The Russian Federation’s Minister of Education and Science and his German counterpart declared the “German-Russian Year of Education, Science and Innovation” open in Moscow on 23 May 2011. The year’s overarching theme is a “partnership of ideas”.
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The Excellence Initiative aims to promote top-level research and to enhance the quality of German universities and research institutions. Funding is provided for graduate schools, clusters of excellence and institutional strategies.
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Research does not stop at national boundaries. This is why international cooperation is not only a necessary aspect of research, but also of its funding.
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Biodiversity, or biological diversity, encompasses all levels of life—from the diversity of genes to that of species and of habitats. It secures our material needs and generates valuable services that humans require from their environment. These include food, clothing, pure drinking water and clean air. At the same time, species diversity safeguards medical care and the continued fertility of the soil and provides protection from natural disasters.
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The DFG is increasingly expected to provide information about the outcomes and successes of the research it funds. This demand for transparency goes hand in hand with the DFG's practice of basing its programme policies and developments on fact-based information.
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Establishing international offices is of vital importance to promote collaboration between researchers at home and abroad.
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The DFG actively supports the establishment and development of a common European Research Area.
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Focussing attention on the outstanding achievements of Germany universities and the German scientific community
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german research - Magazine of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The DFG’s English language magazine german research is geared towards an international research community. Based on articles selected from its German counterpart forschung, it showcases DFG-funded research projects from all areas of science and the humanities.
