Focus Germany from the Outside The place, the people and academic life: after their stay, Humboldt Fellows complete an evaluation sheet. Read about the…
Focus Why Are People Here So Peculiar? We’re amazed, amused, confused or dumbfounded. Spending time abroad always puts our normal expectations to the test.…
Focus A Model Student With the Odd Blip The international visiting researchers sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation have handed us our report. A comment by…
Focus Our Administration Is Not Bloated At All Everyone has cursed them at some stage, though German authorities are better than their reputation according to…
Humboldtians in Private Above It All: Lucie Jarrige That’s me on the climbing wall at the 2018 Paraclimbing World Championships in Innsbruck. For the second time in…
Brief Enquiries Which Tree Has the Greatest Cooling Effect in Summer? When it gets too hot in street canyons in summer, many city dwellers head for the parks. No wonder: it can be up to five…
Brief Enquiries How Are You Taking Green Energy to Uzbekistan? Uzbekistan wants to establish renewable energies. But the country is short on expertise. Materials researcher Mirabbos…
Brief Enquiries What Does a Cave Bear’s Jawbone Tell Us? Anneke van Heteren has a penchant for skeletons. She studies bones to investigate the lifestyle of extinct mammals. Cave…
Brief Enquiries How Can You Sensitise Siri, Ms Gašić? Thanks to modern dialogue systems like Alexa and Siri, computers have become our everyday helpers: on voice command they…
Brief Enquiries What Is the Key to Developing a Malaria Vaccine? Very early on, the Kenyan Faith Osier dreamt of developing a vaccine to combat malaria. Every year in Africa, more than…
Close up on Research Witches, Fashion Fiends and Cabinets of Curiosities Ulinka Rublack’s book about the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who defended his mother in a witchcraft trial, caused a…
The Faces of the Foundation The Rooftops of Berlin Who actually does what at Humboldt headquarters? Who are the people behind the scenes making sure that everything runs…
