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Dr. Martin Rolfs Secures DFG Funding for Vision Research

Starting from October, he will be heading an Emmy-Noether-Group at the Humboldt University, Berlin, and will be an associate member of the Bernstein Center for…

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Three new ERC Grants for young Tübingen Max Planck scientists

Fulvia Bono, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, as well as Wolfram Antonin and Michael Hothorn, both Max Planck…

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Understanding Emotions: How They Guide Our Behavior

Emotions tag our experiences and act as signposts to steer our behavior. Avoiding danger and pursuing rewards is essential for successful navigation through a…

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Paul Heidhues Awarded ERC Grant for Economic Innovation Research

The team, led by Prof. Botond Köszegi of Central European University and Berkeley, will research “Behavioral Theory and Economic Applications”.In particular,…

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Six Researchers Win Inaugural Helmholtz International Fellow Awards

The association has launched the Helmholtz International Fellow Award with the aim of enhancing existing cooperation between Helmholtz Centres and…

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What makes our brains so flexible – Bernstein Award 2012 for Tim Vogels

With up to 1.25 million euros, it is one of the most highly remunerated award for young scientists worldwide. The award enables outstanding young researchers…

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British Geneticist Wins £500K Prize for Innovative Research

750.000 Swiss Francs (approx. EUR 620.000, USD 790.000, GBP 500.000) for each of the four subjects.Half of the amount must be destined by the winners to…

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Carl Zeiss Foundation Backs ChemBioMed Research Consortium

The new interdisciplinary research consortium “Chemical BioMedicine” (ChemBioMed) seeks to extract new materials from natural sources, such as fungi and…

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Israeli Neuroscientist Moshe Abeles Wins Valentino Braitenberg Award

Moshe Abeles research focuses on the functional circuits in the cerebral cortex. His books on this subject have profoundly influenced many neuroscientists….

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Empowering Young Scientists in Ageing Research: IMPRS-Age

The aim of “IMPRS-Age”, the new graduate school, is to train and promote talented junior scientists. While working for their doctorates, young men and women…

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International Contest Boosts Careers for Science Journalists

To analyze and communicate complex scientific topics is more than just a profession – it is an art. Accordingly, launching a career as Science Journalist…

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University of Tennessee's Vehicle Arrives for EcoCAR 2 Competition

The graduate and undergraduate students are part of a team competing in EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future, a three-year collegiate engineering competition…

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Astronomy Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Innovation

During the yearly major fall meeting, the German Astronomical Society awards internationally renowned prizes to individuals who have made outstanding…

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STEP Award 2012: Celebrating Innovative Projects and Partnerships

The initiators, Infraserv Höchst and F.A.Z.-Institut Innovation Projects, are pursuing the same goal together with numerous sponsors and partners of the…

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FIZ CHEMIE Unveils Enhanced ChemInform Retrieval System

FIZ CHEMIE invites attendees of the Fall 2012 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia (19-23, 2012) to take a first look at the new web-based retrieval system currently…

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ERC Grant Boosts HITS Astrophysicist Volker Springel’s Research

The astrophysicist Volker Springel is to receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Volker Springel heads the Theoretical Astrophysics…

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