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Research in Germany

Germany is a top destination for PhD students, postdocs, and senior scientists. The website "Research in Germany" helps you to find your way to Germany, to seek for PhD positions, research jobs or funding opportunities. It describes the German research landscape and helps you plan your career and life in Germany. Welcome to Germany - the Land of Ideas!

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Why Germany

There are many good reasons for doing research in  Germany. It is one of the most innovative, stable and well endowed  research nations  and its universities and research institutions are among the best in the world. Values like freedom and diversity as well as social and ecological responsibility are considered important to ensure knowledge gain and societal progress.

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Here you will find a selection of the latest R&D news from German universities, non-university research institutes and industrial research facilities.

Wedding nights in church attics: Greater Mouse-Eared Bats display lek mating system
In the darkness of old church attics, surprisingly romantic scenes take place as male greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis), the largest native bat species in Europe, compete for the attention of females using complex vocalisations and remarkable patience. A new study from the Museum für Naturkunde, published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, provides novel insights into the mating behaviour of these bats, revealing that Myotis myotis exhibits a lek mating system — a strategy rarely documented in bats.
Jun 23, 2025, 4:25:33 PM

From Enemy to Fellow Human Beings

A German-Israeli research team develops a psychological approach against social division and shows how political factions can come closer together.
Jun 23, 2025, 2:45:51 PM

Pelin Asa

Two exbhitions reimagine beetle-infested wood and peatlands for bio-based materials
Beetle-infested wood is usually considered lower value, while swamps are often drained to make space for agriculture. That is, until you visit two new temporary exhibitions by »Matters of Activity«, which challenge these long-held assumptions and invite visitors to see both as versatile, living resources for a more sustainable future.
Jun 23, 2025, 11:17:52 AM

Ziyan Warneke

Innovative process opens up new perspectives for thin-film technology applications

For the past five years, researchers at Leipzig University have been working on fundamentally new methods for selectively assembling gaseous, charged molecular fragments into new, complex molecules. The synthesised substances are deposited onto surfaces. This innovative process opens up new perspectives for applications in modern nanoelectronics and sensor technology. It also offers new avenues of research across various scientific disciplines – from catalyst research to medical applications.
Jun 23, 2025, 10:52:51 AM

RFBerlin: Education Levels Among Immigrants in the EU Reach Record High
The educational level of immigrants to EU countries has been rising for 10 years. This also applies to immigrants from other EU countries as well as non-EU countries in 2024 compared to 2023. This general trend can be observed in all countries, but in some cases at very different levels and to varying degrees. Women are ahead in all groups in terms of educational attainment. The good education of immigrants can promote economic development.
Jun 23, 2025, 10:00:00 AM

Global study uncovers genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease across populations
A comparison of genetic data from all over the world specifies many general as well as a population-specific genetic predispositions for the neurogenerative disease Alzheimer’s. The results can lead to more precise and inclusive treatment options / publication in ‘Nature Genetics’
Jun 20, 2025, 2:10:41 PM

Wedding nights in church attics: Greater Mouse-Eared Bats display lek mating system
In the darkness of old church attics, surprisingly romantic scenes take place as male greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis), the largest native bat species in Europe, compete for the attention of females using complex vocalisations and remarkable patience. A new study from the Museum für Naturkunde, published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, provides novel insights into the mating behaviour of these bats, revealing that Myotis myotis exhibits a lek mating system — a strategy rarely documented in bats.
Jun 23, 2025, 4:25:33 PM

From Enemy to Fellow Human Beings

A German-Israeli research team develops a psychological approach against social division and shows how political factions can come closer together.
Jun 23, 2025, 2:45:51 PM

Pelin Asa

Two exbhitions reimagine beetle-infested wood and peatlands for bio-based materials
Beetle-infested wood is usually considered lower value, while swamps are often drained to make space for agriculture. That is, until you visit two new temporary exhibitions by »Matters of Activity«, which challenge these long-held assumptions and invite visitors to see both as versatile, living resources for a more sustainable future.
Jun 23, 2025, 11:17:52 AM

Ziyan Warneke

Innovative process opens up new perspectives for thin-film technology applications

For the past five years, researchers at Leipzig University have been working on fundamentally new methods for selectively assembling gaseous, charged molecular fragments into new, complex molecules. The synthesised substances are deposited onto surfaces. This innovative process opens up new perspectives for applications in modern nanoelectronics and sensor technology. It also offers new avenues of research across various scientific disciplines – from catalyst research to medical applications.
Jun 23, 2025, 10:52:51 AM

RFBerlin: Education Levels Among Immigrants in the EU Reach Record High
The educational level of immigrants to EU countries has been rising for 10 years. This also applies to immigrants from other EU countries as well as non-EU countries in 2024 compared to 2023. This general trend can be observed in all countries, but in some cases at very different levels and to varying degrees. Women are ahead in all groups in terms of educational attainment. The good education of immigrants can promote economic development.
Jun 23, 2025, 10:00:00 AM

Global study uncovers genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease across populations
A comparison of genetic data from all over the world specifies many general as well as a population-specific genetic predispositions for the neurogenerative disease Alzheimer’s. The results can lead to more precise and inclusive treatment options / publication in ‘Nature Genetics’
Jun 20, 2025, 2:10:41 PM
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