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Open Access Platform “Open Research Europe”

Submissions for Free Publication Now Open
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Researchers in eleven European countries can now use the open access platform to publish their research results and scholarly contributions free of charge, regardless of whether they receive project funding.

List of MAK and BAT Values 2026

Latest occupational exposure limits from the DFG Commission now available in English

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Based on new scientific evidence, the Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area has reassessed manganese and its inorganic compounds. The Commission’s current List of MAK and BAT Values has recently been published in English.

German-Polish Dialogue on Science Diplomacy

5th Polish-German Science Meeting in Berlin
Group photo: High-level attendance from numerous Polish and German science organisations at the evening reception of the 5th Polish-German Science Meeting at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin.

High-level attendance from numerous Polish and German science organisations at the evening reception of the 5th Polish-German Science Meeting at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin.

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On 8 and 9 October the leaders of 15 German and Polish research organisations and institutions met in Berlin with representatives of the research ministries of both countries and of the European Commission.

DFG Congratulates Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Portrait pictures of the Nobel laureates: Professor Dr. Peter Hegeman and Professor Dr. Georg Nagel

Professor Dr. Peter Hegeman and Professor Dr. Georg Nagel

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Together with US scientist Karl Deisseroth, the two German researchers are being honoured for their fundamental discoveries in the field of optogenetics. Hegemann previously received the DFG’s Leibniz Prize in 2013 for his research into light-gated ion channels.

DFG - German Research Foundation

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Things to Know about the Proposal and Funding Process

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Funding Opportunities

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Calls for Proposals

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