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What is day-to-day research like in times of pandemic? In our series Science Selfies, Humboldtians from various African countries are allowing us to look behind the scenes in their offices and labs. In video diaries they describe the challenges they face and how they master difficulties. Francine Ntoumi from the Republic of Congo launches the series.

Stiftungspräsident Hans-Christian Pape: „Nicht gegen Diversität sein, reicht nicht. Wir müssen aktiver werden. Bei jeder Personalentscheidung muss die Frage lauten: Wie begünstige ich eine Vielfalt der Perspektiven?“ Mehr zu #ProgressDiversity.

Molecular chemist Florian Mulks had planned his stay in the USA in 2020 as a Feodor Lynen Research Fellow. Then the corona pandemic came. But a solution was found in the Humboldt Network.

“Academic systems are set up to serve the typical scientist. And the typical scientist has traditionally been male, with a wife at home to take care of the family realm.” Als Humboldt-Professorin gehört Meg Crofoot in Deutschland noch immer zu einer Minderheit. #ProgressDiversity

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!

Der Kakapo und der Takahe sind zwei vom Aussterben bedrohte Vogelarten, die es nur in Neuseeland gibt. Biologin und Humboldtianerin Lara Urban will ihren Fortbestand sichern und erforscht deshalb die Genetik der flugunfähigen Vögel.

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

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.

What is day-to-day research like in times of pandemic? In our series Science Selfies, Humboldtians from various African countries are allowing us to look behind the scenes in their offices and labs. In video diaries they describe the challenges they face and how they master difficulties. Francine Ntoumi from the Republic of Congo launches the series.

Molecular chemist Florian Mulks had planned his stay in the USA in 2020 as a Feodor Lynen Research Fellow. Then the corona pandemic came. But a solution was found in the Humboldt Network.

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.

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.

In early January, Turkey’s President Erdoğan appointed a new rector at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Since then, the campus has seen protests, violence and arrests. Comments on this from the Humboldt Network

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.

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.

Stiftungspräsident Hans-Christian Pape: „Nicht gegen Diversität sein, reicht nicht. Wir müssen aktiver werden. Bei jeder Personalentscheidung muss die Frage lauten: Wie begünstige ich eine Vielfalt der Perspektiven?“ Mehr zu #ProgressDiversity.

“Academic systems are set up to serve the typical scientist. And the typical scientist has traditionally been male, with a wife at home to take care of the family realm.” Als Humboldt-Professorin gehört Meg Crofoot in Deutschland noch immer zu einer Minderheit. #ProgressDiversity

Der Kakapo und der Takahe sind zwei vom Aussterben bedrohte Vogelarten, die es nur in Neuseeland gibt. Biologin und Humboldtianerin Lara Urban will ihren Fortbestand sichern und erforscht deshalb die Genetik der flugunfähigen Vögel.

Mehrsprachigkeit eröffnet Horizonte! Das „International Bridges Project“ von Bundeskanzler-Stipendiat Diego Freitas untersucht die Mehrsprachigkeitskonzepte Europas und inwieweit sie auf Brasilien übertragen werden können.

"Einem großen Teil der Bevölkerung wurde durch die Corona-Pandemie erstmals bewusst, wie der Prozess Wissenschaft funktioniert. Das ist ein wichtiger Gewinn." Hans-Christian Pape bei der Konferenz des Auswärtigen Amtes zu Science Diplomacy.

„Wir tun vieles – wenn nicht sogar alles – dafür, die Top-Leute für Deutschland zu gewinnen“: Stiftungspräsident Hans-Christian Pape im Tagesspiegel über die neuen Humboldt-Professorinnen für KI als Teil der KI-Strategie der Bundesregierung.

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