Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Who actually does what at Humboldt headquarters? Who are the people behind the scenes making sure that everything runs smoothly? This page is devoted to the colleagues at the Humboldt Foundation, their lives at work and beyond. Today: Christine May.
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Ambassador Scientists The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Ambassador Scientists disseminate information about Germany as a research location at universities and research institutions at home and a
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Press Release
26/2019
German science organisations call for immediate removal of the time limitation on the Act to Align Copyright Law with the Current Demands of the Knowledge-based Society.
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News
On 1 October 2025, the American Studies scholar, Katrin Amian, is assuming the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Humboldt Foundation.
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Academic life, living conditions and personal relations: following their stay in Germany, Humboldt Foundation sponsorship-recipients evaluate living and working in the country. Covering the period 2018 to 2022, here you can discover what pictures their answers paint.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
The study, “Germany from the outside”, reveals how visiting researchers from abroad rate working and living here.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Colonialism was all-embracing and it was violent. It re-organised the world, led to the circulation of knowledge as well as to war, displacement, slavery, oppression and exploitation. The colonial era made deep inroads into identities – and has a huge impact to this day, not least on science and research.
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Mathematician, science historian, sinologist and philosopher Andrea Bréard investigates the history of mathematics in China. She draws on economic, political and social history to acquire insights into China’s intellectual history in its entirety.
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2014 Andreas S. Schulz Andreas Schulz is a world leader in the field of Operations Research (OR) and a driving force in the new research discipline of algorithmic
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Andreas Winter is a distinguished mathematician and expert on quantum information theory. His research focuses on the mathematical principles of quantum information. By appointing Winter, the University of Cologne wants to continue developing its computer science department with a focus on quantum informatics.
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