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Apply now for the interdisciplinary €350K Einstein Foundation Award

The Einstein Award for Promoting Quality in Research in cooperation with the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité honors researchers, institutions, and early career researchers around the globe whose work helps to fundamentally advance the quality, transparency, and reproducibility of science and research. The 2025 winners will be awarded €350,000.

News from German Federal Highway Research Institute BASt

DWIH and BASt at the TRB Annual Meeting 2025

The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM) covers five days of topics of interest to international policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and representatives from government, industry and academia.

Job opportunity

FES New York Office is seeking a full-time Program and Communications Officer

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Office is seeking a dynamic and motivated Program and Communications Officer to join the team. This position involves coordinating program activities, managing communications strategies, and supporting the office’s efforts to amplify progressive voices on global issues.

News from HIIG Berlin

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Berlin: Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest

How can artificial intelligence address social and ecological challenges? The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is seeking a dedicated postdoctoral researcher for the project “Impact AI: Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest.”

News from Heidelberg University

HAUS Scholarships available for Study at Heidelberg University

Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2025 HAUS Scholarships. The stipends are available to qualified students from a United States university planning to study at Heidelberg University.

News from the GHI Washington

Gerda Henkel Fellowship in Digital History at the GHI Washington and Roy Rosenzweig Center/GMU

With the generous support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the German Historical Institute (GHI) and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at the George Mason University (RRCHNM) invite applications from postdoctoral scholars and advanced doctoral students based in Europe for a 12-month fellowship in digital history. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2025.

News from the University of Cologne

Astrophysics: Mystery of the ‘Missing’ Binary Stars Solved

A University of Cologne-led research team discovered a binary star system in the center of the Milky Way that provides new clues as to how stars form around the central black hole.