Alexander von Humboldt’s influence on philosophy and science was enormous. His extensive research trips provided insights into some of the world’s most unknown regions. The expedition in the Russian Empire took him in 1829 from ...
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In preparation for the 45th G7 Summit, to be held in Biarritz from 24 to 26 August 2019, the science academies of the member countries have submitted three joint statements to their respective governments to alert them to what they ...
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On Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March, the members of Class I – Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering met for their annual scientific symposium at the Leopoldina in Halle (Saale). After certificates had been presented to ...
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From 24 to 26 March 2019, the French Académie des Sciences was hosting representatives of the G7 science academies in Paris ahead of the G7 summit, to be held in Biarritz (France) from 25 to 27 August 2019.
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Scientists from the new EU Member States (EU13) agreed at the “Forum Future Europe” in Berlin to redefine the contribution of education, research and innovation to the advancement of Europe. The meeting took place at the invitation ...
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Representatives from the national academies of sciences of the G20 countries handed over recommendations to the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe today in Tokyo, Japan, for later consultation at this year’s G20 summit. The statement ...
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How can we deal with migration to Germany today? What responsibilities should we assign to our state and society regarding migrants not protected under the refugee convention? This topic will be discussed by a joint Symposium of the ...
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Since being named German National Academy of Sciences ten years ago, the Leopoldina has evolved into a hub for dialogue between the scientific community and society as a whole. This special edition of the newsletter gives an insight ...
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In its role as German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina has been advising politicians and society on key future issues for ten years. In this anniversary year, the Leopoldina Annual Assembly, which started yesterday, is ...
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There are today computers able to compete with humans in games like chess and Go or to recognize a person in the image of a crowd. There is no machine able to perform simple tasks of everyday life like opening a bottle of wine. A joint ...
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On 14 July 2008 the Leopoldina was designated as the German National Academy of Sciences by the Joint Science Conference of the German federal and state governments. Since then it has worked together with the Union of German Academies ...
MoreThe Alliance of Science Organisations generally welcomes the Commission's initiative and sees potential positive effects of an EOSC. For example, it can promote knowledge-based processes and stimulate innovation, improve the security ...
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A number of chemical plant protection products, also known as pesticides, show harmful effects on ecosystems and biodiversity in their current use. Besides climate change, changes in global nutrient cycles and habitat destruction through ...
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The global Arctic is being profoundly transformed by climate change, with implications on terrestrial and marine ecosystems, affecting those who live on and from them. At the same time, the promises and challenges of the digital revolution ...
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The Alliance of Science Organisations generally welcomes the Commission's initiative and sees potential positive effects of an EOSC. For example, it can promote knowledge-based processes and stimulate innovation, improve the security ...
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The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany strongly cautions against expanding the scope of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol to include digital sequence information. Such an expansion would have ...
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In 2018, the Leopoldina is in its tenth year of being German National Academy of Sciences. Ten years ago, the academy took over the task as scientific advisor of politics and society. Together with other Science Academies, it displays ...
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The annual event of the Friends of the Leopoldina Academy, South Africa and Germany pooling their expertise on ramifications of mining, and the Global Young researching on interdisciplinary cooperation and structural freedom: These ...
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The large increase in the size of the international scientific community, coupled with the desire to ensure the appropriate and efficient use of the substantial funding devoted to supporting scientific research, have understandably ...
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The rights of the indigenous peoples, preconditions of scientific research in the Arctic, and the human rights perspectives in research and utilization of natural resources – these are the topics of the symposium “Human Rights ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina today opened its 2017 Annual Assembly in Halle (Saale), with this year’s theme being “Genome Editing – Challenges for the Future”. The event sees distinguished international ...
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Following the recommendation of the “Joint Science Conference”, which was jointly organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences, the Heads of State and Government decided ...
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More than half of humanity already lives in cities and urban areas. The sustainable use of water resources in urban regions is essential in order to ensure a livable environment for future generations. That is the conclusion of 26 ...
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During 1914 and 1925, the academies played multiple roles, ranging from the resistance against German occupants to the development of technologies for military and medical use. How did they influence the mobilization for war? In which ...
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The science academies of the G7 states, among them the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, handed over three joint statements to the Italian government today in Rome. The documents were developed at this year’s conference ...
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How do we ensure that all people, everywhere, have access to an adequate diet that fulfils all their nutrition requirements? How do we, at the same time, promote sustainable agriculture and minimise impacts on the environment? To answer ...
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New techniques in molecular biology that enable targeted interventions in the genome are opening up promising new possibilities for research and application. The ethical and legal ramifications of these methods, known as “genome ...
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At today’s dialogue forum at the German National Academy of Science Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany, the science academies of the G20 states handed over recommendations to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. The document is published ...
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Communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases continue to burden all nations and require urgent action. In preparation of the G20 Summit 2017 in Hamburg, the science academies of the G20 countries developed recommendations to ...
MoreGerman Scientific Organizations are extremely concerned about the executive order signed by the President of the United States this past Friday. The generation of scientific insights is contingent upon discourse that is forthright, ...
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The number of scientific publications is increasing constantly. Researchers have to stay current with ever more new scientific literature and have to visibly publish their own findings. At the same time, it is become increasing difficult, ...
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The British chemist Sir James Fraser Stoddart, a member of the Leopoldina, is honoured with the 2016 Nobel Prize for chemistry. Stoddart shares the award with the French chemist Jean-Pierre Sauvage and the Dutch scientist Bernard L. ...
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Dr Lena Henningsen of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Freiburg University and member of the Young Academy has won the Leopoldina Early Career Award 2016, which is worth €30,000 and is funded by the Commerzbank Foundation. The ...
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The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany strongly denounces the drastic interventions in the academic freedom of Turkish researchers which have ensued directly from various measures taken by the Turkish government since the ...
MoreThe EU Commission is currently preparing an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany has published a position statement on this topic. The Alliance wishes to become involved in this process ...
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From this Sunday, scientists will come together at a conference held as part of the Western Balkans Process. The second edition of the “Joint Science Conference on the Western Balkans Process”, organised by the Austrian Academy ...
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The G-Science Academies delivered three statements for discussion during the G7 summit at Ise Shima in May 2016 to their respective heads of government. This year’s G-Science Academies Meeting, which was hosted by Science Council ...
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On the heels of the recently concluded climate change negotiations in Paris, the United Nations Secretary General’s Scientific Advisory Board focused on harnessing the full potential of science and knowledge, including social sciences ...
MoreThe safeguarding of the health of all the people living in Germany is the ultimate goal of public healthcare – including the people petitioning Germany for humanitarian protection (asylum seekers). The provision of healthcare for ...
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The Japanese pharmacologist and chemist Satoshi Ōmura, who is a member of the Leopoldina, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The scientist was honoured jointly with William C. Campbell (USA) for the research on ...
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New molecular biology techniques that permit targeted genetic modification are giving rise to many promising new opportunities in research and application. At the same time, there must be dialogue with society as a whole on the opportunities ...
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“Symmetry and Asymmetry in Science and Art” – this topic is the focus of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina´s Annual Assembly that opens today in Halle (Saale). Renowned scientists will delve for two days into ...
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In preparation of the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), the French and German national academies of science and technology have published a joint statement advocating a stronger partnership between the two countries. ...
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Quantum technology is a relatively young field of research and development that has great innovation potential. Prospective applications include, for example, quantum computers, cryptography or high-precision GPS (Global Positioning ...
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In recent decades, enormous successes have been achieved in the field of public health. Three examples of these are the fight against HIV, the reduction in cardiovascular disease, and protection for non-smokers. For Germany to make ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is gratified that the G7 Heads of Government and the EU Representatives turned their focus to health and the environmental issues at their summit in Schloss Elmau and that the topics ...
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On 29 April, the national science academies of the G7 countries handed three statements to their respective heads of government for discussion during the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in early June 2015. The papers on antibiotic resistance, ...
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Novel methods of plant cultivation based on molecular genetic techniques make it possible to modify the genome of crop plants to suit specific conditions and demands. The resulting varieties can no longer be distinguished from conventionally ...
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What antibiotics will be able to effectively treat infectious diseases in the future? How can we better combat diseases that predominantly afflict people in the world’s poorest regions? What measures could provide sustainable solutions ...
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The current debate on immigration and asylum in Germany is agitating society, saturating the media, and demanding a response from politicians. Aside from the fact that immigration is necessary for countries faced with an aging population, ...
MoreTo combat the effects of the global economic and financial crisis in Europe, the European Commission has announced a new investment programme. The plan is to enable investments of about 315 billion euros, for example in information, ...
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The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly and to an unexpected extent. The outbreak does not follow the patterns experienced in the past and the virus shows a new disease dynamic in regions, where it has never been recorded before. The ...
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Leopoldina member Stefan W. Hell will be awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He will be awarded the prize along with the American scientists Eric Betzig (Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn, Virginia) and William Moerner ...
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The Senate of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has confirmed Jörg Hacker as the president of the academy. The microbiologist will serve another five-year term in office, beginning 1 March 2015. Jörg Hacker has been ...
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Over 40 outstanding young scientists will come together from 6th to 10th July 2014 in St Petersburg, aiming to reflect on the current developments in the national science systems, the position of young researchers and the possibilities ...
MoreThe DFG and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina presented their joint recommendations on “Scientific Freedom and Scientific Responsibility“ on 26 June 2014 in Berlin. The publication is the response of the research ...
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Low fertility rates, an ageing population and increased migration within the European Union pose significant challenges for policymakers according to a joint statement published today by eight European academies of science. The academies ...
MorePoliticians in the United Kingdom, and elsewhere often claim that their policies are ‘evidence based’. Prof. Lord John Krebs will draw in a Leopoldina-Lecture on his experience as an academic scientist who has worked within the ...
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IAP - the global network of science academies - issued a statement on ‘Realising Global Potential in Synthetic Biology: Scientific Opportunities and Good Governance’. In the statement, IAP highlights the different areas in which ...
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"Science Bridging Nations" is the motto of the German-Turkish Year of Research, Education and Innovation, which was opened on Thursday, 23 January 2014, in Berlin. The International Years of Science are annually initiated by the German ...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s new advisory committee consisting of a panel of international experts will hold its first working session next week in Berlin. The Scientific Advisory Board will advise the Secretary-General in ...
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The National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities will work together even more closely in the future. Professor Ruth Arnon, president of the Israeli National Academy, and Leopoldina president ...
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The microbiologist Professor Jörg Hacker has been appointed to the new United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board. The Scientific Advisory Board was set up by the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon. The 26 members ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina will focus on the theme “Geist – Gehirn – Genom – Gesellschaft (“Mind, brain, genome and society”) at its 2013 Annual Assembly, which will take place from 20 to 22 September ...
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The Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman, born 1934 in Tel Aviv, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002. On Friday, 20 September, at 8 PM, he will give the evening lecture in the context of the Leopoldina ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Academy of Science of South Africa are set to collaborate even more in the future, thanks to a cooperation agreement signed in Pretoria by Leopoldina President Professor Jörg ...
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14 July marks five years since the Leopoldina's appointment as the German National Academy of Sciences. Since then, the Leopoldina has established itself as a respected source of science-based policy advice at both the national and ...
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Fewer and fewer antibiotics are available for an increasing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat infected patients successfully. The Academy of Sciences ...
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On Wednesday 12 June 2013, a meeting between the presidents of the G8 national academies and the science ministers took place at the Royal Society for the purpose of discussing those global challenges that demand a scientific response. ...
MoreIn the run up to the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in partnership with the national science academies of the G8 member states and five other science academies, is calling ...
MoreGerman 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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