On 23 and 24 May 2023, some 350 people gathered at the Philipp Schwartz and Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum in Berlin to discuss issues revolving around scientific and academic freedom. The event is organised every year by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and partners of the EU-financed Inspireurope project.
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Five top international researchers to receive Germany’s most valuable research award
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Peter N. Robinson is a pioneer in the computer-assisted genome and phenotype analysis of genetic diseases. His major work has been the development of the Human Phenotype Ontology, which is now a standard tool used internationally to diagnose gene-related diseases. At the Charité in Berlin, Robinson is invited to develop algorithms for AI-based precision medicine.
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F. Ömer İlday has played a seminal role in developing ultrafast laser technology, transforming the field of non-linear laser-matter interactions in the last few years. He is now invited to join Ruhr-Universität Bochum to explore new research fields in materials science and establish a world-class research centre.
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Arnim Wiek is a world leader in sustainability science and has played a seminal role in shaping its development. At the University of Freiburg, Wiek is invited to establish a Center for Sustainable Food Economy that will create synergies between existing research activities both there and at other universities in the tri-national Upper Rhein region. He will also help to reinforce efforts to internationalise sustainability research in Germany.
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The physicist and electrical engineer, Juan Daniel Prades Garcia, is an expert on semiconductor technologies and metrology. He is invited to Braunschweig to establish a research focus on ubiquitous metrology with the aim of developing highly sensitive quantum and nano sensors that can be used to reliably and comparatively measure the tiniest particles outside the lab.
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Germany has a highly efficient health service but is not in the international vanguard according to health system research. Ariel Dora Stern, one of the few researchers with a global reputation in the field, is now invited to Potsdam to drive this highly relevant and promising field of research, which has been underrepresented in Germany to date.
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Support for research locations in African countries
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Welcome to the Future: After three years of digital exchange, it is finally time to meet face-to-face with the ComLab alumni, friends, and supporters of the programme. The Communication Lab – a joint project of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the International Journalists’ Programmes – holds its first in-person event and networking carousel in Berlin: ComLab#Live Event in Berlin, 8 September 2023, 13:30 – 20:30 p.m. (CEST)
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