German State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Ms Quennet-Thielen announced funding of the Global Young Academy (GYA) initially for three years. The announcement was made at the Third International ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences are set to collaborate even more closely in future. Today in Paris, Leopoldina President, Prof. Jörg Hacker, and the President of the French ...
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The InterAcademy Panel (IAP) has elected Professor Volker ter Meulen as one of its two co-chairs at its General Assembly in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The former Leopoldina President and the second elected co-chair Professor ...
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A growing number of infections worldwide are caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics – and ever fewer effective antibiotics are available. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat infected patients successfully. ...
MoreViolence is escalating in Syria, and it is also targeted at doctors and other people caring for the wounded. The Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is helping doctors and medical staff ...
MoreOn 22 October 2012, a court in L’Aquila sentenced seven members of the Italian National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks to prison terms of several years. The verdict has sparked a worldwide discussion on ...
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Now that the interdisciplinary academy working group “Future with Children – Fertility and Social Development” has published its findings, many of the myths surrounding the issue of birth rates and fertility have been replaced ...
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To encourage researchers around the world to adhere to universal science values and ethical behavior, a new report on responsible science has been issued by the InterAcademy Council and the IAP – the global network of science academies. ...
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What role can and should science play in the process of global change? The Leopoldina’s annual assembly, held from 22 to 24 September at Langenbeck Virchow House in Berlin, included 28 talks dedicated to answering this question. ...
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Personalised medicine and genetic engineering are big topics in the news these days. But what does “personalised medicine” actually mean, and what are the opportunities and limits of genetic engineering? It is not only people who ...
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In a statement on the chances and limits of using bioenergy, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has come to the conclusion that in quantitative terms, bioenergy plays a minor role in the transition to renewable, sustainable ...
MoreThe world’s 105 science academies are today (Thursday 14 June 2012) highlighting the global challenges of population and consumption and calling upon world leaders to take decisive action.
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina inaugurates its new headquarters in Halle today with an opening ceremony and a special colloquium. In his opening speech, held in the presence of numerous politicians, academics and ...
MoreIn the run-up to the G8 summit in Camp David, Maryland, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in partnership with the national science academies of the G8 member states and seven other science academies, has equipped ...
MoreThe German science organisations have welcomed the draft Academic Freedom Act adopted today by the Federal Cabinet as an important signal for the competitiveness of science and research. The draft strengthens science and research and ...
MoreFrom 26 to 28 March, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale) will host meetings of the two associations of national science academies, the InterAcademy Council (IAC) and the InterAcademy Panel (IAP). The ...
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The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which brings together the national science academies of the EU Member States, has marked its 10th anniversary. The celebrations were hold at the Palais des Académies in Brussels. ...
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“What is life?” – the Leopoldina’s Biennial Assembly, which took place September 23-25 in the Kongress- und Kulturzentrum in Halle, put this question at the heart of its academic discussions. The topics covered a wide range ...
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In the context of the Annual Assembly the National Academy Leopoldina honoured eleven excellent scientists with awards and medals for their outstanding achievements on September 23, 2011: Bert Hölldobler (Würzburg), Anna M. Wobus ...
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