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ViewAnalysis reveals ‘systemic’ mistreatment of young talent

Lack of reliable complaints procedures create “vicious cycle” of bad scientific leadership

ViewSocieties warn of exclusive Covid-19 focus

Medical research not related to the pandemic has taken a hit, say scientists

ViewGermany news roundup: 10-16 March

This week: health networks find home, academic freedom and funds for Covid-19 social impact

ViewRectors demand rapid Covid-19 tests at universities

Academia seeks to be treated like companies and schools in plan to ease German lockdown

ViewGermany news roundup: 3-9 March

This week: international students' mental health, pandemic relief and lawsuits over exam surveillance

ViewSurvey slams lack of equality progress at German universities

Leadership remains male and stale after missed chance to reverse status quo

ViewBerlin PhDs flag mental health impact of publication pressure

Doctorates call for ‘critical review’ of fast-and-loose approach to building citation record

ViewGermany news roundup: 24 February to 2 March

This week: R&D spending boost, care work and careers, and ruling on Frankfurt’s Asta case

ViewAdvisers urge better support for technology transfer

Bureaucracy and lack of coherent strategy hamper application of research results, report warns

ViewFixed contracts force young researchers to delay family plans

Scathing report shows how career uncertainty drives German post-docs out of academia

ViewData council condemns police raid on psychologist’s office

RatSWD calls for review of confidentiality laws after Bavarian academic’s interview materials are seized

ViewGermany news roundup: 17-23 February

This week: union examines Nazi past, academic sustainability and Berlin opposition to organisational law

ViewHistorians condemn stifling Indian law to limit meetings

German association joins Americans in alarm over proposal to curtail international get-togethers

ViewSmall companies record drop in R&D spending

Overall, Germany spends more on innovation—but progress is driven by large businesses

ViewGermany news roundup: 10-16 February

This week: better animal experiments, ruling in rector row and legal journal apologises for racism

ViewMigration council condemns attacks on racism researchers

Opinion paper slams AfD attempts to discredit German academics studying diversity

ViewSocieties warn against cull of science history positions

Threatened field will be further depleted by plan to change professorships into junior posts, societies...

ViewGermany news roundup: 3-9 February

This week: KIT changes shape, group combats ‘cancel culture’ and Lower Saxony goes digital

ViewPandemic threatens young researchers’ careers, rectors warn

Delays to projects and funding interruptions could create lost generation of German scientists, says HRK

ViewBeuth university name change scheduled for October

Institution chooses new identity after discovering antisemitic leanings of its namesake

ViewGermany news roundup: 27 January to 2 February

This week: drop in first-year students, top geoscientist resigation and global north-south inequality

ViewScience council calls for ‘system reboot’ after pandemic

Reforms demanded to boost digitalisation and protect quality research from future crises

ViewGermany’s private universities feel Covid-19 pinch

Sharp decline in student numbers and external funding causes budget problems

ViewGermany news roundup: 20-26 January

This week: relief at Biden inauguration, satellite regulation and new faces in European Universities group

ViewGerman trade unions call for ‘liberating blow’ on student aid

DGB chief demands higher earning thresholds and budget boost to support more students

ViewDAAD issues guidance on working with Russia

Political pressure makes dent in Germany's cooperation opportunities, academic exchange body finds

ViewGermany news roundup: 13-19 January

This week: Baden-Württemberg's life sciences campus, a controversial advert and the National Hydrogen Strategy

ViewHistorians beg for grant extensions to help Covid-19 plight

Germany's early career talent feel pressure from lack of access to archives and project delays

ViewGermany news roundup: 16 December to 12 January

This week: bigger science budget, Göttingen Covid-19 tests and the German Reproducibility Network

ViewDrop in international first-years made up by other students

More mid-degree students choose German institutions as preferred study abroad destination