Reports - Topics - News | 2020
“Research in Germany” at the NeurIPS 2020 online conference
Online Information Session „AI Research Careers in Germany”
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(12/17/20) For the first time, the “Research in Germany” initiative presented the German research landscape to the international community in the field of artificial intelligence at this year’s virtual NeurIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems) conference with a virtual information booth and an online seminar.
COVID-19 and the Epidemic of False Information: DFG President Katja Becker presents at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF)
(09/23/20) A heated debate surrounding COVID-19 has resulted in preprints being heavily criticized as a source of misleading information. The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) organized a group of experts to discuss the subject at the latest ESOF conference, and invited DFG President Katja Becker to take part.
Virtual GAIN
(09/09/20) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 20th annual meeting of the German Academic International Network (GAIN) was held virtually for the first time on August 28th and 29th to foster the dialogue between postdocs, early career researchers, and the international science community as well as German research institutions, research funders, and science policy-makers.
DFG provides advice at the virtual careers fair of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
(08/27/20) Together with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and German university liaison offices, the DFG North America Office team gave advice on the subject of study and research stays in Germany to participants at a virtual careers fair held as part of the 46th Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
Research in Germany Participates in ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo
Live online seminar, "Doing your Chemical Research in Germany", at ACS 2020
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(08/24/20) 'Moving Chemistry from Bench to Market' was the motto of this year's conference, at which the Research in Germany initiative promoted Germany as a place to research. This year, in addition to the academic discussion, it was also an opportunity for participants to discover whether the networking aspect of scientific conferences can adequately be fulfilled in a virtual format.
Coronavirus Pandemic and Transatlantic Scientific Relations: Virtual Town Hall Meeting Addresses Pressing Questions Facing German Researchers in the USA
(07/01/20) Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and growing trends towards isolation in US politics, transatlantic scientific relations are currently facing a probably unprecedented combination of two problems – each serious in itself. At a virtual town hall meeting for German researchers in the USA, representatives of German funding organisations together with the Consulate General in New York answered pressing questions and were able to offer some reassurance.
DFG Research Fellows at “DFG2020 – Because Research Matters”
(05/27/20) The request sent by the DFG’s North America office to early career researchers is met with a pleasantly refreshing response from research fellows offering numerous original reasons why research matters to them.
The National Science Foundation Celebrates its 70th Anniversary Amid Continuity and Change
From left: France Córdova, Subra Suresh, Arden Bement, Rita Colwell, Neal Lane, Walter Massey and Richard Atkinson
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(04/20/20) For the National Science Foundation (NSF), the first few months of 2020 brought an opportunity to look back on decades of continuous effort to promote basic research in the US. But change was also imminent at the top of the organisation, with NSF director France Córdova's six-year term in office due to end on 30 March.
Reception for Fellows and Alumni in San Francisco with Federal Minister Anja Karliczek
Tickets were all allocated shortly after the reception was announced
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(04/01/20) This year's reception for fellows and alumni of German universities and funding organisations in the San Francisco Bay Area welcomed a special guest of honour, Federal Minister Anja Karliczek. The reception on 23 February was the fourth such event to be organised by the German Consulate General in San Francisco. Some 200 researchers and alumni of various German universities attended the event, helping to strengthen a transatlantic network for research and innovation.
Research in Germany at the MIT European Career Fair
Dr. Rainer Gruhlich, director of the DFG's North America office, and Dr. Benedikt Brisch, director of the DAAD's North America office, in conversation
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(02/22/20) Under the umbrella of Research in Germany, German universities and funding organizations successfully promoted Germany as a place to research at the MIT European Career Fair in Cambridge, MA
DFG Presents Top-Level German Research at AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle
DFG and Research in Germany at the AAAS meeting
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(02/28/20) The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is not only the publisher of Science magazine, but also the world's largest and probably most important organisation for science communication and policy.
DFG at the 5th Annual Meeting of European Scientific Diasporas in North America
Dr. Rainer Gruhlich presents the DFG and its international strategy
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(01/31/20) The diversity of European funding opportunities and cooperation potential were the thematic focus of the 5th annual meeting, organized by EURAXESS North America in Washington, DC. The event was attended by representatives of embassies, universities, and research institutions in addition to researchers. The director of the DFG's North America office, Dr. Rainer Gruhlich, presented Europe's largest national funding organization and its international strategy.
First Appearance of “Research in Germany” in Economics at ASSA 2020
(01/14/20) To begin the year, the research marketing initiative made its first appearance at an international conference in the field of economics. The annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) in San Diego, California was an excellent opportunity to present German research and funding opportunities in economics, with an information booth and a Science Lunch.