Press Releases

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Press Release No. 16 | 8 June 2026

DFG to Fund 10 New Research Training Groups

Press Release No. 15 | 1 June 2026

DFG to Fund 13 New Collaborative Research Centres

Press Release No. 13 | 8 May 2026

DFG Executive Committee Presents Position Paper on the Future of the NFDI

Press Release No. 12 | 16 April 2026

German–Polish Cooperation in Mathematics Recognized with the 2026 Copernicus Award

Press Release No. 11 | 14 April 2026

2026 Communicator Award Goes to Computer Scientist Ute Schmid

Press Release No. 10 | 1 April 2026

DFG Funds Additional Emmy Noether Groups on AI Methods

Press Release No. 9 | 31 March 2026

DFG Calls for Improved Protection of Research Data Infrastructures

Press Release No. 7 | 27 March 2026

DFG to Fund 14 New Research Units

Press Release No. 6 | 26 March 2026

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2026

Press Release No. 5 | 26 March 2026

New Infrastructure for Open Science: Germany Joins Open Research Europe

Press Release No. 4 | 19 March 2026

Ten Universities of Excellence to receive continued funding

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

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