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Helping German universities to identify and attract pioneering curious minds from around the world

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🪴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
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🚀 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
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
💡 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
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 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
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 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
September 18, 2025 at 3:13 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
September 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🟢🟢🟢 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
August 7, 2025 at 11:35 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
July 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🚀 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
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 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
June 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📅 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
May 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚀 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
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 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
April 16, 2025 at 3:21 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.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🎉 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
💡 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
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Die Wübben Stiftung hat vor Kurzem folgende Programme zur Gewinnung von internationalen Wissenschaftler:innen in der R3-Phase aufgesetzt:
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February 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📣 To introduce our online application process and provide guidance on submitting proposals, we are offering two information sessions:

📅 January 31, 10 - 11:30 am
📅 February 11, 2 - 3:30 pm

✉️ Please register here: forms.office.com/e/EL9Eu5KKig

#funding, #tenuretrack, #R3, #science, #research
January 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📢 Funding of in­no­va­ti­ve re­se­arch ap­proa­ches with high so­cie­tal re­le­van­ce: The first call for #Sandpit pro­po­sals focused on pro­jec­ts ex­plo­ring new ways to le­verage #BigData in cli­ni­cal re­se­arch. Read more about the selected initiatives:
👉 tinyurl.com/tkdtx7t9
January 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🌟 First in­ter­na­tio­nal tenure track ap­point­ments sup­por­ted by Wübben Stif­tung:
🔬 Ora Hazak, a molecular biologist & plant researcher, is joining @unimuenster.bsky.social
💡 Biochemist & AI-expert Thomas Schlichthärle is transferring to @tumuenchen.bsky.social
👉 tinyurl.com/24nkp6pk
#Funding
December 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
📢 New #calls for #proposals to explore big data
We will be launching four new calls for our #Sandpit program in 2025 and are looking for innovative project ideas on #bigdata in the #social & #natural #sciences, #engineering, and the #humanities. 👉 more tinyurl.com/2favk8ns
#funding #research
December 4, 2024 at 3:05 PM
📣 Kennen Sie schon die Collector's Pieces? 👀
Ob als Fernsehinterview, rare Audioaufnahme oder Vortrag - jedes "Fundstück" eröffnet neue Perspektiven.

🔍 Haben Sie Vorschläge für die Reihe? Wir freuen uns über Hinweise!

📽️ #1: Hannah #Arendt tinyurl.com/4kdjuths
👉 Zur Reihe: tinyurl.com/56s7as64
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
📣 54 Stipendien für talentierte Studierende

Die Wübben Stiftung #Wissenschaft fördert mit Beginn des Wintersemesters 54 #Studierende mit einem einjährigen #Stipendium in Höhe von 550 Euro monatlich.

👉 tinyurl.com/3uut6rhu

#WübbenStiftung #CuriousMinds #MakeADifference #Studium
📸 Bogdan Malizkiy
October 15, 2024 at 7:57 AM
📣 In unserer neuen Gesprächsreihe wollen wir uns irritieren lassen durch ungewöhnliche Forschungsfragen, Methoden oder Erkenntnisse. Lernen Sie Wissenschaftler:innen kennen, die neue Wege gehen und uns mit ihrer Forschung herausfordern.

👉Infos & 📅 nächste Ausgabe tinyurl.com/mxpveevy
#Wisskomm
September 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
🚀 Our sandpits offer researchers at all career levels the freedom they need to develop new research approaches in a creative environment. They are given a heading, but are otherwise not constrained by any provisions.

🔬 first call: #BigData in clinical research

🔗 tinyurl.com/2favk8ns

#funding
July 24, 2024 at 2:07 PM