What is life? Volkswagen Foundation starts new initiative.
Up to five years of funding for postdocs or integrative joint cooperative projects working at the interface between natural and life sciences. Deadline: March 1, 2016.
Postdocs for Engineering, Social Sciences and the Humanities in Africa
The Foundation grants around 3.8 million euros for African engineers and social scientists. Open call: Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities in Sub-Saharan and North Africa, deadline: Oct. 1, 2015.
Experience of Violence, Trauma Relief and Commemorative Culture: Volkswagen Foundation offers financial support for cooperative research projects focusing on the Arab world. Deadline: September 10, 2015.
Tumor Therapy: New Approaches to Fight Cancerous Diseases
The Lichtenberg Professor Dr. Christian Reinhardt and his team found out that the growth of specific tumors can be prevented by inhibiting two certain enzymes.
Call for Abstracts: Meeting of Materials Scientists in Africa
Young scientists who are conducting research in the field of cement and concrete construction technology are called to apply for an expert symposium on June 8 to 12 in Tansania.
Long-term study in house sparrows shows that offspring of older parents themselves produced fewer young. Such a transgenerational effect is important for the understanding of the evolution of longevity.
