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Germany to Strengthen 11 Universities to Elite Status

In the US there are Harvard, Stanford and MIT—the elite universities whose research and influence ranks them among the best worldwide. In Germany there are the “Universities of Excellence.”

Germany Pledges $3.1 Billion to University Research Groups

Part of the Excellence Strategy, Germany selected 57 research-based clusters in which to invest €385 million annually. Selected clusters represent Germany’s best university-based research.

Germany Races to Get Ahead in Electromobility

In 2018 the German government announced it would invest $1.1 billion in the production of battery cells for electric vehicles (EV).

Universities Collaborate on Quantum Computing Research

The new Cluster of Excellence “Matter and Light for Quantum Computing” (ML4Q) brings together the best researchers from four top institutions in western Germany to handle the multidisciplinary issue of quantum computing.

German Science Institutions Sign Revolutionary Open-Access Deal

A consortium of German science institutions has signed a deal revolutionizing the way scientific research is communicated.

First Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award Recipient Named

Catherine Heymans, a Scottish astrophysicist working at the University of Edinburgh, wins the first ever Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award.

Germany Names New Excellence Clusters

On Sept. 27, 2018, the German Research Council (DFG) and German Council of Science and Humanities released their decisions on the 57 Clusters of Excellence that will be receive funding for seven years beginning in 2019.