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Helping German universities to identify and attract pioneering curious minds from around the world
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💡 German universities must take a strategic approach to global recruitment to stay competitive in the evolving international academic landscape, says Cathleen Fisher, one of our Experts on International Mobility.
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Our university established professorships in #Marketing & Technology and #AI -guided #ProteinDesign, supported by the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft. The professorships were appointed to David Finken and Thomas Schlichthärle (pictured): go.tum.de/670372
📷A.Eckert
📷A.Eckert
New endowed professorships for marketing and protein design
With the support of the Wübben Stiftung, TUM has established a professorship for Marketing & Technology and a professorship for AI-guided Protein Design.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our university established professorships in #Marketing & Technology and #AI -guided #ProteinDesign, supported by the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft. The professorships were appointed to David Finken and Thomas Schlichthärle (pictured): go.tum.de/670372
📷A.Eckert
📷A.Eckert
🪴Plant biologist @hazaklab.bsky.social deciphers the molecular language of plants with the aim of making crop plants more resilient & productive 💪 in the context of climate change. With the support of Wübben Stiftung, she transferred to the University of Münster.
Read the portrait here rb.gy/791nc8
Read the portrait here rb.gy/791nc8
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🪴Plant biologist @hazaklab.bsky.social deciphers the molecular language of plants with the aim of making crop plants more resilient & productive 💪 in the context of climate change. With the support of Wübben Stiftung, she transferred to the University of Münster.
Read the portrait here rb.gy/791nc8
Read the portrait here rb.gy/791nc8
🟢🟢🟢 Irritieren Sie mich - mit Bernhard Pörksen
„Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...
„Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...
Irritieren Sie mich #6: Zwischen Empörung und Erkenntnis - mit Bernhard Pörksen
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October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🟢🟢🟢 Irritieren Sie mich - mit Bernhard Pörksen
„Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...
„Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...
🚀 Wübben Stiftung is providing €1.2M to fund new international appointments at German universities.
💻 Pooja Rani joins University Mannheim to make software more sustainable & accessible.
🧠 David Finken moves to @tum.de to explore how immersive tech & AI shape decision-making.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ucnerupy
💻 Pooja Rani joins University Mannheim to make software more sustainable & accessible.
🧠 David Finken moves to @tum.de to explore how immersive tech & AI shape decision-making.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ucnerupy
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🚀 Wübben Stiftung is providing €1.2M to fund new international appointments at German universities.
💻 Pooja Rani joins University Mannheim to make software more sustainable & accessible.
🧠 David Finken moves to @tum.de to explore how immersive tech & AI shape decision-making.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ucnerupy
💻 Pooja Rani joins University Mannheim to make software more sustainable & accessible.
🧠 David Finken moves to @tum.de to explore how immersive tech & AI shape decision-making.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ucnerupy
💡 We are looking for bold project ideas on Big Data in the #Humanities for our #Sandpit format!
👩🎓Who can apply: Researchers from PhD level onwards at German universities
💶 Funding: €50,000 for a three-day event
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
#funding #research #academicsky
👩🎓Who can apply: Researchers from PhD level onwards at German universities
💶 Funding: €50,000 for a three-day event
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
#funding #research #academicsky
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
💡 We are looking for bold project ideas on Big Data in the #Humanities for our #Sandpit format!
👩🎓Who can apply: Researchers from PhD level onwards at German universities
💶 Funding: €50,000 for a three-day event
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
#funding #research #academicsky
👩🎓Who can apply: Researchers from PhD level onwards at German universities
💶 Funding: €50,000 for a three-day event
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
#funding #research #academicsky
From identifying global #research hubs to targeted outreach and hiring timelines, success lies in proactive engagement, visibility & strong support. This article explores how universities can move beyond passive hiring & embrace international recruitment strategically.
👉 tinyurl.com/36s5thzf
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September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
From identifying global #research hubs to targeted outreach and hiring timelines, success lies in proactive engagement, visibility & strong support. This article explores how universities can move beyond passive hiring & embrace international recruitment strategically.
👉 tinyurl.com/36s5thzf
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5 researchers moved from #Harvard, #Stanford, #Princeton, #QueenMary University/London & the University of Southern Denmark to take up professorships at German universities supported by @w-s-w.org. #quantum research, #climate policy, #migration, #plastic degradation
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#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
September 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
5 researchers moved from #Harvard, #Stanford, #Princeton, #QueenMary University/London & the University of Southern Denmark to take up professorships at German universities supported by @w-s-w.org. #quantum research, #climate policy, #migration, #plastic degradation
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#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
55 outstanding students begin their final year of study with a Wübben Grant of €1,000 per month for one year. The grantees come from 12 countries, more than half of them are women. The programs of study reflect the breadth of cutting-edge research.
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#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
September 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
55 outstanding students begin their final year of study with a Wübben Grant of €1,000 per month for one year. The grantees come from 12 countries, more than half of them are women. The programs of study reflect the breadth of cutting-edge research.
👉 tinyurl.com/455r9xcj
#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
"Violeta Moreno-Lax exemplifies what Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft aims to fund: academic excellence grounded in a truly international perspective. Her work on international and EU law shapes global discourse on fundamental rights far beyond national boundaries."
We're delighted to announce that Violeta Moreno-Lax has joined the Hertie School as Professor of International Law and the Director of the @hertiecfr.bsky.social. Professor Moreno-Lax will focus on value conflicts and will take part in a panel at the Opening of the Academic Year on 10 September.
September 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Violeta Moreno-Lax exemplifies what Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft aims to fund: academic excellence grounded in a truly international perspective. Her work on international and EU law shapes global discourse on fundamental rights far beyond national boundaries."
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🏅 Know an outstanding individual, a small team of researchers, or an institution that would be a strong candidate for the #EinsteinFoundationAward?
▶️ You can now recommend them at any time throughout the year: award.einsteinfoundation.de/recommend-a-...
▶️ You can now recommend them at any time throughout the year: award.einsteinfoundation.de/recommend-a-...
August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🏅 Know an outstanding individual, a small team of researchers, or an institution that would be a strong candidate for the #EinsteinFoundationAward?
▶️ You can now recommend them at any time throughout the year: award.einsteinfoundation.de/recommend-a-...
▶️ You can now recommend them at any time throughout the year: award.einsteinfoundation.de/recommend-a-...
🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! Between outrage & insight
📅 Sep. 25, 2025
How can we have a respectful dialog in times of polarization & disinformation? What do we need to usher in a new culture of constructive debate? Media studies professor Bernhard Pörksen will be our next guest.
👉 tinyurl.com/ycxuere3
📅 Sep. 25, 2025
How can we have a respectful dialog in times of polarization & disinformation? What do we need to usher in a new culture of constructive debate? Media studies professor Bernhard Pörksen will be our next guest.
👉 tinyurl.com/ycxuere3
August 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! Between outrage & insight
📅 Sep. 25, 2025
How can we have a respectful dialog in times of polarization & disinformation? What do we need to usher in a new culture of constructive debate? Media studies professor Bernhard Pörksen will be our next guest.
👉 tinyurl.com/ycxuere3
📅 Sep. 25, 2025
How can we have a respectful dialog in times of polarization & disinformation? What do we need to usher in a new culture of constructive debate? Media studies professor Bernhard Pörksen will be our next guest.
👉 tinyurl.com/ycxuere3
🧠 How can neurotechnological innovations at the workplace be aligned with ethics, fairness, and social inclusion? Experts from technology, labor law, medicine, trade unions, and industry to co-develop new research ideas during #Sandpit format. 👉 tinyurl.com/y3snvm6u
#BigData #FutureOfWork #Funding
#BigData #FutureOfWork #Funding
July 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🧠 How can neurotechnological innovations at the workplace be aligned with ethics, fairness, and social inclusion? Experts from technology, labor law, medicine, trade unions, and industry to co-develop new research ideas during #Sandpit format. 👉 tinyurl.com/y3snvm6u
#BigData #FutureOfWork #Funding
#BigData #FutureOfWork #Funding
🚀 New Sandpit call! We're looking for bold ideas on "Big Data in Engineering Sciences"
How can datasets unlock new methods, insights, or applications in technology & engineering?
The format brings together 20 researchers — no rigid structure, just space to think differently.
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
How can datasets unlock new methods, insights, or applications in technology & engineering?
The format brings together 20 researchers — no rigid structure, just space to think differently.
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚀 New Sandpit call! We're looking for bold ideas on "Big Data in Engineering Sciences"
How can datasets unlock new methods, insights, or applications in technology & engineering?
The format brings together 20 researchers — no rigid structure, just space to think differently.
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
How can datasets unlock new methods, insights, or applications in technology & engineering?
The format brings together 20 researchers — no rigid structure, just space to think differently.
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
🏥 The future of pediatric cancer care
At our first Sandpit workshop, an international team developed a concept for an AI-based home monitoring system that connects the clinic to the child’s environment at home.
👉 tinyurl.com/46amy7ym
#Academicsky #DigitalHealth #PediatricOncology #SmartCare
At our first Sandpit workshop, an international team developed a concept for an AI-based home monitoring system that connects the clinic to the child’s environment at home.
👉 tinyurl.com/46amy7ym
#Academicsky #DigitalHealth #PediatricOncology #SmartCare
June 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🏥 The future of pediatric cancer care
At our first Sandpit workshop, an international team developed a concept for an AI-based home monitoring system that connects the clinic to the child’s environment at home.
👉 tinyurl.com/46amy7ym
#Academicsky #DigitalHealth #PediatricOncology #SmartCare
At our first Sandpit workshop, an international team developed a concept for an AI-based home monitoring system that connects the clinic to the child’s environment at home.
👉 tinyurl.com/46amy7ym
#Academicsky #DigitalHealth #PediatricOncology #SmartCare
📅 On 2 & 3 May, Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft welcomed the 2025 #StudentGrant cohort to their official meeting in Berlin. 🌿🏛️ 🎓 We are delighted to accompany these talented young people on their journey and are looking forward to their next career steps! 🚀
#CuriousMinds #MakeADifference
#CuriousMinds #MakeADifference
May 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📅 On 2 & 3 May, Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft welcomed the 2025 #StudentGrant cohort to their official meeting in Berlin. 🌿🏛️ 🎓 We are delighted to accompany these talented young people on their journey and are looking forward to their next career steps! 🚀
#CuriousMinds #MakeADifference
#CuriousMinds #MakeADifference
🚀 Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft has launched its Advanced Professorship funding program to attract top international researchers for German universities. Universities can apply for up to €1.6 million. 👉 tinyurl.com/2yk3cutu
#ScienceCareers #AcademicMobility #ResearchFunding #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom
#ScienceCareers #AcademicMobility #ResearchFunding #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚀 Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft has launched its Advanced Professorship funding program to attract top international researchers for German universities. Universities can apply for up to €1.6 million. 👉 tinyurl.com/2yk3cutu
#ScienceCareers #AcademicMobility #ResearchFunding #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom
#ScienceCareers #AcademicMobility #ResearchFunding #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom
📣 Für Kurzentschlossene in Berlin: Peter-André Alt im Gespräch mit der Kulturwissenschaftlerin Helen Ahner zum Thema "Weiblicher Ehrgeiz" und wie sich dieser in den letzten hundert Jahren verändert hat.
📅 6. Mai 2025, 19 Uhr
👉 Zur Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
📅 6. Mai 2025, 19 Uhr
👉 Zur Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
WSW | Helen Ahner: Weiblicher Ehrgeiz
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May 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📣 Für Kurzentschlossene in Berlin: Peter-André Alt im Gespräch mit der Kulturwissenschaftlerin Helen Ahner zum Thema "Weiblicher Ehrgeiz" und wie sich dieser in den letzten hundert Jahren verändert hat.
📅 6. Mai 2025, 19 Uhr
👉 Zur Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
📅 6. Mai 2025, 19 Uhr
👉 Zur Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
📢 Bold project ideas from the natural sciences wanted – on the topic of “Big Data”!
Up to 20 researchers are given the opportunity to spend 3 days in a creative, interdisciplinary environment to jointly develop new research approaches.
💸Funding amount: €50,000
📅June 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
Up to 20 researchers are given the opportunity to spend 3 days in a creative, interdisciplinary environment to jointly develop new research approaches.
💸Funding amount: €50,000
📅June 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
April 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📢 Bold project ideas from the natural sciences wanted – on the topic of “Big Data”!
Up to 20 researchers are given the opportunity to spend 3 days in a creative, interdisciplinary environment to jointly develop new research approaches.
💸Funding amount: €50,000
📅June 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
Up to 20 researchers are given the opportunity to spend 3 days in a creative, interdisciplinary environment to jointly develop new research approaches.
💸Funding amount: €50,000
📅June 1, 2025
👉 tinyurl.com/3nrwac8j
🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! with Helen Ahner: Female Ambition
📅 Mai 6, 2025
The cultural studies scholar explores the dreams, stories, rules, and structures that shape our everyday lives. Her current research focuses on emotions in sports, examining how women’s ambition has evolved.
tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
📅 Mai 6, 2025
The cultural studies scholar explores the dreams, stories, rules, and structures that shape our everyday lives. Her current research focuses on emotions in sports, examining how women’s ambition has evolved.
tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
April 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! with Helen Ahner: Female Ambition
📅 Mai 6, 2025
The cultural studies scholar explores the dreams, stories, rules, and structures that shape our everyday lives. Her current research focuses on emotions in sports, examining how women’s ambition has evolved.
tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
📅 Mai 6, 2025
The cultural studies scholar explores the dreams, stories, rules, and structures that shape our everyday lives. Her current research focuses on emotions in sports, examining how women’s ambition has evolved.
tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
🎉 We are delighted that molecular biologist & plant researcher Ora Hazak @hazaklab.bsky.social, the first internationally recruited tenure track professor supported by Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft, is starting her research as Maria Sibylla Merian Professor @uni-muenster.de. Congratulations! 🚀
April 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎉 We are delighted that molecular biologist & plant researcher Ora Hazak @hazaklab.bsky.social, the first internationally recruited tenure track professor supported by Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft, is starting her research as Maria Sibylla Merian Professor @uni-muenster.de. Congratulations! 🚀
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We would like to thank the awardees, speakers, moderators, and guests for the wonderful evening at the 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward ceremony! @kaiwegner.bsky.social @regberlin.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @pubpeer.com @helenajambor.bsky.social @chrischmied.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We would like to thank the awardees, speakers, moderators, and guests for the wonderful evening at the 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward ceremony! @kaiwegner.bsky.social @regberlin.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @pubpeer.com @helenajambor.bsky.social @chrischmied.bsky.social
💡 German universities must take a strategic approach to global recruitment to stay competitive in the evolving international academic landscape, says Cathleen Fisher, one of our Experts on International Mobility.
👉 tinyurl.com/4a3a4ubw
📸 cmannphoto
👉 tinyurl.com/4a3a4ubw
📸 cmannphoto
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
💡 German universities must take a strategic approach to global recruitment to stay competitive in the evolving international academic landscape, says Cathleen Fisher, one of our Experts on International Mobility.
👉 tinyurl.com/4a3a4ubw
📸 cmannphoto
👉 tinyurl.com/4a3a4ubw
📸 cmannphoto
🟢🟢🟢 Wie ist es möglich, das menschliche Gehirn und die Gesellschaft mit Hilfe von Formeln zu beschreiben? Inwiefern haben Gehirn und Gesellschaft ähnliche Strukturen? Peter-André Alt im Gespräch mit der Physikerin Viola Priesemann @jungeakademie.bsky.social
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung youtu.be/wVW79Gh8cYM
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung youtu.be/wVW79Gh8cYM
Irritieren Sie mich #3 - Ein Modell unserer Welt
YouTube video by Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft
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February 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🟢🟢🟢 Wie ist es möglich, das menschliche Gehirn und die Gesellschaft mit Hilfe von Formeln zu beschreiben? Inwiefern haben Gehirn und Gesellschaft ähnliche Strukturen? Peter-André Alt im Gespräch mit der Physikerin Viola Priesemann @jungeakademie.bsky.social
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung youtu.be/wVW79Gh8cYM
👉 Zur Aufzeichnung youtu.be/wVW79Gh8cYM
📣 Please Irritate Me! with architect Benedikt #Hartl
Whether transforming Buckingham Palace into housing or designing a hotel made from a pipeline: Hartl’s designs irritate. In our event on March 25, he explains why we need a radical rethink in construction & urban planning.
👉 tinyurl.com/53zpdby8
Whether transforming Buckingham Palace into housing or designing a hotel made from a pipeline: Hartl’s designs irritate. In our event on March 25, he explains why we need a radical rethink in construction & urban planning.
👉 tinyurl.com/53zpdby8
WSW | Benedikt Hartl: Order and irritation
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February 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
📣 Please Irritate Me! with architect Benedikt #Hartl
Whether transforming Buckingham Palace into housing or designing a hotel made from a pipeline: Hartl’s designs irritate. In our event on March 25, he explains why we need a radical rethink in construction & urban planning.
👉 tinyurl.com/53zpdby8
Whether transforming Buckingham Palace into housing or designing a hotel made from a pipeline: Hartl’s designs irritate. In our event on March 25, he explains why we need a radical rethink in construction & urban planning.
👉 tinyurl.com/53zpdby8
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Call for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality. Deadline: 30 April 2025 - please share! 🌍 (1/2)
➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de
#OpenScience #reproducibility
➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de
#OpenScience #reproducibility
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Call for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality. Deadline: 30 April 2025 - please share! 🌍 (1/2)
➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de
#OpenScience #reproducibility
➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de
#OpenScience #reproducibility