Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

“What others consider normal? That is not a question I ask myself. My normal is different anyway.“ Jochen Guck, director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, experiences academia as the ideal environment for #diversity:  #ProgressDiversity #EUDiversityMonth

Humboldt Foundation is taking part in the activities being organised for European Diversity Month.

„We have made highly effective vaccines against Covid-19; we must do the same for malaria.“ Immunologist and Humboldtian Faith Osier works to make the disease history – in our lifetimes.

Belarus is also on the agenda at the Philipp Schwartz Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum being held from 26-27 April.

Congratulations to the Humboldtians who received an ERC Advanced Grant, among others Anton Zensus, Hendrik Dietz and Georg Vogeler!

The meeting of fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was held digitally on 21 and 22 April with the assistance of the University of Rostock.

Experts and displaced researchers will gather at the Philipp Schwartz and Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum on 26 and 27 April.

"Academic freedom is simple, complex, and essential. It must be protected." Robert Quinn, Executive Director of Scholars at Risk, wrote an essay on the importance of #AcademicFreedom to mark the fifth anniversary of the #SchwartzInitiative.

How are Humboldtians doing in Myanmar? “The situation is getting worse day by day”, writes the Humboldtian Chaw Pa Pa Oo.

Humboldt Foundation is taking part in the activities being organised for European Diversity Month.

Belarus is also on the agenda at the Philipp Schwartz Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum being held from 26-27 April.

The meeting of fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was held digitally on 21 and 22 April with the assistance of the University of Rostock.

How are Humboldtians doing in Myanmar? “The situation is getting worse day by day”, writes the Humboldtian Chaw Pa Pa Oo.

International experts from the research community, the political sector and research funding organisations - including Humboldt Foundation President Hans-Christian Pape - will be taking part in the discussions at the Gender Summit 2021. It is still possible to register for the virtual conference.

Over the last five years, 280 at-risk researchers have been able to continue their work at German research institutes as Philipp Schwartz Fellows. Programme coordinator Frank Albrecht on the challenges involved in making a new start in Germany.

The Humboldt Foundation congratulates its former president, Helmut Schwarz, on being selected to receive the 2021 Leonardo da Vinci Award from the European Academy of Sciences.

László Lovász has been chosen to receive one of the most important international research awards for mathematics.

The benefit of knowledge exchange: Alexander von Humboldt Professor Peter Dayan on how he wants to link machine learning with psychiatry resesarch.

Experts and displaced researchers will gather at the Philipp Schwartz and Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum on 26 and 27 April.

By creating the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, the Humboldt Foundation became Germany’s first research organisation to establish a funding programme to protect researchers who are persecuted and at threat.

Diversity in science and research: The entire new edition of the magazine Humboldt Kosmos to the topic of diversity. Let’s talk, on Twitter with #ProgressDiversity!

The American microbiologist Bonnie L. Bassler shares the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize with the American microbiologist Michael R. Silverman.

A total of 33 scientists and scholars have been chosen in the first selection round to recruit talented researchers from throughout the world for a Humboldt Fellowship.

German-Iranian university cooperation jeopardised

Eight researchers from abroad have been selected to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award in 2021 .

Eight universities to each receive €125,000 to implement their concepts

Meeting of the Research Ministers of the European Union in Bonn: Humboldt Foundation and its partners in the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany welcome the "Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research".

“What others consider normal? That is not a question I ask myself. My normal is different anyway.“ Jochen Guck, director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, experiences academia as the ideal environment for #diversity:  #ProgressDiversity #EUDiversityMonth

„We have made highly effective vaccines against Covid-19; we must do the same for malaria.“ Immunologist and Humboldtian Faith Osier works to make the disease history – in our lifetimes.

Congratulations to the Humboldtians who received an ERC Advanced Grant, among others Anton Zensus, Hendrik Dietz and Georg Vogeler!

"Academic freedom is simple, complex, and essential. It must be protected." Robert Quinn, Executive Director of Scholars at Risk, wrote an essay on the importance of #AcademicFreedom to mark the fifth anniversary of the #SchwartzInitiative.

“When my son skypes with our family in Syria, he doesn't understand why he can’t simply visit them. But it would be suicide to return at the moment.” Anan Alsheikh Haidar came to Germany as a fellow of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative. #AcademicFreedom

Calling all young leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and the USA! Apply now for a 12-month German Chancellor Fellowship and conduct a socially-relevant project in Germany! Deadline: 15 October.
 

Hans-Christian Pape, president of the Humboldt Foundation: “It’s not enough not to be opposed to diversity. We have to be more active. Every time we make an HR decision we have to ask: How can I promote multiple perspectives?” More on #ProgressDiversity.