248 from Jul 07, 2016 Appointed to Senate of German Research Foundation Three Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin Newly Appointed to DFG Senate

Three Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin Newly Appointed to DFG Senate. ' 248/2016 from Jul 07, 2016 Three scholars at Freie Universität Berlin have been newly appointed to the Senate of the German Research Foundation (DFG). They are Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum, Professor Dr. Peter Geimer, and Thomas Risse. A total of eight new members have been selected to the Senate of the largest research funding organization and central self-governing organization for research in Germany. Five members of the Senate were re-elected for a further term of office, and seven members resigned in rotation, including the professor of philosophy at Freie Universität, Dr. Sybille Krämer. Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum is a professor of ancient Near Eastern studies at Freie Universität Berlin; in the DFG Senate, she will represent literature. The managing director of the Art History Institute at Freie Universität, Peter Geimer, was elected to the board in the slot for art history/philosophy.