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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
A step towards food security: German and Mexican researchers working jointly on the wheat of tomorrow
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) from Mexico and the German Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) signed a Declaration of Intent to intensify joint research on disease-resistant and stress-tolerant wheat. Representatives of both…
Inauguration of Max Planck New York City Centre for Non-Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena
The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Columbia University and the Flatiron Institute are joining forces to understand, control and manipulate the uniquely useful…
Helmholtz to fund 13 more internationally experienced young scientists
Helmholtz has selected five young female and eight male scientists to establish their own research groups. Over a period of six years, they will each receive an annual funding of at least 300,000 euros.
New Alexander von Humboldt Professorships granted - including one for artificial intelligence
Two researchers from abroad have been selected to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award in 2020 and make the move to Erlangen-Nuremberg and Munich.
ICPerMed Workshop 2019: ‘Personalised Medicine for All Citizens and Patients within Sustainable Implementation
The second workshop ‘Personalised Medicine for All Citizens and Patients within Sustainable Implementation’ of the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (ICPerMed) assembled around 150 experts from 31 countries in Madrid, Spain.
German Research Foundation funds new international Graduate College in mathematics
The German Research Foundation funds Berlin-Oxford cooperation in new international Research Training Group in mathematics.
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) Collaborates with World-Class Moscow Museum
An online platform from the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen and the renowned Moscow museum “Garage” are combining worldwide-unparalleled inventories of contemporary Russian art. The combined archive…
Fellows’ meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: 245 young international researchers from 50 countries in Hamburg
245 young researchers from 50 countries will be guests at Hamburg University from 6 to 8 November 2019 for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s networking meeting. The researchers are currently in Germany as Humboldt Fellows and are working…
Go-ahead for U.S.-German stellarator project
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald and the U.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison have founded a joint research project to investigate the power exhaust from a hot stellarator plasma. The Helmholtz International Lab for…
