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October 2020 – Newsletter "Research in Germany"
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Read about how a closed coal mine in Germany is revived through research and art, find out how dance and literary studies are connected and discover innovative research projects at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology. What is more, Germany has been highly successful at ERC’s 2020 starting grant application round and last but not least you’ll find current calls and upcoming events at the end of the newsletter.
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Living in Germany
The last miners descended into the coal mine in Germany’s Ruhr region – known as the "Ruhrpott" – more than 25 years ago. Today this historical industrial complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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People
Lindsey Drury was a choreographer – and is now a historian. Since 2019, she has been exploring the links between dance and literature at the cluster of excellence "Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in the Global Perspective" at Freie Universität Berlin.
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Research policy
German institutions have been very successful at securing European Research Council starting grants. Young outstanding scholars from 25 countries competed for a grant each worth up to EUR 1.5 million. A total of 436 ERC grants worth EUR 677 million were awarded, out of which 88 researchers will conduct their work in Germany. The UK ranks second (62 grants), the Netherlands third (42 grants) and France with 38 grants comes fourth.
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Spotlight Bioeconomy
The biologist Dr Bernhard Ellinger works at the interface between research and application. Read in our portrait what fascinates him about his work, and how his research is helping to save natural resources.
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Current calls
Upcoming events
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Get updates
Get updates about research career options and funding opportunities in Germany, the latest research news, interesting research projects and upcoming events.
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