Vielfalt Verbindet. Diversity Unifies.
In June and July, the DWIH New York hosted #InclusiveResearchGermany on Twitter. Thirty amazing talents from startup founders to scientific researchers, professors and university administrators to policy advisors were featured as part of the campaign.
Presently Black and POC Germans, those with immigration backgrounds, LGBTQ folk, people with disabilities and women are making significant contributions to German science, technology, innovation and research. The DWIH New York commits to bring light to their critical but underrepresented work in our events and digital communications. As an institution tasked with promoting German science and research in the U.S. and fostering transatlantic knowledge diplomacy, the DWIH vows to work harder to present the full spectrum of German thought and innovation in the future.
The DWIH will continue to promote the diversity of German research and innovation on their Twitter. Future contributions and ideas for collaboration can be directed to jarred.johnson[at]dwih-newyork.org.
#InclusiveResearchGermany was a first step by the DWIH to publicly show its solidarity with minority scholars and reform its perspective on what German research looks like as well as the perspectives of its audience. The DWIH New York has created a resource folder on diversity and inclusion for its twenty supporting institutions, including further reading, a list of diverse experts in a wide range of topics in science and research, and a collection of diversity and inclusion consultants who can offer further support. The DWIH and DAAD New York completed a training on diversity and inclusion in October 2020 to continue to improve their work practices and ensure mindful growth in this area.
Vielfalt verbindent. Diversity unifies.
Cruise through our list of inspiring #InclusiveResearchGermany contributions below:
| NAME | EXPERTISE | TITLE | AFFILIATION |
| Wang, Bodi | Integration | PhD Student | TU Dortmund |
| Zawadzki, Annika | LGBT identities in workplace | Partner | Boston Consulting Group Cologne Office |
| Forslund, Sofia | Human microbiome | Group Leader | Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine |
| Penalba, Joshua | Evolutionary Biology | PhD Student | LMU Munich |
| Tsokankunku, Anywhere | Biogeochemistry | Postdoc | Max Planck Inst. for Chemistry |
| Aklilu, Tewodros Debebe | Medical Microbiology | Head of Science, Co-founder | BIOMES |
| Kelly, Natasha A. | Black Germans, filmmaking | Academic Activist | freelance artist, activist |
| Panagiotopoulou, Julie A. | Diversity on campuses | Professor of Human Sciences | University of Cologne |
| Uslucan, Haci-Halil | Integration | Director, Center for Turkish Studies and Integration Research | Uni Duisburg-Essen |
| Agrawal, Mridul | Cancer, Medical Startups | Co-founder | iuvando Health GmBH |
| Mukherjee, Joybrato | Educational Exchange | President | DAAD |
| Wagner, Ellen | Diversity US and Germany | Founder | Cross Cultural Bridges |
| Adli, Aria | Sociolinguistics | Professor | University of Cologne |
| Stefflbauer, Nakeema | Women in Tech | CEO | frauenloop.org |
| Sarem, Maleeka | Biomedical Engineering | Development Manager | ReLive Therapeutics Inc. |
| Fink, Ellie | Olfactory Neuroecology | Co-Founder | Talmond Foods |
| Fereidooni, Karim | Racism in Education | Junior Professor | Ruhr Uni Bochum |
| Motsi-Khatai, Wadzanai | Diversity in Entrepreneurship | Founder | Sangano Hub for Pan-African Wealth |
| Affana, Jean Paul Brice | Climate Policy | Policy Advisor | German Watch |
| Rojas, Pablo David | Biotechnology | Growth Manager | Lab Twin |
| Abonyi, Donald Chidera | Energy Transformation | Early-stage Researcher, Institute of Energy Economy and Application Technology | TU Munich |
| Brückmann, Rebecca | American South, race in US | Professor of History | Ruhr Uni Bochum |
| Gonzalez, Diana Alatriste | Neurology | PhD Student | Charite Berlin |
| Apraku, Josephine | African Studies | Head | Institut Für Diskriminierungsfreie Bildung |
| Tedla, Megda | Nurtition | Founder | Magda’s Food Programme |
| Nadi, Sina Ramin Sadegh | Entrepreneurship | International Network Manager, Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer | TU Dortmund |