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New Cancer Therapy Shows Success in Heidelberg

Founded in 2009, the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), part of the Heidelberg University Hospital, is pioneering carbon-ion cancer treatment.

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.