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Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger and the President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Hans-Christian Pape presented the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships, Germany’s most valuable research award.
Experts and researchers who have fled their country have gathered at the Philipp Schwartz and Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum that was held on 10 and 11 May in Berlin and online. The event has jointly been organised by the Humboldt Foundation’s Philipp Schwartz Initiative and the InSPIREurope project. In addition to examining the situation of researchers from Ukraine and Afghanistan, the conference focussed on the specific working conditions of persecuted researchers and how researchers in exile enrich scientific communities.
Germany’s best-endowed international research awards will be presented in person in 2022 once more. The event will be broadcast live.
The Alliance of German Science Organisations strongly supports responsible and quality-oriented research assessment and comments on the Initiative of the European Commission.
Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation met at the University of Rostock from 27 to 29 April.
With the virtual launch of the Humboldt Residency Programme on 6 April, the Humboldt Foundation sets an example for international solidarity.
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.
With its new programme, the Humboldt Foundation connects experts from academia, media and civil society on the subject of social cohesion. The programme kick-off will be on 6 April 2022. Journalists are welcome to attend.
Approximately 40 displaced scholars and scientists to quickly receive assistance. The Carl Zeiss Foundation and the research publishing company Springer Nature Group have contributed a total of €750,000 to finance the Philipp Schwartz Emergency Fund for researchers who have recently fled Ukraine.
The Humboldt Foundation has released the findings from an international study on the status quo of highly qualified female scholars and scientists around the world.
