Many of the speeches are also avaialable as videos in the playlist "Reden und Statements der DFG-Präsidentin Katja Becker"(externer Link) and in the YouTube channel "DFG bewegt"(externer Link).

2026

New Year’s Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, Berlin, January

2025

Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker at the festive event held, Hamburg, July

New Year’s Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, Berlin, January

2024

New Year’s Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, Berlin, January

2023

New Year’s Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, Berlin, January

2022

New Year’s Speech(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, Bonn, January

2021

Video Statement(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker at the STS Forum 2021, October

Video Statement(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker on Independent Curiosity, a Knowledge Repository and Resilient Societies, September

Welcome Address(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker for the 2021 GAIN Conference, August

Welcome Address(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker at the Gender Summit 2021, April

Video Statement(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker on Gender Equality, Diversity, Inclusion post-Corona at the Gender Summit 2021, April

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Katja Becker, January

2020

Video Statement(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker at the GRC Responsible Research Assessment Conference, November

Video Statement(externer Link) by DFG President Katja Becker at the STS Forum 2020, October

2019

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

Speeches 2013-2019 (Selection)(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider

2018

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2017

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2016

Speech(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider at the Science Europe’s ERA High-Level Workshop, Oslo, May

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2015

Introductory Talk(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider "Global Symposium on Scientific Breakthroughs" at the GRC Annual Meeting, Tokyo, May

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2014

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2013

Statement(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider at the 10th STS-Forum, Kyoto, October

New Year’s Address(Download) by DFG President Peter Strohschneider, Berlin, January

2012

Text of the Address(Download) by DFG President Matthias Kleiner at the DFG New Year’s Reception, Berlin, January

2011

Speech(Download) by DFG President Matthias Kleiner to the DFG New Year’s Reception, Berlin, January

2010

Speech(Download) by DFG President Matthias Kleiner to the DFG New Year’s Reception, Berlin, January

2009

Speech(Download) by DFG President Matthias Kleiner at the DFG’s New Year’s reception, Berlin, January

2007

Speech(Download) by DFG President Matthias Kleiner at the DFG’s New Year’s reception, Berlin, January