Legal Framework Conditions for Research
The DFG’s Legal Affairs Office is routinely concerned with current changes in legislation and provides information on the legal aspects of working in science and academia. The following sections contain information and recommendations on different topics.
A resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 June 1998 specifies that recipients of DFG funds must observe set guidelines on safeguarding good scientific practice. Universities and other research institutes wishing to apply for DFG funding must establish rules to safeguard good scientific practice at their institutions in accordance with recommendations 1 to 8 of the guidelines.
On 1 September 2006, two laws regarding the federalism reform took effect. The following information outlines the impact of the amendments on the legal framework conditions for science and research in Germany.
The WissZeitVG has created a legally secure basis for awarding fixed-term contracts to employees receiving third-party funding after the expiration of the applicable maximum fixed-term contract period. This enables outstanding scientists and academics who have come to the end of their maximum fixed-term contract period and are waiting to be appointed to a professorship to be retained within the German scientific system.
This section contains information on the Public Sector Collective Agreement on Länder and on the particular situation of collective bargaining legislation in medicine. It also provides information on the pay scale for professors (W salary scale).
