Mobility is a basic need, but increased traffic in growing cities also entails numerous problems. Scientists in Germany are exploring smart solutions.

How can sustainable transport systems improve quality of life in our cities? German and Colombian transport experts work together to find answers in the MoviCi network.

German universities support researchers wishing to turn their research into a marketable product. One of them is Julio Pastrana, a Mexican based at the University of Bonn.

The AGYA is a community of outstanding, early-career researchers. For them, the AGYA supports innovative collaborative research and provides funding. Postdocs from all disciplines who are affiliated with a research institution in Germany or an Arab country are invited to apply for membership until 3 April 2018.

Join "Research in Germany" at the events of the German-Australian Platform for Health Research in Australia 2018! Register now for our events in Melbourne (10 to 11 April) and Sydney (12 to 13 April) and meet representatives of some of Germany’s leading universities and research institutions.

The Wüstenrot Stiftung provides funding for doctoral theses relating to post-war modernist buildings or open space design in Germany. The next closing date for applications is 1 May 2018.

At more than 70 locations, Falling Walls Labs provide young international researchers with a stage upon which to present their innovative research. National winners travel to Berlin to attend the conference. The closing dates for applications differ from country to country.

That is how fast air and tiny droplets shoot from our nose and mouth when we sneeze. It’s the speed of a hurricane. Sneezing is a typical symptom of hay fever and other allergies which, though most common in spring, are a focus for research all year round.