Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

The best three works of journalism from the second round of the Communication Lab for Exchange between Research and Media have been awarded €500 each.

The Corona pandemic forces us all to keep our distance and robs us of things that define what we are: human closeness and social interaction. German Chancellor Fellow Diana Raiselis is working on sustainable concepts for reviving nighttime culture.

A highly efficient supercapacitor challenges batteries: A collaboration between Humboldtian Jayaramulu Kolleboyina and his host Roland Fischer led to the development of a new powerful and sustainable graphene hybrid material.

An exceptional year with exceptional challenges comes to an end. Our Best of Videos 2020 will get you an idea of what has been going on in the last year.

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.

Your research is important. Let everyone know about it! Learn more about #scicomm and apply now for our SUMMER SCHOOL COMMUNICATING SCIENCE - free, interdisciplinary and open to young researchers throughout Europe.

The Humboldtian Giuseppe Caire to receive one of the 2021 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes valued at €2.5 million each.

Live classical music and year-end reviews with Secretary General Enno Aufderheide: The Humboldt Foundation's Advent concert on 10 December 2020 – this year as a livestream event.

Research award to strengthen academic and cultural relations between Canada and Germany goes to Oliver P. Ernst.

The best three works of journalism from the second round of the Communication Lab for Exchange between Research and Media have been awarded €500 each.

The Corona pandemic forces us all to keep our distance and robs us of things that define what we are: human closeness and social interaction. German Chancellor Fellow Diana Raiselis is working on sustainable concepts for reviving nighttime culture.

An exceptional year with exceptional challenges comes to an end. Our Best of Videos 2020 will get you an idea of what has been going on in the last year.

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.

The Humboldtian Giuseppe Caire to receive one of the 2021 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes valued at €2.5 million each.

Live classical music and year-end reviews with Secretary General Enno Aufderheide: The Humboldt Foundation's Advent concert on 10 December 2020 – this year as a livestream event.

Research award to strengthen academic and cultural relations between Canada and Germany goes to Oliver P. Ernst.

The Humboldt-Gesellschaft Japan supports stays for young researchers from Germany, hosted by academics in Japan. Collaborative partnerships in all disciplines can be funded.

The meeting of fellows of the Humboldt Foundation – originally scheduled to be held in Halle – will be conducted digitally.

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".

Universities in the major conurbations Berlin and Munich are in particular demand among foreign researchers.

Roberto Bonasio is awarded the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2020, Luciano Marraffini receives the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal

“Our sincere congratulations to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna. With the genetic scissors you have developed a ground-breaking technology”, said the President of the Humboldt Foundation, Hans-Christian Pape.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to present its Georg Forster Research Awards, each valued at €60,000.

Eight researchers from abroad will each receive up to €1.65 million in prize money to be used to set up their own research groups in Bochum, Giessen, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Mainz, Munich, Oberpfaffenhofen and Tübingen.

A highly efficient supercapacitor challenges batteries: A collaboration between Humboldtian Jayaramulu Kolleboyina and his host Roland Fischer led to the development of a new powerful and sustainable graphene hybrid material.

Your research is important. Let everyone know about it! Learn more about #scicomm and apply now for our SUMMER SCHOOL COMMUNICATING SCIENCE - free, interdisciplinary and open to young researchers throughout Europe.

"The biggest task right now: bringing the consensus that electromobility is the future from science to the political area." Many thanks to Cem Özdemir for participating in our Communication Lab for Exchange between Research and Media! #ResearchComLab

"The battle to define the direction of society will continue": What will the outcome of the presidential Election 2020 mean for science and international cooperation? Personal thoughts by Cathleen Fisher, President of the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Everybody Dance Now... Humboldtian Ananya Jahanara Kabir tells the story of how – and why – a dance video from Angola became a global phenomenon. JerusalemaDanceChallenge

Cannabis as a social lubricant: Humboldtian Emeka W. Dumbili conducted interviews with young adults in Nigeria to find out more about the motives for taking cannabis.

Calling all young climate experts from transition and developing countries! Do you want to conduct a research-based project in Germany for 12-24 months? Then apply for a ClimateProtection Fellowship! Deadline: 1 March 2021