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ViewResearch groups unite in defence of Covid-19 scientists

German alliance slams Bild article on researchers whose work is used by government

ViewGermany news roundup: 8-14 December

This week: a digital teaching trend, animal experiment extension, and support for researchers in danger

ViewCall for power shift in Germany’s scientific publishing

Physics society proposes elimination of impact factors and demands more transparency over publication costs

ViewPhD candidates flag gender imbalance in power abuse cases

Study highlights “unconscious bias” as women are more likely to be accused of abusing influence

ViewGermany news roundup: 1-7 December

This week: performance assessment, a Humboldt diversity agenda and Berlin’s revision of controversial contract law

ViewResearchers bemoan legal threats to IT work

Lack of legislation scares computer scientists off work that could brand them “cyber-criminals”, study finds

ViewGermany news round-up: 24-30 November

This week: funding for research quality, fewer first-year students and demand for AI expertise

ViewGerman coalition puts research in spotlight

Incoming government presents ministerial candidate and pledges to boost R&D spending

ViewProfessors feel ‘restricted’ by political correctness, survey says

Two-fifths of academics in Germany say they moderate their statements because of backlash fears

ViewGerman universities bemoan Brexit losses

UK’s exit from the EU has scuppered research partnerships and collaboration, leaders say

ViewGermany news roundup: 17-23 November

This week: Covid measures at Ingolstadt, support for Afghan scholars and a degree programme deluge

ViewGermans in favour of more evidence in politics, survey shows

Trust in scientists remains high—and internet becomes number one source of research news

ViewFixed-term contracts harm science, young academics warn

Lobby group calls for better distinction between early career researchers to improve German contracting laws

ViewGermany news roundup: 10-16 November

This week: R&D spending cuts, fewer first-year students, and tough Covid-19 rules in Erlangen

ViewCouncil demands better—not more—science communication

Improvements to how and why scientists reach out to society could boost trust, paper states

ViewGerman MPs found to have ‘too little time’ for science

Survey shows room for improvement in evidence-based policymaking, as parliamentarians sideline scientific information

ViewGermany news roundup: 3-9 November

This week: short-term contract furore, international opinions and opposition to Berlin’s fixed-term contract law

ViewHumboldt president resigns over fixed-term contracts

Berlin law change lacks funding to be properly implemented, says Sabine Kunst

ViewProgress slow in fixing professorial gender imbalance

Leaky pipeline blamed for failure to significantly raise number of senior female academics in Germany

ViewGermany news roundup: 27 October to 2 November

This week: a Duisburg-China clash, record part-time student numbers, and scholarships for African academics

ViewLower Saxony universities protest against state government cuts

Region will struggle to attract talent if institutions lose €25 million a year, say universities

ViewGermany ‘must minimise research reliance on China’

DAAD exchange funder says academic cooperation should continue with caution

ViewGermany news roundup: 20-26 October

This week: transatlantic exchange, exam extensions and working-class access to education

ViewScience organisations propose tool to streamline policy

“Innovation cabinet” could close knowledge gaps and support public-private projects in Germany, supporters say

ViewCOP26: Growing commitment

After its most successful election result to date, Germany’s Green party could boost climate research

ViewGermany news roundup: 13-19 October

This week: artificial intelligence funding, threats against Erfurt researchers and German health-data access

ViewGermany news roundup: 6-12 October

This week: Nobel Prize winners, German Rectors’ Conference post-election demands and life sciences fellows

ViewMunich and Berlin dominate external research funding

Criticised dependence on ‘third-party’ funding may be waning, DFG report shows

ViewProportion of female professors stagnates in Germany

Only 26 per cent of full-time professors in the country in 2020 were women

ViewPandemic hit academic exchange harder than student mobility

Number of international students in Germany rose in 2020, but researcher exchange declined