Newsletter December 2021
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
The British are leaving the EU, which could mean that relations with Germany become more important. What could help is that people on the island have a more positive image of the Germans than they used to.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a legally responsible foundation under private law and promotes excellent research worldwide. The Foundation chiefly finances its expenditure on the basis of grants from the Federal Government and the European Union. However, the Foundation’s funding is also secured by private endowments. Mr. Winfried Pohl's endowment of €500,000 will benefit the promotion of top international research. Here, Mr. Pohl, an expert in the field of thermal engineering, tells us what motivated him to support the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
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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.
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Since 1954 the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has been sponsoring research stays of highly qualified academic researchers and scholars from abroad at German universities through the Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme.
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Evaluation of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative Evaluations of the Humboldt Foundation’s sponsorship programmes   The Philipp Schwartz Initiative (PSI) enables universities and other research instit
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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. In the second part, the Kenyan immunologist and paediatrician Faith Osier reports on how her fight against malaria has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What drives young scientists to want to communicate with the public? What do they hope to achieve at the "Communicating Science" Summer School? Here, Humboldtians talk about their research and their goals for the joint workshop.
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The Humboldt-Gesellschaft Japan supports stays for young researchers from Germany, hosted by academics in Japan. Collaborative partnerships in all disciplines can be funded.
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