Interview May. 05, 2022

NEXT: Experimental space for science

In the following interview, Hanna Denecke, leader of the "Exploration" funding team, and Tobias Schönwitz, funding officer for the NEXT program, explain how we are paving the way for new topics and research methods under the NEXT funding framework.

Funding offer Apr. 12, 2022

Data Reuse – Additional Funding for the Preparation and Storage of Research Data

In the context of its Open Science Policy, the Volkswagen Foundation supports Open Data. The foundation provides its grantees with additional funding for the preparation of research data for data reuse and for making generated data available as Open Data. Apply anytime

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Story Mar. 08, 2022

Exploring science communication: The KSCN

What we feel when we see: Artists, designers and researchers explore the emotional impact of visual representations in the new Kiel Science Communication Network.

360 degrees picture from a weather station in Costa Rica
News Mar. 07, 2022

Science Communication: With Virtual Reality to Costa Rica

News Mar. 03, 2022

Academic freedom on the decline

The new Academic Freedom Index data is now available. The 2022 report shows that academic freedom has decreased substantially in many countries.

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Interview Feb. 21, 2022

Quality in preclinical research: Networked rather than alone

Neuroscientist Sarah McCann wants to improve the quality of biomedical research and make it more reproducible. The Volkswagen Foundation is funding her research as a pioneering project in the new profile area "Understanding Research – Evaluation and Science Practice".