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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.

Research team discovers disruption of visual stability

A research team led by Prof Markus Lappe from the University of Münster has been investigating the question of how we perceive a stable environment despite constant eye movements. The result: rapid and smooth eye movements are based on different mechanisms, and visual stability depends on specific motion signals. The results of the study have been published in the journal ‘Science Advances’.
Nov 7, 2024, 11:49:42 AM

A surprising link between motor systems control and sleep rhythms

Sleep is one of the most mysterious, yet ubiquitous components of our biology. It has been described in all major groups of animals, including worms, jellyfish, insects or cephalopods, and in all vertebrates, from fish to humans. Common characteristics of sleep include reduced movement, decreased muscle tone, and an increased need for sleep after periods of deprivation, for example after a night out. Recent research at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research provides important insights into how sleep rhythms are controlled in a reptile, the Australian dragon (Pogona vitticeps).
Nov 7, 2024, 11:21:00 AM

Learning machines: DFKI presents new findings at the Conference on Robot Learning

At the Darmstadt laboratory of the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) researchers investigate how robots can learn independently from experience. At the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), which takes place from 6 to 9 November in Munich, the researchers will present two important new projects in cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt. The first is TacEx, a simulation environment for tactile sensors. This will make it possible to train the fine motor skills of robots. In the second project, the researchers are analysing the requirements for datasets in order to use Diffusion Policies to efficiently train the locomotion of humanoid robots.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:20:00 AM

Oldest depictions of fishing discovered in Ice Age art: Camp site reveals 15,800-year-old engravings of fish trapping

Neuwied/Durham. The ice-age camp site of Gönnersdorf on the banks of the Rhine has revealed a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on early fishing practices. New imaging methods have allowed researchers to see intricate engravings of fish on ancient schist plaquettes, accompanied by grid-like patterns that are interpreted as depictions of fishing nets or traps.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:07:20 AM

International Academic Mobility: Germany is No 2 worldwide for international academics and researchers

Germany is the second most important host country for international academics and researchers after the USA, according to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the publication "Wissenschaft weltoffen" published today. Over 75,000 researchers from all over the world worked in Germany. In addition, 380,000 international students were enrolled at German universities - a new record.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:00:00 AM

New mechanism: How cancer cells escape the immune system

An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of so-called MHC-I molecules, which help the immune system recognize and kill harmful cells, including tumor cells. The sensor ensures that defective MHC-I molecules remain inside the cell, where they are eventually degraded. Surprisingly, a lack of this quality assurance can lead to more MHC-I molecules reaching the surface of cancer cells, triggering a stronger immune response against the tumor.
Nov 6, 2024, 4:30:00 PM

Research team discovers disruption of visual stability

A research team led by Prof Markus Lappe from the University of Münster has been investigating the question of how we perceive a stable environment despite constant eye movements. The result: rapid and smooth eye movements are based on different mechanisms, and visual stability depends on specific motion signals. The results of the study have been published in the journal ‘Science Advances’.
Nov 7, 2024, 11:49:42 AM

A surprising link between motor systems control and sleep rhythms

Sleep is one of the most mysterious, yet ubiquitous components of our biology. It has been described in all major groups of animals, including worms, jellyfish, insects or cephalopods, and in all vertebrates, from fish to humans. Common characteristics of sleep include reduced movement, decreased muscle tone, and an increased need for sleep after periods of deprivation, for example after a night out. Recent research at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research provides important insights into how sleep rhythms are controlled in a reptile, the Australian dragon (Pogona vitticeps).
Nov 7, 2024, 11:21:00 AM

Learning machines: DFKI presents new findings at the Conference on Robot Learning

At the Darmstadt laboratory of the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) researchers investigate how robots can learn independently from experience. At the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), which takes place from 6 to 9 November in Munich, the researchers will present two important new projects in cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt. The first is TacEx, a simulation environment for tactile sensors. This will make it possible to train the fine motor skills of robots. In the second project, the researchers are analysing the requirements for datasets in order to use Diffusion Policies to efficiently train the locomotion of humanoid robots.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:20:00 AM

Oldest depictions of fishing discovered in Ice Age art: Camp site reveals 15,800-year-old engravings of fish trapping

Neuwied/Durham. The ice-age camp site of Gönnersdorf on the banks of the Rhine has revealed a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on early fishing practices. New imaging methods have allowed researchers to see intricate engravings of fish on ancient schist plaquettes, accompanied by grid-like patterns that are interpreted as depictions of fishing nets or traps.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:07:20 AM

International Academic Mobility: Germany is No 2 worldwide for international academics and researchers

Germany is the second most important host country for international academics and researchers after the USA, according to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the publication "Wissenschaft weltoffen" published today. Over 75,000 researchers from all over the world worked in Germany. In addition, 380,000 international students were enrolled at German universities - a new record.
Nov 7, 2024, 10:00:00 AM

New mechanism: How cancer cells escape the immune system

An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of so-called MHC-I molecules, which help the immune system recognize and kill harmful cells, including tumor cells. The sensor ensures that defective MHC-I molecules remain inside the cell, where they are eventually degraded. Surprisingly, a lack of this quality assurance can lead to more MHC-I molecules reaching the surface of cancer cells, triggering a stronger immune response against the tumor.
Nov 6, 2024, 4:30:00 PM
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