week we celebrate the birthday of Lise Meitner, one of the most remarkable #physicists of the 20th century. 🏫 At the #UniVienna, her legacy lives on in the Lise Meitner Lecture Hall, named in her honor.

🔮🌟 Welcome Quantum World! 🤝 6 November 2025: Enjoy a special stage programme featuring the satirical duo Stermann & Grissemann, a creative science slam, and networking opportunities. 🔗 Join the queue for your free tickets here: ticket.wien.gv.at/MDS/quanten/

👩‍🔬🧪 We were delighted to welcome the Simons Science School by @simonsfoundation.org to one of our labs! 🔬 During their week in Vienna, the Ukrainian high school students came to visit the #QuantumOptics and #Microscopy Group led by Thomas Juffmann. 📸: © Iryna Karpenko

⚠️ This is the last call to apply for the postdoctoral research position at the Walther Group ⚠️ 🌎 Join a vibrant and collaborative research community dedicated to advancing quantum information science and quantum computing. 📩 More info: walther.univie.ac.at/detailview-n... 📸: © Ian Ehm

⚛️🙌 We would like to invite you to a guest talk by Prof. Dr. Nicola Spaldin from the @ethz.ch. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025, 17:00 📍 Location: Lise Meitner Lecture Hall, Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090 Vienna 🔗 More Info: physik.univie.ac.at/events/event... 📸: © Giulia Marthaler / ETH Zürich

💡 Eintauchen in die Welt der Quanten! Am 21. Oktober gewährt Professor Philip Walther in einem Online-Vortrag spannende Einblicke in die Zukunft der Quantenforschung. 👉 Jetzt kostenlos anmelden: ticket.wien.gv.at/MDS/quantenf... @wien.gv.at

⚛️🤔 Quantastic – What's going on in the quantum world? 🔮 On 10 October 2025, around 1.000 curious teenagers aged 14 to 17 experienced the fascinating world of quantum physics and how it could shape technologies and everyday life in the future. 📸: © ÖAW / Daniel Hinterramskogler

🏆🎉 We have made the Top 100! 🎓 #UniVienna is among the top 100 universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. It is also the first Austrian university to make the top 100. 🔗 More info: www.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/... @timeshighered.bsky.social

💎🔉 Guest talk by Peter Maurer from @uchicagopme.bsky.social! 🎙️ "From diamond defects to protein-based qubit sensors" 🗓️ Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 13:00 📍 Ernst Mach Lecture Hall, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna ℹ️ The event will be hosted by Professor Markus Arndt. See you there! 👋

📄💡 Another day, another publication in the #QuantumJournal! 🪢 Our researchers Časlav Brukner and Anne-Catherine de la Hamette have co-authored a paper titled "Knot invariants and indefinite casual order". 🔗 More about the paper: quantum-journal.org/papers/q-202... 📸: © Kaća Bradonjić

⚠️ We are #Hiring ⚠️ 🌎 #PostDoc wanted! Join a vibrant and collaborative research community dedicated to advancing quantum information science and quantum computing. 🔗 More info here: walther.univie.ac.at/detailview-n... #Openposition #QuantumInformation #QuantumComputing #Research

⚛️🎙️ Physics Colloquium: On 6 October, our guest Maria Ibáñez will give a lecture on "Tailoring Thermoelectric Performance through Solution Processing". 🔗 More information on the event: physik.univie.ac.at/events/event... 📸: © ISTA #UniVie #Physics #Colloquium #PodiumTalk #Networking

⚛️👯‍♀️ Check out our latest paper in the American Physical Society's journal #PhysicalReviewResearch! 🔗 Click here to read the paper on the Wigner's friend experiment by members of the Brukner Group: journals.aps.org/prresearch/abs…#ScientificPapere#QuantumPhysicsc#PhysicsResearchc#APSphysicscs

🧑🏽‍🎓🙌 The Welcome Weeks in September and October mark the start of the new semester. 💡 Our event suggestion: The unileben Study Fair on 1st and 2nd October! 🔗 More info: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/welcome/ 📸: © Peter Wienerroither #UniVie #SemesterStart #UniLeben #WelcomeWeeks #PhysicsStudent

🎙️🐈 We would like to invite you to a #GuestTalk by Andrea Morello! ℹ️ Christian Doppler Lecture Hall (Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna), 1 October 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CET "Schrödinger cat in a silicon box: quantum information and quantum foundations" #ScienceEvent #QuantumPhysics

📄🔮 A new paper has been published in the #Quantum Journal! 🎊 Congratulations to Bram Vancraeynest-De Cuiper and Schuch Group member José Garre Rubio on the publication of their work! 🔗 Click here for more information on this paper: schuch.univie.ac.at/news/detailv... #OpenAccess #PeerReviewed

⚛️🌞 This was the VCQ and Quantum Science Austria Summer School 2025 on "Many Body Quantum Physics! 🙌 Thank you to everyone who participated and helped organize the event! We look forward to seeing you again next year! 🚀

🎙️🧑🏽‍🎓 Faculty open presentation by new PhD candidates! 🤝 Connect with new PhD students to discuss interesting research questions. 🔗 More information: ssc-physik.univie.ac.at/en/studying/... 📸: © Barbara Mair #QuantumScience #PhD #PhDStudents #StudentTalk #Networking

🐈🔬 Our researcher Caslav Brukner will be part of the "Quantastisch“ event in October! 💫 To celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science, leading research institutions in the field are hosting a special event: kinderbuero-uniwien.at/quantastisch/ 📸: © Quantum Science Austria

⚛️🎙️ Join us for the Physics Colloquium in the Winter Semester of 2025/2026! Events in the upcoming semester ⤵️ 🔗 physik.univie.ac.at/events/collo... 📸: © ISTA / Sascha Hüttenhain / Kriszta Falus @univie-physik.bsky.social

⚛️🥳 Let's celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology together! 🔬 To celebrate the #IQY2025, Austria's leading quantum research institutions are collaborating on a joint programme. 🔗 Read more about the events: www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr... 📸: © quantA

⚛️🙏 We sincerely thank the Austrian Embassy in Washington for showcasing our #Research! 🔗 Click the link to find out more about #QuantumScience at the University of Vienna: www.austria.org/new-austrian... 📸: © Ian Ehm

📝🚨 The Walther Group has published a new paper in the journal #OpticaQuantum! ℹ️ You can read more about the paper, titled "Multi-photon emission from a resonantly pumped quantum dot", by clicking on the following link: walther.univie.ac.at/detailview-n... 📸: © Marco Di Vita

🎂🥳 Happy Birthday to the Physik Alumni, bringing current and former students together! 🔗 Their last newsletter presents an overview of their first year and their plans for the upcoming semester: massmailer.univie.ac.at/action/mlr/p...

🏆🥳 Fabian Majcen, a PhD student at NanoMag, was one of three winners of the Austrian Physical Society's (ÖPG) Student Award for his master's thesis. 🚀 Congratulations to Fabian! 🔗 Read more about his master's thesis: nanomag.univie.ac.at/newspage/fab... @univie-physik.bsky.social

Our researcher Anne-Catherine de la Hamette in the spotlight! ⤵️

Congratulations to Fabian Majcen! He was won an ÖPG Student Award for his master’s thesis. You can discover his fascinating research in video format here: nanomag.univie.ac.at/newspage/fab...

🚀 This is just a quick reminder to register for the first Vienna in Space lecture series on 5 September 2025! 🔗 Click here for more information about this exciting event: astro.univie.ac.at/en/outreach/... #UniVie #PhysicsDepartment #FacultyOfPhysics #Planetarium #ViennaInSpace #ScienceShow

👩‍🎓🏆 We are among the best physics departments in the world! ⚛️ In the Shanghai Ranking of subjects, our Faculty of Physics was ranked 51 - 75 worldwide! 🔗 You can find more details on the ranking in the Press Room: www.univie.ac.at/en/news/pres... 📸: © Barbara Mair

⚛️🔬 Did you know that we are part of the FWF Cluster of Excellence “Quantum Science Austria (quantA)”? 🤝 QuantA will foster collaboration among all quantum researchers in Austria and enhance their international competitiveness. 🔗 More info: www.quantumscience.at 📸: © Daniel Novotny/FWF

⚛️💭 This was the University's Quantum Physics Panel Discussion! 🎙️ To conclude the "semester question" on how quantum research is changing our reality, international scientists and alumni of Uni Vienna discussed the future potential of quantum research. 📸: © Markus Korenjak

👩🏻‍🔬💻 Iris Agresti, a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Philip Walther's research group, introduces us to the world of quantum computing and explains how quantum computers work. 🎞️ Click to watch the full video ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swdx...

📝🔬 A new paper co-authored by members of the Juffmann Group has been published in #ScientificReports! 🔎 Click the link below to find out more about their work, titled "Cavity-enhanced continuous-wave microscopy with potentially unstable cavity length". ⤵️ imaging.univie.ac.at/details-news...

🔐💻 Quantum Encryption: Betting on the laws of nature! #univie ⚛️ Dorian Schiffer spoke to his colleagues Karen Azari and Mathieu Bozzio about the present and future of quantum cryptography. 🔗 Read more here: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/quantum-b... 📸: © Warakorn/Adobe Stock (AI-generated image)

🔬🐈 What are the facts and what are the fictions of quantum physics? 🎬 Our researcher Dorian Schiffer debunks common misconceptions about the quantum world in a clear and accessible way, providing a scientific perspective. 🔗 Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW2Q...

👽👩‍🚀 Are you passionate about space? Join us for some exciting activities! 🪐 Following on from the 20-year-old Graz in Space lecture series, Vienna in Space will take place for the first time in the university's observatory. 🔗 More info here: astro.univie.ac.at/en/outreach/...

🔬🤔 How does quantum research incorporate uncertainty into the equation? #univie 📝 In the university's research magazine, #Rudolphina, Dr. Nikolai Kiesel explains how invisible quantum processes enable us to measure the world around us. 🔗 Read more: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/experimen...

⚛️🍂 Don't miss out on this year’s SFB BeyondC Autumn Workshop at the ÖPG-SPS conference! ℹ️ The workshop aims to present recent developments and discuss the latest research. 🔗 Click here for more information on BeyondC and the ÖPG-SPS conference: www.beyondc.at/events/sfb-b...

🧒🧠 We are delighted to announce the "Young Minds" events at the annual ÖPG & SPS conference! 🔗 Follow the link for the latest information on the conference: oepg-sps-meetingvienna2025.univie.ac.at Let's work together to bring the next generation of ideas to life! 🔮

⚛️ Join us at the Annual Meeting of the Austrian and Swiss Physical Societies in August 2025! 🎙️ We are excited to invite you to the public talk by Prof. Dr. Claus Beisbart. 🔗 Register now via the following link: oepg-sps-meetingvienna2025.univie.ac.at/program/publ...

⚠️ We are #hiring ⚠️ 🎓 As a predoctoral #university assistant, you will be actively involved in #research, teaching and administration. 🔗 Apply now for the two open PhD positions in the Brukner Group: 👉 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi... 👉 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

📝⚛️ New paper in the American Physical Society's journal Physical Review Letters! ℹ️ Co-authored by our researcher Norbert Schuch, the work presents quantum algorithms for estimating ground state energies which outperform Grover search. 🔗 More info: schuch.univie.ac.at/news/detailv...

🧒🎓 This was the Vienna Children’s University 2025! 🔬 Our researcher, Prof. Markus Aspelmeyer, took part in this year's #KinderUni, one of Europe's largest children's universities. 🚀 What a great event! 📸: © Kinderbüro der Universität Wien/APA-Fotoservice/Juhasz

⚠️ We are #hiring ⚠️ 🖥️ The Quantum Information & Quantum Many-Body Physics Group is seeking a highly qualified #postdoctoral researcher specialising in theoretical #quantum physics, #quantuminformation and complex quantum systems. 🔗 Apply now: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

🚀🎊 The first quantum computer in space survived its launch almost four weeks ago. #univie 💬 "So far, everything looks good. All the systems are working", explained project manager Philip Walther. Read more here ⤵️ futurezone-at.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/futurezo...

In the media: The opening lecture from the Kinderuni was held by @quantumunivie.bsky.social Prof. Markus Aspelmeyer. Read the full note here: www.heute.at/s/kinderuni-...

🎉 Out now in Physical Review B: "Detection of 2D SPT Order with Partial Symmetries" 🔎 Find out more about a new approach that offers a powerful tool for characterizing 2D SPT order at the wave function level: 🔗 schuch.univie.ac.at/news/detailv...

📣"Positive Bias Makes Tensor-Network Contraction Tractable" ⚛️The work on a rigorous approximation algorithm for tensor networks, co-authored by Norbert Schuch, was accepted at the ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC) & published in their proceedings. 🔗More: schuch.univie.ac.at/news/detailv...

The world's first quantum computer in space has been successfully launched! The rocket with the #quantumcomputer developed by Philip Walther & his team was successfully lifted off into space on Monday evening. 🚀 We will keep you up to date on the project! Congratulations on the successful launch! 🎉

🏆 Congratulations to our researcher, Prof. Markus Aspelmeyer, who has been awarded the EPS-QEOD Quantum Electronics and Optics Prize! 🔬 Keep up the good work, Markus! 🔗 Find out more about the award by the European Physical Society: qeod.epsdivisions.org/eps-qeod-qua... 📸: © Andreas Schlosser