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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Rapid urbanisation poses health risks
The impacts of urbanisation will be studied across the developing world using a new systems analysis approach that will consider inputs and data from multiple disciplines. The International Council for Science (ICSU) plans to launch the ten-year…
Third and Final Round of the Excellence Initiative: Winners have been selected
Funding decisions for the third and final round of the Excellence Initiative have been made.
Success for Mainz University Medical Center: German Research Foundation approves new CRC/Transregio
On July 1, 2012, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will set up a new Transregional Collaborative Research Center (CRC/Transregio) to be coordinated by the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Pre-Announcement CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call on Research and Innovation
The CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call on Research and Innovation is planned to be launched in September 2012.
Does a bee send you an invoice?
Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.
Botanic gardens signed historic agreement to restore the world’s damaged ecosystems
Responding to a United Nations target to restore at least 15 percent of the world’s damaged ecosystems by 2020, the following institutions have agreed to work together to form a new Ecological Restoration Alliance:
New Collaborative Research Centre in Molecular Biology
How do cells respond to damage and how are disturbances in cellular equilibrium avoided or compensated? These issues are at the heart of a new Collaborative Research Centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and ready to be launched at…
Max Planck Society establishes new Institute in Luxemburg
Partnership with the Grand Duchy gives a major boost to the basic research carried out by the Max Planck Society in the field of law. Junior scientists are also set to benefit.
University of Konstanz is awarded contract for COFUND proposal
EU funding for the "Zukunftskolleg Incoming Fellowship Programme" (ZIF-Marie-Curie) totalling 6.24 million €
