(06.07.17) The DFG aims to strengthen the use of so-called high-throughput methods at German universities. These methods have become key technologies in life sciences research in recent years. During the annual meeting in Halle (Saale), the Senate of the DFG approved a funding initiative which for the first time will provide targeted financial resources for sequencing projects and the associated expansion of university-based infrastructures. The funding volume amounts to a total of €42 million for an initial period of three years.
High-Throughput Methods: DFG Funds Modern Research Infrastructures in the Life Sciences
New funding initiative for high-throughput sequencing / “Remaining internationally competitive”
Health and Safety at Work: DFG Senate Commission Presents 53rd List of Maximum Workplace Concentrations and Biological Tolerance Values
DFG submits list to Federal Labour Minister / 89 supplements and new entries / High number of MAK values reviewed
(03.07.17) The Permanent DFG Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area has presented the 2017 List of Maximum Workplace Concentrations and Biological Tolerance Values. The DFG has now submitted the list to the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. It includes 89 supplements and new entries in comparison to last year’s list and is available in a printed version as well as in digital open access format. The digital version of the 53rd list of MAK and BAT values is available in German and English.
Building Bridges between Japan and Germany
DFG’s Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize to be awarded to Takeshi Tsubata from Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Thomas Bock from the Technical University of Munich
(07.07.17) Immunologist Prof. Dr. Takeshi Tsubata and architect Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bock have been selected to receive the DFG’s Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize in recognition of their many years of successful and dedicated contributions to academic and cultural exchange between Germany and Japan. The Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize, which is generally conferred biennially by the DFG to Japanese and German researchers, has been awarded since 1997. The prize, worth €10,000, will be presented on 10 October 2017 in Bonn.
Gender Equality in Research: DFG Steps Up Its Engagement
Stronger focus on own funding activities / Renewal of voluntary commitment to the Research-Oriented Standards on Gender Equality
(05.07.17) The DFG intends to further advance gender equality in research through additional measures and a refocusing of its efforts. On 5 July 2017, the statutory bodies of the DFG adopted a multipart resolution on this issue during the annual meeting in Halle (Saale). The resolution envisages the continued implementation of measures within the scope of the Research-Oriented Standards on Gender Equality. In addition, gender equality is to play an even more prominent role in DFG funding activities.
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Annual Report
€3 Billion in Funding and 31,000 Funded Projects
In 2016, the DFG funded more than 31,000 research projects with a total funding volume of around €3 billion. Of these projects, about 7,900 were newly approved projects which received approximately €2 billion in funding. These figures are taken from the 2016 Annual Report, which was presented on 5 July 2017 at the DFG’s General Assembly. The presentation and acceptance of the annual report marked the end of the DFG’s three-day annual meeting.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2017
Britta Nestler Cleared of Scientific Misconduct:
The DFG has cleared Prof. Dr. Britta Nestler of allegations of scientific misconduct and now presented her with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2017. The presentation of Germany’s most important research funding prize to Nestler was halted in March, when shortly before the award ceremony the DFG received anonymous information in connection with Nestler’s research work. The presentation took place during the DFG’s annual meeting in Halle.
North America
Leibniz prize-winner delivers lecture at the University of Calgary
Holger Braunschweig, a leading German academic in the field of inorganic chemistry and recipient of the prestigious Leibniz Prize, gave a lecture on May 4 to discuss his research on new synthetic strategies to overcome the inherent electron deficiency of boron.
India
DFG at European Research Council 10th Anniversary Celebrations in New Delhi
The ERC in association with the delegation of the European Union to India, Embassies of the EU Member States & Associate Countries and EURAXESS India organized a day long information and networking event “Funding Opportunities in Europe for Creative Minds from Anywhere in the World” on 29th March 2017.
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