Press Releases

Most recent publications

Press Release No. 3 | 5 March 2026

DFG, HRK and WR Propose Nexus – a New Funding Instrument for Networks of Excellence at EU Level

Press Release No. 2 | 30 January 2026

For a Crisis-Resilient Agriculture: DFG Senate Commission Calls for More Support for Diversified Cropping Systems

Press Release No. 1 | 16 January 2026

DFG Mourns the Passing of Matthias Koenig

Press Release No. 43 | 17 December 2025

Improving plans for the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation: strengthening excellence, creating reliable framework conditions, securing collaborative research

Press Release No. 42 | 12 December 2025

DFG to Fund Nine New Research Units and One New Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences

Press Release No. 41 | 11 December 2025

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2026

Press Release No. 40 | 5 December 2025

DFG Welcomes EU Agreement on New Breeding Techniques

Press Release No. 38 | 27 November 2025

DFG to Fund Eleven New Research Training Groups

Press Release No. 37 | 21 November 2025

DFG to Fund Nine New Collaborative Research Centres

Press Release No. 35 | 7 November 2025

Global Minds in Research Consortia: DFG Expands Funding Opportunities under the Federal Government’s Global Minds Initiative Germany

Press Release No. 34 | 22 October 2025

Von Kaven Award Goes to Mathematician Andrii Mironchenko

Press Release No. 33 | 17 October 2025

25 Years of the Sino-German Center in Beijing: Anniversary in Geopolitically Challenging Times

Press Release No. 32 | 1 October 2025

Animal Research: DFG Senate Commission Calls for Realignment of Authorisation Procedures

Press Release No. 31 | 26 September 2025

DFG to Fund Four New Research Units

Press Release No. 30 | 25 September 2025

DFG Establishes Five New Research Impulses at Universities of Applied Sciences

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