Cosmopolitan research system
More and more international researchers are working in Germany.
Intellect and Scholarship
Innovations, non-university research - by Max Planck, Fraunhofer, Leibniz and Humboldt: current information and background reports from the spirit and research
Special honour
A Vietnamese scientist has become the youngest ever winner of the Georg Forster Research Award.
Reformation Decade
Although the 2017 jubilee year begins on 31 October 2016, the Reformation Decade has been preparing for the 500th anniversary since 2008.
The long path to Luther
Martin Luther was a traveller – he left his mark in many places. And yet the Reformer has always remained something of a mystery.
Luther’s legacy – the Reformation 500 years on
The Reformation is one of the most far-reaching events in European history. Its impact and its initiators will be a subject of disscussion during the Reformation anniversary celebrations in 2017.
A new generation of Germany experts
DAAD centres at the universities in Haifa and Jerusalem convey a new image of Germany to young Israelis.
Max Planck Society – seeking knowledge
The Max Planck Society’s experts in basic research are among the world’s most renowned scholars and scientists.
Helmholtz – Germany’s largest research organisation
Some 15,000 researchers and 7,000 PhD students conduct research for the Helmholtz Association in 18 centres.
Leibniz Association – outstanding diversity
The Leibniz Association brings together 89 research centres covering subjects from natural sciences to the humanities.
Leopoldina and Council of Science and Humanities
The German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Council of Science and Humanities provide social and research policy advice.
DFG – funding research
The German Research Foundation, Europe’s largest research-funding organisation, supports roughly 30,000 projects a year.
Appointment of new president
Gerhard Casper, a prominent lecturer in constitutional law and knowledge manager, is to become president in residence.