IMPRS-HD

Working on top of the LINC-NIRVANA bench

Pepraring the LINC-NIRVANA Ground Layer Wavefront Sensor

Exploring the Tarantula Nebula

Some little theory

Welcome seminar for the new student generation

Tree climbing during an IMPRS retreat

Discussing data reduction


Welcome to the webpages of the

International Max Planck Research School for
   Astronomy and Cosmic Physics
      at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD).

    IMPRS-HD has been established 2004 and started its academic activities 2005.

    Six Heidelberg astronomy-related institutes take part in IMPRS - the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI), the Landessternwarte (LSW), the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (ITA), and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS).

    IMPRS-HD aims to offer outstanding research and training opportunities with excellent instrumental, observational, and theoretical research facilities. Research at IMPRS-HD covers a wide range of topics in astronomy and astrophysics.

    IMPRS-HD is open for students from all countries and offers fellowships available per year for both international and national students. We invite highly-qualified students who aim for a doctoral degree in the area of astronomy or astrophysics to apply.

    Since autumn 2007 IMPRS-HD is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate School of Fundamental Physics, HGSFP. A poll published 2010 by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) concluded that Heidelberg is Germany's most popular university for international doctoral students.


    Dead line for next term (fall 2019) applications was    November 21, 2018.

    Interviews will held during Feb 18-22, 2019


    Our next call for applications (for term fall 2020) will be summer 2019 with the deadline in Nov. 2019

    Interested? -> Check our application webpage