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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
German Research Foundation Supports “Action Plan for Diamond Open Access”
On 17 March 2022 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) signed an action plan to promote science-driven open access publishing infrastructures. The “Action Plan for Diamond Open Access” is an initiative by Science…
Experts commission releases 2022 Report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany
On 9 March 2022, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation handed over its annual Report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany to Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister for Education and Research.
Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany: Solidarity with partners in Ukraine – consequences for science and the humanities
The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany has issued a statement condemning the Russian attack on Ukraine and expressing solidarity with its Ukrainian partners. The organisations are determined to continue pursuing their respective contacts…
Project CABES: Supporting Africa's contribution to the World Biodiversity Council IPBES
The Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn will receive around eight million Euros in funding over the next eight years from the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature…
BalticNet-PlasmaTec: A financial tool for SMEs, scaling-up organisations and cluster to build European collaborations through exchanges
2022 is the last year for the Blues project, to propose to SMEs, scaling-up organizations or clusters, a financial support to travel in Europe and to build collaborations.
Researching Ethical Artificial Intelligence at the Universities of Bonn and Cambridge
To ensure artificial intelligence (AI) supports core human values, the German philanthropic foundation Stiftung Mercator has awarded a 3.8 million Euro grant to a collaboration between the Universities of Bonn and Cambridge. The project, ‘Desirable…
German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA) celebrates its second year of supporting collaboration in global health research
GLOHRA is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) which supports interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration in global health research.
European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems ELLIS: First ELLIS Institute in Tübingen gets go-ahead
With a funding of 100 million euros over a period of 10 years, the Hector foundation paves the way for the establishment of an ELLIS institute in Tübingen, Germany. The state of Baden-Württemberg is contributing an additional 25 million euros and…
Research in Germany: A redesign of research marketing relating to Germany
The ‘Research in Germany – Land of Ideas’ initiative has received a makeover. This involved the website that markets Germany as a research location being extensively reworked to persuade more international researchers to benefit from the diverse…
