Evaluation of the Frontiers of Research Symposia (2019) Alle Evaluationen von Förderprogrammen der Humboldt-Stiftung   The Frontiers of Research Symposia (FoRS) enable participants to conduct bi-n
Last change:
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.
Last change:
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2009 Burkhard Rost Burkhard Rost is one of the researchers who has decisively shaped the development of bioinformatics into the indispensable discipline we know to
Last change:
News
Interview with Markus Kissler-Patig, Head of Science and Operations at the European Space Agency, about the new golden age of space exploration and the search for life in our solar system and beyond.
Last change:
Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
In the photo you can see me with my game The Poll. Really, I’m a journalist. But for a number of years, I’ve been developing games. In The Poll you slip into the role of a politician and learn how the electoral system in India works, how you find political solutions to an issue, negotiate compromises and, finally, win majorities.
Last change:
To regenerate human nerve tissue is the dream of every medical researcher working on therapies for diseases like Parkinson’s or spinal injuries. The neurobiologist, Catherina Becker, could help to make this dream a reality. She explores mechanisms that give rise to new nerve cells and help heal damaged tissue.
Last change:
Whether in smartphones, traffic detectors or medical images – in many aspects of our everyday lives, we take high-quality images for granted, in some situations they have become vital. In Würzburg, Radu Timofte’s work on image enhancement will forge links between different research areas.
Last change:
Literary scholar Kate Rigby is a central figure in environmental humanities research. By appointing her as director of the new centre for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities, the University of Cologne is looking to establish itself as a location for interdisciplinary global environmental research.
Last change:
Markus Klute and his team at MIT played a significant role in discovering the Higgs boson. In conjunction with him as a Humboldt Professor, KIT is seeking to enhance its research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN where yet more precise measurements and pathbreaking discoveries should be facilitated.
Last change:
