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    • News

      Diversity strategies put to the test

      On 2 March 2023, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, together with the British Council and Fulbright Germany, held a panel discussion on the interaction between diversity and excellence.

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    • Magazine Humboldt Kosmos

      Do films create opportunities, Ms Ezepue?

      Up to now, most of the films made on the continent of Africa have been low-budget filmed entertainment. But now, investors and streaming services are opening up the market in African films to an international audience. The Nigerian film scholar Ezinne Ezepue sees this as a great opportunity. Through her research, she wants to help develop high-quality African stories and more differentiated images of Africa.

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      Do films create opportunities, Ms Ezepue?
    • News

      Doing research in Germany: in full bloom

      How we can have a positive influence on plant development was the field investigated by the biotechnologist and molecular biologist Alba Lloret Compañ during her Humboldt Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne. A stay which enabled her to grow personally and advance her scientific career, too.

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      Doing research with a family in tow

      No one knows yet how the pandemic will impact the careers of young researchers. In this three-part series, we profile Feodor Lynen Research Fellows and show how they are dealing with the challenges facing them.

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    • Donations

      Your donation to the Humboldt Foundation helps to promote the next generation of outstanding researchers worldwide.

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      Donations
    • News

      Don’t be afraid of China!

      Enno Aufderheide, Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, on how the science community should deal with China – an opinion piece in the DIE ZEIT newspaper

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    • Dossier Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

      With a value of five million euros, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most highly-endowed research award in Germany and draws top international researchers to German universities.

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      Dossier Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
    • Dossier Anneliese Maier Research Award

      The award was granted to world-class researchers in the humanities and social sciences from abroad whose academic achievements were internationally recognised in their research area. The award winners chose the people with whom they wanted to cooperate in Germany themselves, and their collaborative research lasted up to five years.

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      Dossier Anneliese Maier Research Award