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Save the Date: Global Research Council, 27 – 29 May 2013, Berlin

(08.05.13) The 2nd Annual Global Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) will take place from 27 to 29 May 2013 at Berlin. It will bring together the heads of about 70 science and research councils from around the world. Hosted jointly by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) of Brazil, it will be the largest meeting of its kind so far. It is expected that participants will endorse an Action Plan on Open Access to scientific publications as well as a high-level Statement of Principles for Research Integrity.

Annual Global Meeting 2013 of the Global Research Council

(03.05.13) Hosted jointly by the DFG and the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) of Brasil, the second Annual Global Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) will take place from 27 to 29 May 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

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DFG Announces Recipients of 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

(02.05.13) This year's recipients of the most important prize for early career researchers in Germany have been announced. The selection committee appointed by the DFG and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have chosen nine researchers, four women and five men, to receive the 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize. This year the BMBF has increased the prize money from €16,000 to €20,000 per prize. The number of recipients also increased, with only six prizes having been awarded in previous years. The awards ceremony for the 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes will be held on 3 June in Berlin.

Metin Tolan Wins 2013 Communicator Award

(24.04.13) This year's Communicator Award, presented by the DFG and the Donors' Association, will go to experimental physicist Metin Tolan. The scientist from TU Dortmund University was selected in recognition of his diverse and innovative approaches to communicating physics and research findings to the public and the media. The award, which is worth €50,000, is the most important prize for science communication awarded in Germany.

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German House for Research and Innovation tours India

(23.04.13) From 26 April onwards, the German House for Research an Innovation New Delhi (DWIH) will start its “Excellence on Tour 2013” across India: a unique multi-city road show which offers an interactive platform to academicians, researchers and students from both the countries. Coordinated by DFG, it will start in Hyderabad

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DFG Presents "Funding Atlas 2012"

(02.04.13) The main results of the Förderatlas 2012 are now available in English. For the English version, the statistical material is selected specifically to highlight the international aspects of research and related funding, in order to address in particular individuals involved in international research management who wish to obtain specific information on the “centres of research” in Germany.

Funding Atlas 2012

DFG Establishes 13 New Priority Programmes

(19.03.13) Following a decision by its Senate, the DFG is establishing 13 new Priority Programmes. They are set to launch at the beginning of 2014 and bring together the scientific expertise of researchers from Germany and beyond working in particularly topical or emerging fields. The new largely interdisciplinary collaborations cover the entire spectrum of scientific disciplines. A total of €64 million will be available for the new programmes in the first three-year funding period.

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DFG Establishes Eight New Research Units

(15.03.13) The DFG will establish eight new Research Units. This was decided by the Senate during its 2013 March meeting in Bonn. The interdisciplinary research collaborations, which will span multiple locations, will offer researchers the possibility to pursue current and pressing issues in their research areas and to establish innovative work directions. In the initial three-year funding period, the eight new Research Units will receive approximately €15.8 million. The DFG now funds a total of 218 Research Units.

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Holocaust Edition: Die Quellen sprechen ('The Sources Speak')

(24.01.13) A collection of historical documents from a major DFG-funded project will be made publicly available over the next several months. On 25 January 2013, German radio broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk will launch a 'documentary audio edition' entitled Die Quellen sprechen ('The Sources Speak'). The series of 16 episodes, which will be broadcast on radio and made available online, will present hundreds of texts documenting the persecution and genocide of European Jews between 1933 and 1945. The documents form part of the Holocaust Edition, a project funded by the DFG since 2004.

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DFG New Year Reception

(14.01.13) The traditional New Year reception by Germany’s largest research funding organisation was held on 14 January 2013 at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Berlin. During his first public address as DFG president, Professor Strohschneider, who took up office on 1 January of this year, spoke to approximately 300 guests from the spheres of science and academia, politics and society.

DFG New Year’s Address by DFG President Peter Strohschneider (pdf | 55 KB)

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Save the Date: Global Research Council, 27 – 29 May 2013, Berlin

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