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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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.

Dancer Vincenzo Minervini presented the audience with a choreographically consistent performance in various ways.

The Fascination of Contemporary Dance—What Draws Audiences In?

Unlike ballet, contemporary dance is not necessarily intuitively ‘understood’ by the general public. So, which factors influence whether audiences enjoy a contemporary dance performance? An interdisciplinary research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, investigated what people like about contemporary dance using live performances. They found that both objective and subjective factors play a role. The study results were recently published in the journal Cognition.

Jun 12, 2025, 3:26:28 PM

Jun.-Prof. Edoardo Milana, Junior Professor for Soft Machines at the University of Freiburg.

“If we want truly intelligent robots, improving the design of their bodies is essential.”

Thanks to artificial intelligence, robots can already perform many tasks that would otherwise require humans. In this interview, Edoardo Milana, a junior professor of soft machines, explains how improved design and innovative mechanics are broadening the range of applications for these machines.

Jun 12, 2025, 3:10:55 PM

Cultured mini-organs reveal the weapons of aggressive bacteria

HIRI researchers decipher the colonization behavior of Shigella

Jun 12, 2025, 1:41:14 PM

Non-stick coatings: Coatings containing PFAS ensure that the egg does not stick in the pan. PFAS hardly degrade in the environment and are therefore considered “eternal chemicals”.

PFAS: A Novel Path to Breaking Down “Forever Chemicals”

Chemists at Goethe University Frankfurt have developed a catalyst capable of breaking down per- and polyfluorinated organic substances (PFAS) – also known as “forever chemicals” – in a targeted manner. PFAS are widely used to make surfaces resistant to dirt and water, but their extreme persistence in the environment and potential health risks have made them a growing concern. What sets this new catalyst apart is that it does not rely on costly or toxic heavy metals like platinum, palladium, or iridium. Beyond its ability to degrade PFAS, the catalyst could also be used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.

Jun 12, 2025, 1:30:00 PM

Steep-sided underwater canyons on the continental margin bordering the Pacific Ocean off the US West Coast (State of Washington). These geological features were formed by erosion processes on the seafloor.

Why Do Submarine Canyons Form in Places Where the Seafloor Is Particularly Steep?

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Potsdam have published the results of a study indicating that the slope of the seafloor plays a crucial role in how submarine canyons are formed Submarine canyons are large, kilometer-deep gorges on the seafloor along continental margins that transport sediments, nutrients, and carbon from offshore regions into the deep sea.

Jun 12, 2025, 1:01:36 PM

Table: Forecast for Germany: Key Economic Indicatorsa for Germany, 2023–2026

Economic recovery in Germany – but structural problems and US trade policy weigh on the economy

The German economy has picked up somewhat in the first half of 2025. This was helped by the temporary increase in demand from the US in anticipation of higher tariffs. If the US does not escalate its trade conflicts further, production in Germany according to the summer forecast of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) is likely to increase a bit (by 0.4%) in 2025, after two years of decline. In March, the IWH economists were forecasting growth of 0.1% for the current year. Growth of 1.1% is forecast for the year 2026. Similar expansion rates are to be expected for East Germany.

Jun 12, 2025, 1:00:00 PM