Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of the set of connections and covariant derivatives on a U(1) quantum Hopf bundle on the standard quantum sphere S 2 q , whose total space algebra SUq (2) is equipped with the 3d left covariant differential calculus by Woronowicz. The introduction of a Hodge duality on both Ω(SUq(2)) and on Ω(S 2 q ) allows for the study of Laplacians and of gauged Laplacians.This paper is dedicated to Sergio Albeverio, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.