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With Lynen to the land where the lemons blossom: How German scholar Elisa Ronzheimer benefited from a research stay in Italy.

The research award is designed to strengthen academic and cultural relations between Canada and Germany.

Some 360 persons attended the Philipp Schwartz Forum in Berlin on 3 and 4 April at the invitation of the Humboldt Foundation.

How a Humboldtian helped the Indigenous Siekopái people to justice

On a Humboldt study tour around Germany in 1972, the Romanian neuroscientist Maria-Luisa Flonta and the philosopher Mircea Flonta got to know each other.

Humboldt Foundation joins the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment.

Macroecologist Brian McGill and science journalist Sahana Ghosh talk about the future of biodiversity and better communication.

Towards resilient science: In his New Year's message, President Schlögl outlines the Foundation's plans for 2025.

The Indian civil engineer, Sai Kala Kondepudi, develops climate-friendly building materials made of natural resources that are supposed to replace conventional cement at some stage.

How we can have a positive influence on plant development? Alba Lloret Compañ about beeing a Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.

Honoured researchers include four Humboldtians

Under the banner “Mobilizing diverse minds across the globe”, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recently conducted the first Humboldt Hackathon.

Humboldtian Rosa Coppola was working on the concept of artificiality in the works of the late experimental poet, academic and philosopher, Max Bense, when she discovered new approaches to Bense’s oeuvre and to her own research work.

The Humboldt Foundation invites you to its annual Advent Concert on 5 December. Join our livestream!

Women Forward – The 2024 Humboldt Mentoring Program brought together women from the Humboldt Network.

The Humboldt Foundation is making its research fellowships even more attractive.

Interview with the US-China expert and former German Chancellor Fellow Michael Laha.

Researchers and journalists came together at the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin.

At the University of Regensburg’s Institute of Zoology, Humboldt Fellow Marion Cordonnier is investigating how humans influence ant diversity. Discover how the French ecologist combines her research with a surprise addition to the family and her wishes for other female researchers.

At ComLab#9 (19 to 22 September), 40 researchers and journalists from 28 countries around the world shared ideas.

Awards for the best networking initiatives.

The South African researcher, Daya Reddy, emphasised the importance of inclusion and cooperation in global science.

Cameroon's only forensic linguist is fighting for easy language in courts and interpreters in trials, wants to change the legal system and spark the enthusiasm of more researchers in her field.

Palaeontology fellow in Berlin: Iris Menéndez Gonzálezs uncovers fossils and exposes unconscious stereotypes.

Eliana Masha is investigating what is going on inside the sun. The nuclear astrophysicist wants to determine the origins of the universe and show that anyone can become a researcher.

The distinguished astrophysicist Naoki Yoshida receives the 2024 Philipp Franz von Siebold Award.

With her research in Oldenburg, neuroscientist and Humboldtian Hanin Karawani Khoury wants to make her voice heard - for older people worldwide and for more diversity in science.