Press Releases

At the Humboldt Colloquium in Rome, some 300 researchers from five countries will discuss the opportunities offered by and challenges involved in science.

Willingness on the part of the German science system to help researchers from Ukraine is substantial, as is the number of scientists and scholars who have fled the war-stricken country. In light of the war in Ukraine, the Humboldt Foundation is calling for additional financial support from the political sector so that it can provide appropriate help in this situation as well.

The new president of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation lobbies for science and for tapping international perspectives to solve problems like the transformation of our energy systems.

The Alliance of Science Organisations is drawing attention to the threatening consequences which a possi-ble energy crisis could have for science and academia in Germany.

Humboldt network contributes to Germany’s National Security Strategy.

With the new Henriette Herz Scouting Programme, the Humboldt Foundation will make it possible to directly recruit individuals for its fellowship programme.

After 14 successful years, Enno Aufderheide is leaving the Foundation at the end of March.

Six top international researchers – including two who work in the AI field – have been chosen to receive Germany’s most valuable research award.

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.