April 2021

Living in Germany
Mannheim is proof that promoting music and creativity can have a positive impact on a city’s development. UNESCO awarded it a special title in recognition.

People
Ever since making a chance observation under the microscope, the multi-award-winning cell and molecular biologist Chun So from Hong Kong has been fascinated by the division of egg cells.

Research careers
Interested in a research stay in Germany? Find the right programme to finance your stay as a PhD student, postdoc or senior researcher with the help of our funding brochure and become part of Germany’s international research community!

Science news
Image analysis with artificial intelligence is a major topic of the future in medicine. Medical computer scientists from Heidelberg have now developed a method with which all image data can be processed with AI – free of charge and also usable by laypersons.

The Consolidator Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) support promising researchers wishing to advance their academic careers. The closing date for applications is 20 April 2021.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Free State of Saxony call on outstanding scientists to submit their innovative ideas for the establishment of two new large-scale research centres in Germany by 2023. Apply by 30 April 2021!

The International PhD Program of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) invites you to conduct research at the forefront of basic, computational, epidemiological and translational cancer research. The next closing date for application is 15 May.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) brings together outstanding young minds who contribute to a more sustainable future with their work and research. Applications can be submitted from 7 April until 19 May 2021.