Welcome to the DFG

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany.

The DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers.

DFG Workshop: Best Practice for Engineering Science Faculties

(16 April 2008) How can the engineering science faculties of German universities meet the increasing demand for engineers in Germany, the world champion in exports? How must successful faculties of the future be structured in the face of increasing internationalisation and interdisciplinarity? And, what structures are particularly promising in this regard? These questions were the focus of a workshop recently held by the DFG in Bonn.

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DFG Science TV Brings Research to Life

(15 April 2008) With today's start of DFG Science TV, the DFG undertakes new methods of science communication. In this project, which is unique in Germany, extraordinary research projects are presented in short films via the internet. What makes Science TV special: The material for the films is recorded by the participating scientists themselves. “Beginning today, it is possible to watch over the shoulders of scientists via Internet TV and become captivated by the fascination of research. We must explore new methods in order to convey that research is exciting,” explained DFG President Professor Matthias Kleiner at the press conference held today in Berlin at the start of DFG Science TV.

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Winners of the Copernicus Award from the DFG and the FNP Announced

(14 April 2008) Professor Wolfgang Domcke, a chemist from Munich, and Professor Andrzej Sobolewski, a physicist from Warsaw, have been selected to receive the Copernicus Award by the DFG and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) for their services to German-Polish scientific cooperation. The award is in recognition of their many years of fruitful cooperation in the field of theoretical chemistry and their dedication to the promotion of young researchers.

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