(01.02.10) Beginning immediately, researchers from the G8 nations can jointly initiate research projects and obtain the necessary funding within the scope of a new funding initiative. Under the leadership of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the G8 Heads of Research Councils (G8 HORCs) have started the first multilateral call for proposals. This call addresses exascale computing, the fastest supercomputers of the next generation. Researchers from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the USA are eligible to apply.
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Strengthening the Universities
At the DFG’s New Year’s reception in Berlin and in a series of talks on science policy, DFG President Professor Matthias Kleiner emphasised that strengthening the universities was a major task facing the DFG during the current year. He also highlighted the fact that top-level research and teaching are inseparable.
DFG Relaunches www.dfg.de
The DFG has unveiled its new updated website. At www.dfg.de, journalists and members of the general public interested in science and research will find new content and a number of new functions. The newly established DFG Magazine provides information on DFG-funded research and research policy. In addition, the revised website now offers direct access to funding information, which will especially benefit applicants and research institutions. Speaking in regard to the presentation of the new website at the DFG's New Year's reception in Berlin, DFG President Professor Matthias Kleiner said: "The website offers a more streamlined structure that is aligned with our target and reference groups and features the new corporate design of the DFG."
Leibniz Prize 2010: Ten Winners Receive Honour, Prize Money and “Idyllic Freedom”
The winners of the 2010 Leibniz Prize have been officially announced. At its meeting in Bonn today, the DFG’s Joint Committee named ten researchers, nine men and one woman, as recipients of Germany’s most prestigious scientific prize. The winners were chosen by the Nominations Committee from among 170 nominees. Each of the prizewinners will receive €2.5 million, which they are free to use for their own scientific agenda over the next few years and without bureaucratic overhead. The Leibniz Prize will be awarded on 15 March 2010 in Berlin. The year 2010 also marks the 25th anniversary of the prize.
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A Major Boost for German Science
In June 2009 the German federal and state governments voted to continue the Excellence Initiative, the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation and the Higher Education Pact and to considerably increase their funding. For the Excellence Initiative alone, a total of €2.7 billion has been allocated for the next phase of the programme, 30 percent more than in the first two rounds.
DFG Funding Programmes
The DFG promotes research in all fields of science and the humanities. Scientific and academic excellence, the advancement of young researchers, interdisciplinarity and internationality are key elements of the DFG's work. Whether individual grant programmes or collaborative networks, its programmes are continually adapted to meet researchers' changing needs.
The DFG and Europe
Science transcends political boundaries. Yet national borders can also hinder cooperation and exchange. Researchers in Europe, especially, have encountered the challenges posed by Europe’s unique diversity and the opportunities associated with pan-European collaboration. How are these challenges being addressed in Europe? What is the European Research Area?
Biodiversity
Biodiversity encompasses all levels of life, from the diversity of genes to that of species and of habitats. It secures our material needs and generates valuable services that humans require from their environment. At the same time, species diversity safeguards medical care and the continued fertility of the soil and provides protection from natural disasters.
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The DFG is Germany's largest research funding organisation.
