Newsletter: June 2019

Combining the findings of basic research with the market knowledge that companies have can help preserve our planet's natural resources.

It can take several years for a good idea for a sustainable product to become a reality. Start-ups in Freiburg are supported throughout the process.

Alejandro Villanueva wants to support companies in efficiently analysing their mountains of data. His work has earned the Mexican PhD student at the University of Stuttgart a generous research grant.

Through its scholarship programme, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung supports master's and doctoral students from all over the world. The deadline for applicants already in Germany ends on 15 July.

Through its Sofja Kovalevskaja Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation makes it possible for international researchers to establish a working group in Germany. Applications can be submitted until 31 July 2019.

The European Research Council supports outstanding research projects pursued by young researchers of any nationality. Applications for the Advanced Grants can be submitted until 29 August 2019.

The number of students in Germany has risen by nearly a million to around 2.8 million in the last ten years alone. What are the consequences for graduates of this inflation in terms of academic qualifications? The sociologist Hans-Peter Blossfeld provides some answers.

That is how old the dinosaur eggs are that were found in China in 2013. Bonn palaeontologist Martin Sander was a member of the team that examined the eggs.