Telephone Availability of the DFG Head Office

Limited availability from Friday, 18 July, 4 pm to Sunday, 20 July

Due to a change in the telephone system, the DFG Head Office will not be reachable via landline from Friday, 18 July, 4 pm to Sunday, 20 July. All other communication channels will remain unaffected. From Monday, 21 July, the Head Office will be available as usual.

Scientific Misconduct

DFG adopts measures against Simone Fulda and Klaus-Michael Debatin

Bauklötze mit rechtlichen Symbolen

The DFG Joint Committee has issued written reprimands to medical researchers Simone Fulda and Klaus-Michael Debatin for scientific misconduct. Fulda has also been barred from submitting funding proposals for one year.

National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI)

DFG welcomes continued funding in the second funding phase

neuer nfdi-film

The DFG welcomes the decision by the Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz – GWK) to continue funding all nine subject-specific and methodological consortia selected under the first NFDI call for proposals in 2020. 

Scientific Misconduct

Decision in Another DFG Case

The DFG Joint Committee has issued a written reprimand to a researcher for providing false information and has banned them from submitting funding proposals and serving as a reviewer for three years.

DFG - German Research Foundation