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Magazincover "Impulse" 2022
Publication of the Foundation 28 June 2022

Impulse Ausgabe 2022 (in German): "Was soll ich? Was darf ich?"

Farbverlauf von hellgrün zu hellblau
Publication of the Foundation 21 June 2022

Status 2021 - The Volkswagen Foundation in figures

In 2021, the Volkswagen Foundation approved EUR 238.8 million for scientific projects. The most important figures, data and facts from our 2021 annual report.

Publication of the Foundation 20 June 2022

Annual Report: Status 2021

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Publication of the Foundation 17 June 2022

Supervisory Board: Rules of Procedure

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Story 30 May 2022

Exploring science communication: The MSCL

The Munich Science Communication Lab is dedicated to the research topic "Planetary Health", which considers the health of both the planet and its human population.

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Story 24 May 2022

Exploring science communication: The RHET AI Center

Is it possible to address the topic of artificial intelligence with objectivity and free of emotion? Researchers at the RHET AI Center are investigating the interests and images that shape the social perception and discourse surrounding the technology.

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Story 14 May 2025

Politics and wealth: a lopsided alliance?

A small, rich minority is becoming increasingly wealthy. Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer ask: How does politics contribute to growing economic inequality – and whose interests do MPs actually represent?

Eine Frau, die aufmerksam zuhört
Story 06 March 2025

So that everyone can have their say: Citizens' assembly on AI research

Rhetoric expert Anika Kaiser researches how people can make themselves heard on the major issues of our time – artificial intelligence (AI) being a case in point. She is the right person to take care that this grassroots democratic process does not remain too detached from reality: in her first life, she trained as a painter.