Berlin Adlershof. Science at Work.
Discover the myth of Adlershof: founded in 1754, birthplace of German aviation, and site for research, film and television. Today the area has around 20,000 inhabitants, most located in the heart of the "old village". The Technology Park is close to the former airfield, now a landscape park.
The Berlin Adlershof Science City is one of the most successful high-technology locations in Germany—and Berlin’s largest media site. Renowned non-university research institutes, the natural sciences campus of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 1,330 businesses and a rich history await you at Berlin-Brandenburg’s top Science, Business and Media hub. More than 34,000 people work and study in the science city of Adlershof, which covers an area of 4.6 km². Learn more about all the facts and figures…
News
Federal Ministry funds new research group at HU on resilient urban landscapes
Dr Thilo Wellmann develops monitoring tools for green municipal infrastructure:
Three new research groups for young scientists are working at Humboldt University in Berlin (HU), including Dr Thilo Wellmann's group at the Institute of Geography in Adlershof, which is funded by the Federal Ministry…
Fascinating archaeological find becomes a source of knowledge
Nördlingen bronze sword examined at Berlin X-ray source BESSY II:
The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments (BLfD) has sent a rare artefact from the Middle Bronze Age to Berlin for examination using cutting-edge, non-destructive methods. It is a…
Adlershof Dissertation Prize for 2025 goes to Dr Sascha Gaudlitz
The mathematician developed new statistical methods for reconstructing hidden dynamics in spatiotemporal systems:
On 11 February 2026, the Adlershof Dissertation Prize was awarded once again. Dr Sascha Gaudlitz received the prize, worth €3,000, which is jointly sponsored and organised each year by Humboldt University of Berlin,…
Element cobalt exhibits surprising properties
Investigations of the ferromagnet at BESSY II open up prospects for its use in future spin-based information technologies:
The element cobalt is considered a typical ferromagnet with no further secrets. However, an international team led by HZB researcher Dr. Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has now uncovered complex topological features in its…
Current journal issue
Adlershof Journal January/February 2026
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Portrait of the Adlershof Technology Park pdf (761,75 KB)Facts and figures on the high-tech locationpdf (761,75 KB) -
Map of the Technology Park Adlershof pdf (1,93 MB)Map with infrastructure, transport connections and a directory of important facilitiespdf (1,93 MB) -
DIW ECON Report Adlershof pdf (402,73 KB)The economic significance of the Technology Centres in Berlin-Adlershof / Summary of results (in German) / Ed. WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH, 2015.pdf (402,73 KB)