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The German company BioNTech, founded by two scientists, has teamed up with Pfizer on a vaccine that was found to be more than 90 percent effective.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has adopted a randomised process for whittling down the applications which were already deemed strong enough to be considered for funding.

The world's third largest producer of scientific research, Germany, is the origin of the research university and the independent, extra-university research institute. Its dual-pillar research policy differentiates these organizational forms functionally: universities specialize in advanced research-based teaching; institutes specialize intensely on research. This article discusses the future utility of the dual-pillar policy.

The neuroscientist who advises Independent Sage on Covid-19 discusses the predictive power of his mathematical modelling.

The chancellor's rigor in collating information, her honesty in stating what is not yet known, and her composure are paying off.

Shorn of any bravado, her announcement seemed again to make Germany, Europe's biggest economy, a de facto leader on the Continent and something of an example for Western nations. The chancellor, a physicist by training, focused on the science as she announced the government’s cautious step-by-step plan.

Think-tank Agora Energiewende calculates emissions to drop by 50-120m tonnes this year but warns of lower green investments post-crisis

A move from Germany taught Deb Raj Aryal how to acclimatize to a new research culture.

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.