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ViewOpposition to EU assessment harmonisation

German alliance urges preservation of “national peculiarities” in research evaluation

ViewGermany news roundup: 27 April to 3 May

This week: controversy over ex-chancellor, reform of Berlin’s fixed-term law and headscarves at hospitals

ViewCologne appoints anti-racism representative

Katajun Amirpur holds first-ever academic post in Germany designed to dismantle racist structures

ViewGermany news roundup: 13-26 April

This week: journals undergoing name changes, a website for Ukraine aid and Russian spying allegations

ViewWorking conditions in NRW slowly improving, report finds

But employment remains precarious for scientists, despite German state’s revised contract law

ViewGerman-language journals to adopt gender-neutral titles

Twenty-one medical journals are being renamed in a push to increase gender equality in medicine

ViewDFG settles dispute with neuroscientist 

Eager to avoid “protracted legal dispute”, funder agrees to lift sanctions early in Birbauer case

ViewPressure pot

A spate of incidents has triggered calls for Germany to end all animal experiments

ViewGermany news roundup: 6-12 April

This week: Halle proposes cuts, Humboldt calls for Ukraine support and students criticise budget increase

ViewPublication of glyphosate report was lawful, court rules

Germany’s highest court confirms that information on possible cancer risk of glyphosate should be public

ViewGerman universities lack strategy for digital teaching, survey finds

Responses show eagerness to develop online formats, mixed with uncertainty about picking the best approach

ViewGermany news roundup: 30 March to 5 April

This week: a Berlin social research centre, Afghan grantees and a resignation at Humboldt University

ViewScientists resist inclusion in German lobby register

Supporters argue that scientific advice is different from lobbying, but others worry about transparency

ViewGermany news roundup: 23-29 March

This week: higher university spending, extended pandemic commission and calls for campus-wide mask mandate

ViewNo ethics breach in Bild Covid-19 article, press council rules

Newspaper headline that caused controversy in Germany found to have “factual core”, decision states

ViewApplied science universities urge support for foreign students

Academic institutions call for “paradigm shift” to improve transfer of talent into labour market

ViewUniversities appeal for federal funding to help Ukraine refugees

German government urged to create a support programme for academics and students fleeing war

ViewGermany news roundup: 16-22 March

This week: a sustainability commission, ongoing diversity struggles and research’s contribution to GDP

ViewGermany news roundup: 9-15 March

This week: call for tolerance, a public affairs school and a resignation from Russia’s academy

ViewGermany lags behind in digital technologies, government told

Report demands urgent channelling of research funds towards online capabilities

ViewMinisters set up ‘science bridge’ to Ukraine

One-stop advice centre will point to German funding, support and partnerships for academics fleeing war

ViewSupport announced for scientists fleeing Ukraine invasion

German institutions vow to provide funds and space for colleagues on the run

ViewGermany tops universities’ Academic Freedom Index

Assessment praises country’s protection of university debate but highlights worrying global trends

ViewGermany news roundup: 2-8 March

This week: non-university research spending, teachers of the year and a Brandenburg space data centre

ViewGerman research institutions halt collaboration with Russia

Invasion of Ukraine results in freezing of all formal cooperation with Russian organisations and businesses

ViewGermany among top Erasmus+ winners

Report shows consistent success for country’s institutions in funding academic exchange

ViewGermany news roundup: 23 February to 1 March

This week: an extremism centre, a young-researcher academy and a plan for museums

ViewBerlin universities elect new presidents

Women take on major posts after resignations and gender concerns cause leadership change

ViewDAAD to open science centre in San Francisco

House of innovation hoped to increase research exchange with Silicon Valley

ViewGermany news roundup: 16-22 February

This week: a quality award, more equal opportunity and progress with Bavaria’s high-tech professorships