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Yedikule Bostans stands in the middle of a green field at the Theodosian wall in Istanbul.
Event Report 06 May 2019

Herrenhausen Conference "Urban Agricultural Heritage and the Shaping of Future Cities"

The Herrenhausen Conference on May 6-8, 2019 focussed on food production in cities and elaborated why urban agriculture should be part of a sustainable urban planning in the future.

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Story 09 April 2019

From Dream to Reality

Fresh water as a precious resource. A young Kenyan scientist has made this her theme – one that has accompanied her through her scientific career.

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Interview 28 March 2019

"I Always Advise Going for a Knockout Victory."

The Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell and the Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation Wilhelm Krull on the sirens of assembly-line research, fainthearted experts and courageous free spirits. 

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Story 25 March 2019

Like Pavlov’s Famous Dog?

Researchers in Tubingen are attempting to find out whether plants show comparable reflexes – and can therefore be regarded as capable of learning.

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News 21 March 2019

"Interdisciplinary College" on senses and sensors

From 12 to 19 March 2019, the established Spring School brought together scientists from neurobiology, computer science, engineering, psychology and philosophy in order to deal with senses and sensors across disciplines and with the data collected.

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Cover 10 Jahre - 10 Thesen - Forschung in Museen
Publication of the Foundation 19 March 2019

Brochure: "10 Jahre – 10 Thesen. Forschung in Museen" (in German)

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Story 09 July 2025

How does working with AI impact on research?

As a tool of science, artificial intelligence entails numerous risks, opportunities, and ambivalences. These need to be identified and classified. However, there is no revolution in sight, according to Jens Schröter.

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Eine Illustration einer Person mit Handy, die schlangenhaft von Social media Beiträgen angegriffen wird. Eine Person, die einen protesteanten interviewt. Die Karte von Deutschland, aus der schwarz-rot-goldene Tropfen heraustropfen.
Story 22 May 2025

What fascinates young people about the far right?

Hostility towards democracy is on the rise in Germany. Yet politicians and academics pay little attention to the attitudes of a particularly important group: young voters. An interdisciplinary project in eastern Germany is determined to change that.

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