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Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Germany’s new national hydrogen strategy

September 25, 2020 [by Toru Kumagai] Germany aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, to zero by 2050. Against that backdrop, the cabinet of Angela Merkel has introduced a hydrogen strategy that seeks to use hydrogen as a power source for manufacturing and transportation as one of the key measures to reduce CO2 emissions.

News: Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

Call for professorships

[Deadline: 2020/9/10] Augsburg University of Applied Sciences is inviting applications for professorships in the following areas:

News: Finding cooperation partners in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Map on AI research in Germany

The Plattform Lernende Systeme has published a detailed map of Aritificial Intelligence (AI) research institutions in Germany. It provides a powerful database to look for potential cooperation partners in Germany and allows filtering by topic and type of institution.

Call: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Research presences in Japan (green hydrogen technologies)

[Deadline: 2020/10/09] The BMBF funds German universities and research institutions researching in the field of hydrogen technologies that are aiming at working together with leading research institutions by establishing real research presences abroad, e.g. in Japan. These include joint laboratories, joint test and inspection facilities, research stations and pilot plants among others.

Call: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Networking trips to Japan

[Deadline 2020/11/20] The BMBF supports networking and exploratory trips of German universities and research institutions (“traveling conferences”) to establish cooperation with partners in Japan and other countries in Asia and Oceania, in particular on the topics of bioeconomy and health (antimicrobial resistance, cancer research, digital health).

Call: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

“Hydrogen Republic Germany”

[Deadline: continuous] The BMBF has published a funding announcement on green hydrogen technologies. Consortia from German science, business and civil society are eligible to apply. International cooperation with Japan can also be funded. Japanese partners must ensure their own funding.

News: German Research Foundation (DFG)

Special Prize for Prof. Christian Drosten

The DFG and Stifterverband are awarding a one-time prize for outstanding science communication during the Covid-19 pandemic. This award, carrying prize money of €50,000, recognises virologist Professor Dr. Christian Drosten from the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin for “exceptional contributions to science and society in the face of a dramatic developing pandemic”.