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In the Berlin Science Survey Researchers Estimate Their Research Situation - Joint Press Release from Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin In research, the pressure to publish is high. To meet the expectations, researchers devote significantly less time to other tasks such as good teaching or open science - although they also rate these goals as especially important.

AVOSS links weather data with relevant hydrological information such as current soil moisture and terrain slope In recent years, there have been repeated flash floods in Germany, some with devastating effects, which have been triggered by localized heavy rainfall.

Researchers, Students, and Young People from Berlin Collaborate to Identify Topics for the Next Grand Challenge of the Berlin University / Joint press release of Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universit

Anthropologist Paul Basu is the new Hertz Professor for Global Heritage at the University of Bonn The University of Bonn has once again received excellent reinforcement.

German Research Foundation funds projects at the University of Bonn to the tune of millions of euros Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting a boost: the German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a total of eight new AI research units with a total of 31.4 million euros.

Leiden Ranking 2022 is published The latest rankings produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands has reaffirmed the outstanding aca

German Research Foundation Extends Funding for Collaborative Research Center at Freie Universität Berlin The collaborative research center CRC 1114: Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems based at Freie Universität Berlin has received a funding extension of four years.

A new boost for top-level research: the German Research Foundation (DFG) is setting up a new Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (CRC/TRR) at the University of Münster. The research alliance, entitled "Neutrophils: Origin, Fate & Function" will be devoted to conducting research into special cells in the immune system.

Biochemist Prof. Lydia Sorokin and particle physicist Prof. Christian Weinheimer from the University of Münster have each received one of the coveted Advanced Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC).