Research in Germany

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!

Why Germany

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.

Prof. Dr. Günter Schneider, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Prof. Dr. Ulrich Keller, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Priv.-Doz. Dr. Matthias Wirth, UMG (from left to right).

Combination therapy offers new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have discovered a promising new therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer. By simultaneously blocking two signaling pathways – PI3Kα/δ and SUMO – cancer cells are eliminated, and the immune system is activated to fight the tumor. The results have been published in the journal Gastroenterology.

Nov 6, 2025, 3:15:27 PM

Three new toads leap into the spotlight

An international team of researchers has discovered three new, bizarre, and wart-covered species of tree toads from Tanzania that give birth to fully developed toadlets. A key element of the study was the examination of specimens housed in the wet collection of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, highlighting the continuing importance of natural history collections for scientific research and biodiversity conservation. The study was published today in the open-access journal Vertebrate Zoology.

Nov 6, 2025, 1:30:00 PM

Long-lived contrails usually form in natural ice clouds

Long-lived contrails form predominantly not in cloud-free skies, but within already existing ice clouds. This is the conclusion reached by a team of scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich, the University of Cologne, the University of Wuppertal, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Nov 6, 2025, 12:52:51 PM

Deer Slow Down Forest Diversity – Even in the Light

Even in sunny forest gaps, browsing by roe deer prevents the natural regeneration of many tree species. Researchers at the University of Würzburg show just how strongly these ungulates shape forest development.

Nov 6, 2025, 12:52:31 PM

Multipass optical parametric amplifier with laser beam: The new system demonstrates the development of highly efficient and compact short-pulse lasers.

Highly efficient and compact – Innovative and versatile system for a new generation of short-pulse lasers

Lasers that emit extremely short light pulses are highly precise and are used in manufacturing, medical applications, and research. The problem: efficient short-pulse lasers require a lot of space and are expensive. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a new system in cooperation with Stuttgart Instruments GmbH. It is more than twice as efficient as previous systems, fits in the palm of a hand, and is highly versatile. The scientists describe their approach in the journal Nature.

Nov 6, 2025, 12:08:43 PM

Global biodiversity loss – How the EU can promote environmentally friendly consumption

Joint press release by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu) ► European consumption patterns contribute significantly to biodiversity loss in the Global South. New study by IÖW and ifeu shows the impact of soy, palm oil and shrimp consumption. Researchers make recommendations for a coordinated EU policy to reduce the global footprint and to promote sustainable nutrition and show: there is no way around sufficiency.

Nov 6, 2025, 11:59:04 AM