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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).

The University of Stuttgart is scoring with projects in the social sciences and at the interface between biomechanics and simulation science In the latest tender round of the European Research Counci

Future process aims at preserving the advantages of PEGylation for the use in nanomedicine while avoiding recognition of the new PEG structures by the immune system Since the first PEGylated drug was

Team led by Friederike Lang is researching the functioning and vulnerability of the forest floor In contrast to arable soils, forest soils are not mechanically mixed. As a result leaf and needle litter, brushwood and seeds accumulate on the surface and form a unique zone of transition between the fresh biomass and the mineral soil, which is called the forest floor.

Researchers from the University of Stuttgart and other institutions are collaborating on an applied research project designed to make automated road traffic safer for vulnerable road users.

German research alliances have emphasized the importance of research data and software for their research processes.

German Research Foundation funds long-term project to establish a catalogue of sources and works by the composer A long-term project under the leadership of Christiane Wiesenfeldt from Heidelberg Uni

German Research Foundation Approves Funding for Research Unit at the Institute of Biology at Freie Universität Berlin / Partnership with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / Extended Funding for an

International evaluation names researchers whose publications have been most cited worldwide Nine researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" that has just appeared.