Research in Germany

Germany is a top destination for PhD students, postdocs, and senior scientists. The website "Research in Germany" helps you to find your way to Germany, to seek for PhD positions, research jobs or funding opportunities. It describes the German research landscape and helps you plan your career and life in Germany. Welcome to Germany - the Land of Ideas!

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Why Germany

There are many good reasons for doing research in Germany. It is one of the most innovative, stable and well endowed research nations and its universities and research institutions are among the best in the world. Values like freedom and diversity as well as social and ecological responsibility are considered important to ensure knowledge gain and societal progress.

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Here you will find a selection of the latest R&D news from German universities, non-university research institutes and industrial research facilities.

The CRC 1182 researchers discovered that Hydra has two specific, indirectly connected nerve populations (coloured blue and yellow) whose activity changes depending on the feeling of satiety.

Evolutionary origins of appetite

Using the example of the freshwater polyp Hydra, a CRC 1182 research team shows how even creatures with very simple nervous systems can regulate the complex coordination of satiety and related behaviours

May 24, 2024, 2:55:01 PM

New findings on fertility: Sperm can adapt to sexually transmitted microbes

Researchers from Dresden University of Technology (TUD) and the University of Sheffield have discovered that male fertility can adapt to microbes. These finding shed new light on the importance of sperm ecology and might have significant implications for evolutionary biology and medical research, particularly in understanding and treating infertility. The work has now been published in the journal “Evolution Letters”.

May 24, 2024, 2:41:44 PM

WifOR Study Finds Early Intensified Treatments Cut Type 2 Diabetes Burden by USD 23 Million in Korea

Early Intensified Treatment Cuts Type 2 Diabetes Burden by USD 23 Million in Korea

A recent study by WifOR Institute highlights the societal benefits of early intensified treatment for Type 2 diabetes patients in Korea. Over a ten-year period,12% more patients who started combination therapy during the early stages of the disease achieved sustained glycemic control compared to those who began with monotherapy. Additionally, early intensified antidiabetes treatment resulted in a 14% reduction in diabetes-related complication events over the same period. These therapy strategies prevented 1.56 million lost work hours (649,696 paid, 919,444 unpaid) over a decade for the entire population, resulting in USD 23 million economic gain for Korea.

May 24, 2024, 12:58:43 PM

Crows, which belong to the group of songbirds, can count their self-generated vocalizations.

Crows can deliberately plan how many calls to make

Using a behavioral experiment, University of Tübingen research team observed corvids count their vocalizations when calling

May 23, 2024, 10:00:00 PM

Conventional bioprocesses use three separate steps to convert cellulose into products such as bioplastics and biofuels. The consolidated bioprocess (CBP) combines all steps in a single reactor.

A fungus converts cellulose directly into a novel platform chemical

A new process for the mass production of erythro-isocitric acid from waste could make the substance interesting for industry in the future

May 23, 2024, 5:12:24 PM

Precisely targeted femtosecond laser pulses were focused on the central nervous system of zebrafish larvae under various irradiation settings.

New insights into the interaction of femtosecond lasers with living tissue

Nonlinear light microscopy has revolutionized our ability to observe and understand complex biological processes. However, light can also damage living matter. Yet, the mechanism behind the irreversible perturbation of cellular processes by intense light remains poorly understood. To address this lacuna, the research groups of Hanieh Fattahi and Daniel Wehner at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin have joined forces to identify the conditions under which intense pulsed lasers can be used in vivo without damaging the organism.

May 23, 2024, 2:10:35 PM