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New Alexander von Humboldt Professorships

Germany's largest research award is the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. Award winners from top locations around the world now take up research in Germany.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/281.php)

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German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013
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  • Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün. Photographer: Heiner Bayer

    Academia

    From the Evolution of Thought - An Interview with Leibniz Prize winner Onur Güntürkün

    Why do we turn our heads to the right to kiss? Are magpies really as smart as chimpanzees? And what does this have to do with German-Turkish academic relations? Leibniz Prize winner Onur Güntürkün speaks with bmbf-online.
    (URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/21643.php)
  • The eleven recipients of the Leibniz Prize 2013

    Academia

    Leibniz Prizes 2013: DFG Honours Eleven Outstanding Researchers

    The new recipients of Germany's most prestigious research funding prize have been announced: the DFG Joint Committee has awarded eleven researchers with the 2013 Leibniz Prize.
    (URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/16156.php)
  • a young woman carries a stack of books in the library

    Research

    New freedom for the humanities

    The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is enhancing its funding for the humanities, cultural and social sciences with a new framework programme. A major goal of the programme is the internationalization of these disciplines.
    (URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/4630.php)
  • Students in an auditorium

    Academia

    An introduction to BAföG

    Over the past 40 years, students and trainees have received grants and loans in accordance with the Federal Training Assistance Act ("BAföG"). The act represents a strong commitment to equal opportunities in education.
    (URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/18228.php)
  • State Secretary Quennet-Thielen at the Excellence and Equality Symposium

    Ministry

    Excellence and Equality: the Programme for Women Professors

    The BMBF is continuing its Programme for Women Professors. For another five years, universities will be able to apply to receive funding for professorships for women. 260 such professorships for highly qualified academics have already been created.
    (URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/494.php)

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