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Red tape and silo thinking stymieing German scientific research, warns expert commission report
Academic staff representatives go head to head with government over employment reform
This week: inflation handout delays, more student startups and a looming nuclear threat
Policy-setting paper reveals national research focus on alternative energy sources, space travel and social resilience
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This week: a social innovations programme, fungal research, and efforts to reduce animal experiments
Solidarity with war-torn country must be expressed through funding and action, says German exchange service
Catholic leader spoke with Max Planck Society president about tackling global challenges
European Investment Bank and member states commit €3.75 billion for ‘fund of funds’
Germany’s universities and students must be protected from cost of living crisis, urges GEW
This week: a study on chatbots, clusters of excellence and honours for Ukraine support group
Top scientists clarify how knowledge should inform policies in series of Vienna Theses
German exit from nuclear power must not lead to loss of knowledge, academy warns
This week: hydrogen research fellowships, Earth system science and a high-profile departure at Robert Koch
Funder allocates 62 awards to German hosts, 45 to the UK and 41 to France
Science council urges structural rethink to future-proof German research financing
Young academics use data set to check government promise to create more long-term jobs
This week: pension gaps, a quantum computing network and concerns over “helpless” teacher shortage response
Current legislation hinders research on climate-resilient plants and could damage European competitiveness, they warn
Chain contracts force Germany’s student employees into weeks of unpaid labour, study shows
This week: data theft in Duisburg, human remains in Berlin and opposition to qualification weakening
Forced removal of activists would undermine “credibility” of Germany’s climate policies, academics warn
“Alarmingly widespread” collaborations may have used public funding in contravention of guidelines, report warns
This week: anti-harassment protests in Cologne, a health czar resignation and scholarships for Afghan students
This week: record international student numbers, the Excellence Strategy and funds for threatened scientists
Stifterverband report highlights room for improvement in German universities’ strategies to become environmentally friendly
The rising cost of everything—including living, tuition and equipment—dominates German academia
German funder asks authors to make part of grant reports available in open-access repositories
Trust in science remains high and increases with education, Science Barometer shows
Ruling slams group head and co-author for failure to spot manipulated data before article publication
This week: research quality prize, a campus occupation in Frankfurt and education spending
Position paper promises smoother student visa process, says German academic exchange provider
Cost of living crisis is wrecking budgets, warns association of German higher education institutions
This week: funders start consulting service, student numbers drop and government backs student energy support
This week: public research questions, new fuel for a reactor and energy price alleviations
Science should be “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”, says collection of institutes
Too few women make it to top career levels, and progress is stagnating, HRK warns
Humboldt Foundation and DAAD express relief over U-turn, guaranteeing tens of millions