💡 How can we assess research in a way that truly reflects excellence, diversity and societal impact? As a member of @coarassessment.bsky.social, we have published our CoARA Action Plan, reaffirming our commitment to advancing research assessment. ⬇️ www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/a...

Italian lawyer Rachele Marconi is at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social on a Humboldt Research Fellowship, working on principle of non-discrimination in military-occupied territories. She highlights the importance of staying curious and pursuing excellence. More on the programme: bit.ly/4nkCAVz

German Universities: Nominate top international research talent for the Humboldt Research Professorship. Don’t miss the next Humboldt Discovery Info Session and gain insights into funding, eligibility criteria, nomination, and application process. More information ‎👉 bit.ly/4o3zPYW

Advancing your research career while being a single parent can be challenging – but it is possible. Australian researcher Jane Addison shares how the Humboldt Research Fellowship enabled her research stay in Germany, including family support benefits. Learn more about the programme: bit.ly/4gbeavN

"Es ist wichtig, noch mehr ausländische Spitzenwissenschaftler:innen nach 🇩🇪 zu holen und ihnen noch bessere Bedingungen zu bieten." Beim Empfang der Humboldt-Stipendiat:innen 2026 betont der Bundespräsident, dass 🇩🇪 auf internationale Wissenschaft und offene Kooperation setzt. @humboldt-foundation.de

That’s a wrap! 🎬 A heartfelt thank-you to all Humboldtians who made our Annual Meeting such a meaningful gathering. 💚 Connected for Impact – that's what the worldwide Humboldt Family is all about. #AvHConnectedForImpact #Humboldtian @diplo.de @bmz.de @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

What a start to Annual Meeting 2026 in Berlin last night! 670+ Humboldtians from 70+ countries are here to connect. The opening featured eminent guests including Federal Minister Bär and @serapgueler.bsky.social Minister of State @diplo.de, among others. On to Day 2! 🤩 #AvHConnectedForImpact

🏃‍♀️ Team spirit in motion! Last week, colleagues from the Humboldt Foundation took part in the Bonn Company Run, joining thousands of runners for an evening of exercise, teamwork and fun. See you again next year at #BonnerFirmenlauf! 👋

Apply until 2 August! 👋 Together with the @britishacademy.bsky.social, we invite early & mid-career researchers based in Germany to participate in the UK-German Frontiers of Humanities Symposium! #FrontiersOfResearch 📅 21-23 April 2027 in Bonn www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

Starke Leistung! Das 3. Zertifikat zum #audit #berufundfamilie geht an: @humboldt-foundation.de , die #AVR #UmweltService #GmbH, den #Bezirk #Schwaben & die #Dachstiftung #Diakonie! #ZV2026 #personalbewusst !B

Wir sind dabei! 👋 Beim Tag der offenen Tür im Auswärtigen Amt am 20. und 21. Juni. Wir freuen uns auf Gespräche mit Ihnen an unserem Stand! 📌 Weltsaal, @diplo.de Das ganze Programm: www.diplo.de/tdot

Hoher Besuch in Bonn: Außenminister Johann Wadephul trifft Humboldt-Stiftung und DAAD Gestern traf Bundesaußenminister Wadephul die Leitungen der Humboldt-Stiftung und des @daadworldwide.bsky.social und tauschte sich mit Geförderten der beiden Organisationen aus. 📷Michael Jordan @diplo.de

Truth, Justice, and Peace: the participants of this year's UK-German Frontiers of Humanities Symposium in Bonn discussed how transitional justice and peace processes inform and are informed by local knowledge, traditions, interests and values. #FrontiersOfResearch 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @britishacademy.bsky.social

Supporting researchers at risk: 📣New call for the Philipp Schwartz Initiative The initiative allows researchers who are threatened in their home countries to continue their work in Germany. Register now and apply online: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

✨ Newly selected Humboldt Professors to receive up to €10 million in funding! They were nominated by @unikassel.bsky.social, @kit.edu, the @bihatcharite.bsky.social, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, @lmu.de, @tuda.bsky.social, and @uni-saarland.de. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Diesen Samstag in Berlin: 📌 Leibniztag im Konzerthaus mit Festvortrag von Robert Schlögl zum Thema "FUSION – Wie weit scheint die Sonne?" Am 13. Juni, ab 10.00 Uhr, begeht die @bbaw.bsky.social ihre traditionelle Festsitzung. Das ganze Programm und Anmeldung: www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...

Humboldtian María Gabriela Bordón shares the top three highlights of her research stay in Germany. Since 2025, the Argentine sustainability and food technology researcher has been advancing her work at @kit.edu. Learn more about Humboldt Research Fellowship programme: bit.ly/4ti8400

👋 We invite researchers based in Germany, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, or the United Arab Emirates to our interdisciplinary Symposium. #FrontiersOfResearch 📅 13-16 November 2026 www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

June is #Pride Month – a time to celebrate diversity, visibility, and inclusion. 🌈 At the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, we stand for diversity, inclusion, and democracy alongside our global Humboldt Network. Diversity matters. 💚

French researcher Marie Vericel (temnyytyulen.bsky.social) is exploring numerical cognition in primates as a Humboldt Research Fellow under the Global Minds Initiative Germany at unituebingen.bsky.social with Andreas Nieder. Learn more about the Global Minds Initiative Germany: bit.ly/4vXhvV3

A passion for medicine brought Feodor Lynen Fellow Nadine Vollmuth into research. During her fellowship, she worked at the University of Alabama on bacterial meningitis with Brandon Kim, who guided her throughout her research journey. Be the next Feodor Lynen Fellow. Apply today bit.ly/4tH2TY1

Heute ist Tag des Grundgesetzes. #Ehrentag Unser Stiftungspräsident Robert Schlögl betont: „Wissenschaftsfreiheit ist ein Grundrecht unseres Grundgesetzes und Voraussetzung für den Erfolg von Wissenschaft & Forschung hierzulande." Setzen wir uns gemeinsam für die Werte unseres Grundgesetzes ein!💚

Heute ist Deutscher Diversity-Tag! 🌈 2012 von der Charta der Vielfalt e.V. ins Leben gerufen, soll der Aktionstag Vielfalt am Arbeitsplatz sichtbar machen. Wenn Vielfalt gewinnt, gewinnt auch die Wissenschaft: Exzellenz lebt von der Vielfalt von Perspektiven! Happy #DDt26! 💚

Take your research global and unlock the benefits of international collaboration, growth, and funding with the Humboldt Research Fellowship. Hear from our fellow Humboldtian Omowunmi Fred-Ahmadu, as she encourages scholars to open their research to a global audience. Learn more: bit.ly/3NPbOaq

Cutting-edge research for Germany – yesterday, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships were awarded in Berlin. 🌟 Congratulations to all the awardees!

Today‘s the day! 🌟 The Alexander von Humboldt Professorships are being awarded this evening. 7 international top researchers will receive the awards from Federal Minister Dorothee Bär and Robert Schlögl, President of the Humboldt Foundation. Join us via livestream: www.youtube.com/@AvHStiftung...

How does a research stay abroad shape scientific independence? Feodor Lynen Fellow Theresa Hennig shares her experience as a Postdoc at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov, where she worked with Dr.-Ing. Jens Birkholzer on nuclear waste disposal. Discover the Feodor Lynen Programme: bit.ly/4n0S54F

Exploring living cells: Simon Elsässer is a leading expert in epigenetics and synthetic biology and one of seven top researchers to receive a Humboldt Professorship in Berlin on 12 May. #AvHProfessor @simonelsasser.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UKn...

Humboldt Fellow Stephanie Sandoval is a first-generation Latina in STEM and a US-based electrochemist with roots in El Salvador. At the @uni-muenster.de, she’s advancing solid-state batteries and next-gen materials. Discover the Humboldt Research Fellowship: bit.ly/4cR85l2

Advancing Resilience in Science, Health, and Technology – this year‘s Sino-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium in Suzhou, China (23- 26 April) brought together 60 outstanding young researchers from China and Germany. ℹ️ www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo... #FrontiersOfResearch

Award-winning author & Malaysian mathematician Fatimah Abdul Razak has reached a new milestone as a Humboldtian. At @rwth.bsky.social Faculty of Computer Science, she is advancing research in social network analysis. Explore the Humboldt Fellowship for researchers abroad here: bit.ly/4lYpaxw

Unlocking nature's secrets ✨: Christopher Barner-Kowollik is a leading international expert in photochemistry and one of seven top researchers to receive a Humboldt Professorship in Berlin on 12 May. #AvHProfessor 🎬 The full video portrait: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbG8...

📣🏆👨‍🎓 we're delighted to share that Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz has been awarded a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by @humboldt-foundation.de. This outstanding honour is conferred to internationally recognised researchers in recognition of their entire academic record to date. 👏👏👏

We were delighted to welcome Humboldt Fellows to @unituebingen.bsky.social and to the Cluster of Excellence CMFI. Thank you to the @humboldt-foundation.de and all participating Fellows for the inspiring conversations and the vibrant Humboldt Network spirit. 💚 #AvHNet

Fellows from across the globe, three inspiring days: our network meetings bring together Humboldtians in German university towns. 💚 #AvHNet #Humboldtian More info: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo... @cmfi.bsky.social

💚🌎 Thank you to the researchers in our network who are tirelessly working to protect our planet. #EarthDay #Humboldtian

Balancing an academic career and starting a family? Argentinian microbiologist Paula Tribelli shows how it can work: while pregnant with her first child, she was accepted into the Humboldt Research Fellowship. Read more about her journey and her two-year research stay in Germany: bit.ly/3OHmJTX

Researchers from Germany: planning a research stay abroad? Join the Humboldt Discovery Info Session on the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship – learn about the programme, application process & more! Researchers abroad planning to host fellows are also welcome! More information 👉 bit.ly/4mrHi31

Wie lässt sich immaterielles kulturelles Erbe schützen? Und was passiert beispielsweise mit Kirchen, wenn ihr ursprünglicher Sinn verloren geht? Zu diesen Fragen forscht die Verwaltungsrechtlerin und @humboldt-foundation.de Stipendiatin Dr. Clizia Franceschini in dem Projekt INHERENT. 👇

Welcome to Berlin! 💚 Our Philipp #SchwartzInitiative Forum is in full swing. We look forward to further fruitful discussions on how to support and protect researchers at risk. Special thanks to our President Robert Schlögl! @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

"We have beaten diseases, extended lives, and saved millions through science. Science isn't an opinion. It is what stands between us and the next epidemic!" On #WorldHealthDay, Humboldtian and cancer researcher Nousheen Zaidi from Pakistan advocates to #StandWithScience. @who.int

As a Henriette Herz Programme Scout, Franziska Jahnke, math professor at the @uni-muenster.de, recruits top international researchers for her team. Her role as a scout supports her commitment to gender balance and strengthens global collaboration. Learn more about becoming a scout: bit.ly/3NJlnYp

We were pleased to welcome around 20 fellows of @humboldt-foundation.de to #ZMT. As part of their 3-week introductory seminar, they visited our facilities & learned about our work on climate protection, blue food, maritime circular economy & coastal ecosystems. Thanks to @umweltstiftung.bsky.social

Become part of the DAAD & Humboldt Community 👋– a social network for fellows, alumni, and partners! Find out more and join now: daad-humboldt-community.de @daadworldwide.bsky.social

Eine erste Bilanz: Stiftungsgeneralsekretär Markus Zanner spricht im Deutschlandfunk über das 1.000-Köpfe-Plus-Programm. Vom Bundesforschungsministerium ins Leben gerufen, ermöglicht es der Stiftung, ihre Angebote auszubauen. www.deutschlandfunk.de/1000-koepfe-...

Maren Röger, director of @leibnizgwzo.bsky.social, had long wanted to strengthen the institute’s focus on Romania. When the Humboldt Scout was able to bring art historian Alexandra Chiriac to Leipzig, she finally found the missing puzzle piece. More about our Scouting Programme 👉 bit.ly/4rjibQR

Der neu erschienene Academic Freedom Index gibt einen Überblick über den weltweiten Stand der Wissenschaftsfreiheit. Der diesjährige Bericht untersucht unter anderem die Entwicklung in den USA, wo die Autonomie der Universitäten weit hinter die Vergleichsgruppe zurückgefallen ist. go.fau.de/1dib-

„Hinaus aus der bloßen Technik des Denkens, hinein in die Konflikte der Moderne.“ Die politische Philosophin und Humboldtianerin Seyla Benhabib über ihre Erinnerungen an den verstorbenen Jürgen Habermas und warum Philosophie nicht dem Zeitgeist hinterherlaufen darf. www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Humboldt Research Fellow Alexandra Chiriac explores transnational interconnections in the cultural history of Romania. Brought to @leibnizgwzo.bsky.social by Humboldt Scout Maren Röger, Chiriac can now shed more light on this under-researched country. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4blRipD

Salavat Abylkalikov is a Fellow of our Philipp Schwartz Initiative for researchers at risk.