Particle Physics 2019

2019 was another exciting year for particle physics at DESY. In January, the new cluster of excellence “Quantum Universe” of Universität Hamburg and DESY started its activities, supporting existing research opportunities and opening up new ones. The update process of the European Strategy for Particle Physics picked up speed, most evidently through the town hall meeting in Granada, Spain, in May and the publication of the briefing book that summarises the inputs to the strategy process and evaluates their benefits. DESY scientists have provided many contributions to the strategy update. We are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the process; the new strategy is to be approved by the CERN Council in May 2020.