Press Releases 2012
- 13 December 2012, No. 37/2012
First Georg Forster Research Awards granted
Four researchers from developing and transition countries will receive the awards valued at 60,000 EUR each.
- 5 December 2012, No. 36/2012
The Foundation and its role in the Third Reich
Study illuminates the Foundation’s past between 1925 and 1945.
- 4 December 2012, No. 35/2012
500,000 EUR in additional funding for research in Africa
Sponsorship made possible by the Neville Alexander Memorial Fund
- 21 November 2012, No. 34/2012
161 international young researchers to meet in Karlsruhe
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellows’ meeting at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from 28 to 30 November
- 12 November 2012, No. 33/2012
Invitation to the presentation of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
Awards to be presented by Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan on 20 November 2012 in Berlin
- 6 November 2012, No. 32/2012
New Alexander von Humboldt professors selected
Germany’s highest valued international research award goes to five researchers from abroad.
- 26 October 2012, No. 31/2012
"Excellence in Research"
German-Canadian Conference on Academic Exchange
- 18 October 2012, No. 30/2012
Second Bonn Humboldt Award Winners' Forum
127 international researchers to discuss “the new desire for metaphysics” from 24 – 28 October in Bonn
- 9 October 2012, No. 29/2012
Nobel Prize for Physics goes to Humboldtian
Humboldt Research Award winner Serge Haroche is well-connected to German researchers.
- 1 October 2012, No. 28/2012
Max Planck Research Award to be presented in Berlin on 11 October
One of science’s most valuable prizes goes to Katharina Pistor and Martin Hellwig.
- 25 September 2012, No. 27/2012
Winning universities of the Research Alumni Competition announced
FU Berlin, University of Cologne and TU München are victorious in the ideas competition ‘Research alumni of universities in Germany’
- 19 September 2012, No. 26/2012
Increased performance through joint funding
Appeal to the Bundesrat from the Alliance of German Science Organisations
- 5 September 2012, No. 25/2012
250,000 EUR award for humanities scholars
Awards ceremony with Minister Schavan to take place on 13 September in Heidelberg
- 30 August 2012, No. 24/2012
New German Chancellor and Climate Protection Fellows meet in Bonn
42 fellows from 17 different countries to discuss their projects on 3 September.
- 29 August 2012, No. 23/2012
The Winner Takes It All – An Economic Take on Science
The latest edition of the Humboldt Kosmos magazine is out today.
- 22 August 2012, No. 22/2012
2012 Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards granted
14 international junior researchers each receive up to 1.65 million EUR
- 16 August 2012, No. 21/2012
Germany advocates the return of eminent researchers in Boston
Meeting of the German Academic International Network (GAIN) from 7 to 9 September landscape
- 26 July 2012, No. 20/2012
New term of office for Helmut Schwarz
A source of inspiration for the Humboldt Foundation and the German research
landscape
- 10 July 2012, No. 19/2012
Martin Hellwig and Katharina Pistor receive Max Planck Research Award
Excellent research focus on the regulation of international financial markets
- 20 June 2012, No. 18/2012
Federal President Gauck advocates welcoming culture in Germany
Meeting with Humboldt Fellows in Berlin
- 11 June 2012, No. 17/2012
Humboldt Foundation are guests of Federal President Joachim Gauck
On 19 June, the Federal President will address over 600 international scientists and scholars in the park of Schloss Bellevue.
- 24 May 2012, No. 16/2012
Humboldt Fellowships to become more lucrative
First rise in fellowship rates in 10 years
- 15 May 2012, No. 15/2012
“The Humboldt Professorship brings international superstars of research to Germany”
Research Minister Schavan and Humboldt Foundation President Schwarz confer Humboldt Professorships in Berlin.
- 7 May 2012, No. 14/2012
Invitation to the Award Ceremony for the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships
The six award winners will each receive up to five million EUR and are transferring to Dresden, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Munich, Münster and Tübingen.
- 2 May 2012, No. 13/2012
An important signal to strengthen science and research
Science organisations welcome Federal Government’s draft of Academic Freedom Act.
- 24 April 2012, No. 12/2012
133 international young researchers from 40 countries to meet in Aachen
Fellows’ meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the RWTH Aachen University from 25 to 27 April
- 20 April 2012, No. 11/2012
Humboldt Rankings reveal Germany’s prime locations for researchers from abroad
Major cities and Excellence Universities particularly successful
- 19 April 2012, No. 10/2012
New Alexander von Humboldt professors selected
Germany’s highest valued international research award goes to five researchers from abroad.
- 12 April 2012, No. 09/2012
Second round of ideas competition on international alumni work begins
German universities again invited to compete for three 130,000 EUR awards
- 5 April 2012, No. 08/2012
Federal Minister Schavan meets DAAD and Humboldt Foundation Alumni in South Africa
Alumni meeting and opening of the German-South African Year of Science in Cape Town
- 27 March 2012, No. 07/2012
520,000 EUR for new endowed chair and mathematics centre in Senegal
Contribution to African mathematics network of excellence
- 08 March 2012, No. 06/2012
New award for researchers from developing countries
Georg Forster Research Award is valued at 60,000 EUR.
- 08 March 2012, No. 05/2012
Turkey as a partner in Science and Technology
"Triangle of Knowledge" event in Berlin on 13 March.
- 28 February 2012, No. 04/2012
Research experience in Germany facilitates international careers
The Humboldt Foundation evaluates its fellowship programme
- 31 January 2012, No. 3/2012
“One Month in India”
Presenting German Research Opportunities in India
- 31 January 2012, No. 2/012
79 international young researchers from 28 countries to meet in Kiel
Fellows’ meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the University of Kiel from 8 to 10 February
- 12 January 2012, No. 1/2012
Invitation to New Year’s reception and awards ceremony for the ideas competition “Research alumni of universities in Germany”
Reception with over 300 international guests on 19 January in Berlin