Communicator Award 2024

Award goes to Tübingen-based research team “Cyber and the City”

Communicator-Preis 2024: Forscher*innen-Team „Cyber and the City“

This year’s Communicator Award presented by the DFG and Stifterverband goes to a computer scientist and two cultural scholars at the University of Tübingen for their exemplary science communication on the subject of artificial intelligence.

Händel Animal Welfare Prize 2024

DFG honours Peter Loskill and Silke Riegger for their organ-on-chip systems

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By developing, applying and disseminating organ-on-chip systems, the prizewinners have contributed significantly to replacing animal models with suitable alternatives. The award ceremony is to take place in Würzburg on 6 June.

Competitive procedure for Universities of Excellence Initiated

German Science and Humanities Council issues second Call for Proposals

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On 28 March the competitive procedure was initiated for the selection of further Universities of Excellence or University Excellence Consortia under the Excellence Strategy run by the German federal and state governments. 

DFG Adopts Europe Strategy

Ten objectives for European involvement for the period up until 2030

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Cross-border cooperation is a cornerstone of research in Europe. The DFG has now presented a strategy paper that sets out its European activities in the coming years. 

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