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Academic systems rely on the existence of a supply of "outsiders" ready to forgo wages and employment security in exchange for the prospect of uncertain security, prestige, freedom and reasonably high salaries that tenured positions entail.

A traveler to Germany from China who infected another person did feel ill, contradicting New England Journal of Medicine report.

Gender quotas have improved female representation on internal panels, but researchers have highlighted that the loss of research time slows career progression.

Court prevents publicity for investigations into Heidelberg University Hospital cancer test scandal

Springer Nature has reached an open access publishing deal with 700 German research universities, but it faces some pushback.

Agreement will make thousands of German-authored papers freely available worldwide every year.

State and federal government pledge €17 billion in extra funds through 2030.

Big data and diversity lacking at Germany’s biggest science organization.

Anonymous survey of young scientists reveals fresh accusations of bullying and harassment at astrophysics institute.

A wave of retirements offers a chance to recruit female directors and open up new research avenues.

Anja Karliczek is little known in science policy circles.

Preliminary coalition agreement pledges increase in research funding to 3.5% of GDP.

Research budget could rise to 3.5% of gross domestic product if agreement struck during coalition talks holds.

German universities demand open access and fair pricing from academic publishing house Elsevier.

Max Planck is latest European institution to embrace hiring strategy that limits certain openings to female candidates.

Promoting data sharing by improving data information literacy in German academic libraries.

Critics say selection process for high-stakes funding programme is flawed.

High price of journals 'placing strain on acceptance' of division of labour between researchers and publishers, says professor.

DFG approved the funding of 17 high-performance electron microscopes with a total sum of €43 million. Funding for seven microscopes, amounting to €24 million, was awarded in the spring.

With a national election this month, Germany proves that foresight and stability can power research.

Consortium seeks country-wide licence for journals at reduced prices.

A list of instutions cancelling their contracts with Elsevier by the end of 2017.

Berlin Universities demand fair prices and free access to information.

EMBL Council selected Edith Heard as the organisation's fifth Director General. Heard's mandate is scheduled to begin 1 January 2019.

Topics range from cultures of translation in the early modern period to functions of the CRISPR-Cas system / Approximately €100 million for three years