Kindness is the key to true collaboration – now more than ever. 💚 #WorldKindnessDay

It's all about #AI! We invite researchers based in Germany to join our Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium. 📆 24-27 September 2026 📌 Brazil ⏰ Application deadline: 11 January 2026 www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

Letzte Gelegenheit, beim #fwk25 dabei zu sein! Nur noch bis morgen, den 11. November, könnt ihr euch zum Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation 2025 anmelden. Jetzt noch anmelden und am 3. und 4. Dezember in Stuttgart die Community treffen! Zur Anmeldung: wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/forum-wissen...

Forschung zu Ozeanströmungen: 🌊 Dr. Riu Zhu kommt als Stipendiat der @humboldt-foundation.de an die #TUDresden. Er untersucht hier die Bewegung winziger Meeresorganismen, die im Ozean zur Umverteilung von Sauerstoff, Nährstoffen & Kohlenstoff im Ozean beitragen. ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...

Designing Political Participation ✊🏼🗳️🗯️ Researchers, artists, writers, civil society actors and social entrepreneurs: Apply now for the #HumboldtResidencyProgramme 2026 and spend six weeks next summer in Berlin/Brandenburg, collaborating across disciplines! www.humboldt-foundation.de/bewerben/foe...

Dorsilla Anono Katimbwa, an expert in Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms, encourages other Kenyan women in science to believe in themselves—and to apply for the Humboldt Research Fellowship as well. Learn more about the programme here 👉 bit.ly/3Jhi7kU

Mutmacher für alle in der #Wissenschaftskommunikation! 💪 Das neue Wissenschaftsbarometer ist da – und zeigt: Das Vertrauen in Wissenschaft bleibt stabil, das Interesse an Forschung ungebrochen. 👇 Mehr Einblicke bei unserer Partnerorganisation @w-i-d.de

Was Hochschulen heute und morgen bewegt 💡 – das stand im Fokus der gestrigen Mitgliederversammlung der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK). Mit dabei: Unser Generalsekretär Markus Zanner. Gemeinsam mit der @dfg.de stellte er das neue Programm 1000-Köpfe-Plus der Bundesregierung vor.

Exploring the Future of Quantum Learning 💡 From 27–30 October, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Cape Town hosted the 1st AIMS Workshop and School on the Theory of Quantum Learning Algorithms. A great example of German-African science partnerships! 💚

Don’t miss out on this opportunity – register now and meet us at Berlin Science Week!

When curiosity meets opportunity: Molly Taylor-Polesky, a US scholar of early modern history, shares how her research stay in Germany gave her new perspectives and the freedom to explore through the Humboldt Research Fellowship. Interested? Find out more about the programme 👉 bit.ly/3JgH2oo

Wir heißen die ersten Geförderten des „1000-Köpfe-Plus-Programms“ willkommen! 🤩 Die Mittel des Bundesforschungsministeriums ermöglichen es der Humboldt-Stiftung, mehr Forschungsstipendien und -preise zu vergeben. www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne... @dfg.de @daadworldwide.bsky.social

What will really help us live better for longer? Join us at Berlin Science Week on 1 November for a discussion on longevity with researcher and mental health expert Shuyan Liu & journalist Sofia Christensen. More information and registration ▶️ berlinscienceweek.com/de/programme...

The participants of this year's interdisciplinary Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science Symposium in Irvine, California, USA discussed topics like climate change or artificial intelligence in Science. 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 #FrontiersOfResearch More information: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

Thinking about doing a research stay in Germany? Humboldt Research Fellow Amy Ribet from Australia shares how her stay at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social fostered her personal and professional growth, global connections, and scientific inspiration. Discover more about the programme 👉 bit.ly/3J0tMnL

✨🥳🎉 Heartfelt congratulations to Humboldtians Susumu Kitagawa and Omar M. Yaghi on winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry 2025 which they share with Richard Robson for the development of "metal-organic frameworks"! We are truly honoured to have supported a step in their exceptional journey! 💚

✨✨✨ Huge congratulations to the winners of the #NobelPrize in Physics: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis. Clarke and Martinis are both members of the Humboldt Network – as hosts for Feodor Lynen Research Fellows! 💚 Picture: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

The next #MSCA4Ukraine webinar will discuss how MSCA4Ukraine fellows, alumni and hosts intend to support and contribute to rebuilding Ukrainian higher education & research. 🗓️ Date: 13 October, at 14.00 CEST 🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4pBFRAn @humboldt-foundation.de @horizoneu.bsky.social#MSCA4Ukraine

Wir begrüßen unsere neue stellvertretende Generalsekretärin, Katrin Amian! Die Amerikanistin und erfahrene Netzwerkerin wird ab dem 1. Oktober die Geschäftsführung der Humboldt-Stiftung verstärken. www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne...

Embracing Complexity: the participants of this year's German-Israeli Frontiers of Humanities Symposium in Frankfurt discussed benefits and challenges of measuring emotions in real-world settings, invisible disabilities & inclusive education, and much more. #FrontiersOfResearch

The next #MSCA4Ukraine webinar will discuss how MSCA4Ukraine fellows, alumni and hosts intend to support and contribute to rebuilding Ukrainian higher education & research. 🗓️ Date: 13 October, at 14.00 CEST 🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4pBFRAn @humboldt-foundation.de @horizoneu.bsky.social#MSCA4Ukraine

Viele Forschende aus den USA denken darüber nach, auszuwandern. Bietet ihnen Deutschland eine Perspektive? Christoph Drösser (@cdsf.bsky.social) sprach mit Teilnehmenden der GAIN-Tagung in Boston, darunter AvH-Präsident Robert Schlögl. #globalmindsinitiativegermany www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...

What’s it like for women in (STEM) research? Join Humboldtians Rasha Hanafi, Babita Paudel, Alessandra Sussulini & Oluwatoyin Odeku to discuss global insights and actionable ideas for a more inclusive, equitable scientific community. 📅 25 Sept, 3 pm www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

𝗙𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 For researchers in Germany going abroad, and Humboldt Network members abroad looking to host. Curious how to apply or host a fellow? Get all answers at the next Humboldt Discovery: Sep. 23rd 2pm – 3pm 👉 www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/i...

Food justice, food security & the impact of climate change – key topics at our late summer reception yesterday in Berlin. A truly inspiring evening, crowned by the Kosmos Lecture from Vania Zuin Zeidler, Creative Lead of our #HumboldtResidencyProgramme 2025.

Professors and married couple Martina Havenith & Albert Newen are expanding the global reach of German research by recruiting outstanding scientists from underrepresented regions through the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme. Read their story here: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Apply until 29 October! 👋 We invite researchers from Germany to participate in the UK-German Frontiers of Humanities Symposium, organised jointly with the @britishacademy.bsky.social. 📆 10-12 June 2026 📌 Bonn www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

After a very fun summer (👇), some personal updates: I am moving to @mpib-berlin.bsky.social @arc-mpib.bsky.social in Berlin next month with a Humboldt Fellowship @humboldt-foundation.de to join @ralfkurvers.bsky.social for some exciting collective decision-making work😁🐟🚶‍♀️ Any Berlin/DE tips welcome!

Only 6 days left to apply! #FrontiersOfResearch

I am delighted to have started this week as a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (@humboldt-foundation.de) at the Donostia International Physics Centre (@dipcehu.bsky.social) in San Sebastián, working in Raúl Angulo's group.

It's a wrap! ✨ Our Communication Lab on longevity ended with 17 amazing project ideas by researchers and journalists. Congratulations to our winning teams and all the participants for making a difference in our global science-media dialogue! ❤️ #ResearchComLab

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Humboldt-Professor @ingmarweber.de! Was ein großartiger Erfolg! 🎉 #AvHProfessor

Niedersachsens Wissenschaftsminister Falko Mohrs in Boston zur Bedeutung der GAIN-Tagung und des wissenschaftlichen Austauschs zwischen den USA und Deutschland. #FalkoMohrs #goGain25 @humboldt-foundation.de @dfg.de @mwk.niedersachsen

Tag 2 auf der GAIN-Jahrestagung 2025 steht ganz im Zeichen der Vernetzung, aber auch Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen kommen nicht zu kurz. Die Talent Fair mit Karrieremöglichkeiten für Postdocs in Deutschland geht natürlich auch weiter! www.gain-network.org #GoGAIN25 @dfg.de @humboldt-foundation.de

Hello from Boston 👋🏼🤩 – #GoGAIN25 is officially underway! We’re excited for three inspiring days of networking and exchanging ideas and experiences about research careers in Germany. Meet us at the Talent Fair! @daadworldwide.bsky.social @dfg.de #GAIN www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

How can local food policy councils drive change? Here’s what sustainability and food systems researcher Nandini Agarwal has to say! She is one of this year’s participants in the #HumboldtResidencyProgramme, which explores “The Future of Food.” 🥣 More info: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

„Regenbögen und Einhörner halten niemanden auf der Plattform“, sagt Sandra Wachter, Humboldt-Professorin und KI-Ethik-Expertin. „Aber Empörung, Skandale, toxische Inhalte, das sind die Dinge, die Nutzer binden.“ Wie #KI Empörung zu Geld macht ⬇️ www.derstandard.de/story/300000... @derstandard.at

The GAIN conference in Boston kicks off on Friday! 🌎🚀 #GoGAIN25 GAIN is the largest platform outside of Europe promoting international research careers in Germany – jointly organised by the Humboldt Foundation, @daadworldwide.bsky.social and @dfg.de. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Researchers in Brazil — Estamos procurando por você! The CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowships support top researchers from Brazil with a fully funded research stay in Germany. Learn more at our upcoming Info Session: 🗓 26 Aug, 10am – 11:30am (Brasília time) www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/i...

Leading a research group in Germany? The Henriette Herz Scouting Programme lets you recruit top international postdocs. Learn more at our next info session! 🗓 20 Aug, 2pm – 3:30pm 📍 Zoom www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/i...

Apply until 14 September! 👋 Together with our partners, we invite early & mid-career researchers based in Germany to participate in the Sino-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium. #FrontiersOfResearch 📆 23-26 April 2026 📌 Suzhou, China www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

The Study Tour through Germany starts today – have fun, dear Humboldtians! 💚🚍 #AvHStudyTour Every year, there is a two-week excursion for our research fellows, providing a broad overview of Germany’s cultural, economic, political, and social landscape.

🥣 Eating is not only a basic human need but also a mirror of social developments! This year’s Humboldt Residency Programme is all about “The Future of Food” and the challenges we need to address as a global community. Read more 👇 www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

#Wisskomm ist wichtig und notwendig - aber vielleicht ist es sogar Ihre Passion? Dann sind Sie hiermit explizit angesprochen: DFG und Stifterverband schreiben erneut den #CommunicatorPreis aus. Bis 30. September bewerben oder einen Vorschlag einreichen! Alle Infos: https://fcld.ly/cpreis26

What barriers do girls and young women face while participating in sports in India, Austria and Germany? And how can we make it more accessible? ⚽🏏 Join a virtual coffee break with #Humboldtian Juhi Jain on 7 August and find out. ⬇️ www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

Friendship knows no borders – The Humboldt Network creates bonds that can last a lifetime. 💚 On the international #FriendshipDay, we celebrate the connections across the Humboldt Network! 📸Humboldt Foundation/Benjamin Pritzkuleit

Goodbye, dear Thomas Hesse! 👋🏼💚 After more than 30 years in the service of the Humboldt Foundation, the long-standing Deputy Secretary General of the Humboldt Foundation is retiring. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Global Minds Initiative Germany: Federal Ministry of Research launches new programme to strengthen Germany as a science location together with the Humboldt Foundation, @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social. www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...

Die @humboldt-foundation.de hat Professorin Anna-Maria Meister @tweetissima.bsky.social, Institut für Entwerfen, Kunst und Theorie des #KITKarlsruhe, zum Scout im Henriette Herz-Scouting-Programm ernannt. 📸 Alona Antoniadis

Our Chancellor Fellows 2024/25 are in the final stretch of their stay in Germany. This week, they gathered in Berlin to reflect on their experiences – and also had the opportunity to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We wish all of you the very best for your future endeavours! 🤗💚