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Germany is one of the top places in the world for research and academic training.

So funktioniert das Prinzip der Schwammstadt: Regenwasser wird gespeichert statt abgeleitet. Sustainable architecture
Water resources
Sponge cities defy climate change
Water shortages during hot summers are forcing more and more cities to find innovative answers, such as the principle of the sponge.
Mann in grauem Rollkragenpullover lehnt an einem Geländer am Flussufer und blickt in die Kamera, im Hintergrund sind Gebäude und ein modernes Bauwerk zu sehen. The philosopher Philipp Hübl
The philosopher Philipp Hübl
Why people believe bullshit
The sense of belonging that fake news, polarisation and moral posturing foster matters more than truth to many people, says Philipp Hübl. Democratic debate suffers.
Porträt einer kurzhaarigen Person in schwarzem Oberteil vor hellem, unscharfem Hintergrund, die direkt in die Kamera blickt. The philosopher Eva von Redecker
The philosopher Eva von Redecker
How to fight right-wing extremism
Eva von Redecker examines what causes right-wing extremism today. She is rethinking freedom, democracy and social cohesion.
Porträt eines Mannes mit runder schwarzer Brille, kurzem Bart und Seitenscheitel, der in Anzug, weißem Hemd und hellgrüner Krawatte vor dunkelblauem Hintergrund in die Kamera blickt. The philosopher Markus Gabriel
The philosopher Markus Gabriel
Does the world even exist?
Fields of meaning, New Realism, AI ethics: Rethinking the world, Markus Gabriel draws surprising conclusions about life with artificial intelligence.
Menschen sitzen vor einem Bildschirm und unterhalten sich. Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Studying cyber security
Cyber security has become extremely important in business and society. German colleges offer bachelor and masters courses. Here are three examples.
Zwischen März und April 2026 brach das Ebola-Virus in Ostkongo aus. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa
Fighting Ebola: how Germany is supporting people in eastern DR Congo
The Ebola virus is spreading in eastern DR Congo. There is currently no approved vaccine for this outbreak. Germany is providing support in cooperation with local partners and regional networks.
Gedenken an ermordete Juden: die Halle der Namen in Yad Vashem Yad Vashem education centre
Israel
Yad Vashem: new Holocaust education centre planned in Munich
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is planning to build an education centre in Munich in three years’ time - its first outside Israel. What are the reasons behind its decision?
Der preußische Offizier Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben History
USA
The Prussian who drilled America’s army
250 years after the Declaration of Independence: what influence did German immigrants such as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben have during the founding period of the United States?
Michael Frei und Muhammad Shahedul Alam im Gewächshaus der Universität Gießen Food security
Asia
Resilient rice despite polluted air
How two researchers from Giessen and Bangladesh bred an ozone-resistant rice variety – potentially protecting millions of tonnes of rice.
Zwei Personen in Schutzanzügen stehen auf einem Hof vor Klinikgebäuden; daneben ein Metallbettgestell. Medicine of the future
Africa
Faster than the virus
How the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is working with partners in Africa to help the world prepare better for the next pandemic.
Manche Krankheiten wurden wegen Geschlechtsunterschieden lange nicht erforscht. Healthcare of the future
Gender-sensitive medicine
“In women, heart attacks are detected less often”
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione specialises in gender-sensitive medicine.
Therapies tend to designed for men, she says, and the consequences are
harsh for women.
Im Hochsicherheitslabor des Bernhard-Nocht-Instituts untersuchen Forschende hochgefährliche Viren. Medicine of the future
Infectious diseases
“The probability of another pandemic is 100 per cent”
When a virus first appears, speed matters. Relying on mobile labs in East Africa, Hamburg’s institute for tropical medicine is looking out for new pathogens.

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