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ViewGermany gets first payment from EU Covid recovery money

Country is expecting €25.6bn in total, with “numerous” plans for investing in R&D

ViewGermany news roundup: 28 July to 3 August

This week: funds to study Europe’s woes, Freiburg’s environmental centre and NRW return-programme winners

ViewBaden-Württemberg prepares for in-person teaching

State science minister pleads with students to return after June regulation change

ViewRhine region to see €90m worth of ‘strategic cooperation’

Coronavirus recovery fund will pay for innovation networks and campuses in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe

ViewBavaria starts campus jabs over demand for in-person teaching

Universities urge states to press ahead with plans for Germany-wide Covid-19 vaccinations for students

ViewMinister calls for extreme-weather research after deadly floods

Karliczek wants to improve forecasts and understanding of risks posed to Germany by climate change

ViewGermany news roundup: 21-27 July

This week: artificial intelligence schools, Cologne's internationalisation strategy and a West African climate centre

ViewHealth system needs closer link to science, report states

German council presents recommendations to boost the role and visibility of university medicine

ViewGermany’s rectors and students demand full vaccination

University attendants say face-to-face teaching must not go ahead without protection

ViewGermany news roundup: 14-20 July

This week: demand for free data, SDG cooperation and female scientists on Wikipedia

ViewGerman decision removes barrier to European Unified Patent Court

Power to resolve pan-European patent disputes does not violate German fundamental rights, court rules

ViewPopulism threatens Germany’s attractiveness, survey finds

Country’s international science profile remains high, but concerns raised about politics and digitisation, says DAAD

ViewDFG reprimands scientist over CV mistakes

Funder reminds applicants to be careful about previous experience when submitting proposals

ViewGermany news roundup: 7-13 July

This week: Oldenburg refutes animal research claims, Berlin hosts persecuted scientists and DFG updates statutes

ViewScience group wants consensus on research agenda

Researchers in Germany urge incoming government to take new look at scientific priorities

ViewTechnology academy looks at the ethics of innovation

Acatech wants researchers to evaluate the ethical aspects of their inventions

ViewGermany news roundup: 31 June to 6 July

This week: funding for data sharing, campaign to vaccinate students and transparency on animal research

ViewBoris Johnson unveils physics medal for Merkel visit

Herschel Award announced by UK leader, as research universities also meet to discuss UK-Germany cooperation

ViewConsensus builds to reduce fixed-term contracts

Cross-party agreement in German Bundestag shows strong support for fairer academic hiring practices

ViewGerman think tanks urge focus on science communication

Public-engagement efforts marred by pressure to publish and lack of resources, report finds

ViewGermany news roundup: 23-29 June

This week: alleged science spy arrested, funds for extremism research, and EU wildlife-study warning

ViewUniversities’ share of industry funding declines in Germany

German businesses collaborate with non-academic entities, leaving higher education out of pocket

ViewMinistry expands Covid-19 drug research

German funding injection to boost work on future therapies targeted at coronavirus

ViewGermany news round-up: 16-22 June

This week: funding for hydrogen research, DAAD sustainability partnerships and Europe’s fastest quantum computer

ViewGerman rectors cast doubt on Projekt Deal success

HRK leader voices concerns that transformative agreements are “perpetuation of old system” in publishing

ViewBerlin university revokes former family minister’s PhD

Freie Universität Berlin board decides unanimously that Franziska Giffey’s thesis was based on “deception”

ViewGermany news round-up: 9-15 June

This week: a viral video, plans for post-pandemic teaching, and funding for research on epidemics

ViewDAAD sees exchange participation decline in 2020

Number of students and researchers going abroad stalled during Covid-19, German exchange service says

ViewDFG was active participant in Nazi regime, study concludes

History of Germany’s biggest funder lays bare activities during Third Reich

ViewGermany news roundup: 2-8 June

This week: Braun to keep PhD, academia’s sustainability shortcomings and animal protection rules