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Doctoral students constitute the backbone of research. We therefore aim to support them to our best ability in successfully completing their doctoral thesis and in departing on a sophisticated professional career. We thus have established, in close cooperation with universities, graduate schools and research training groups at many Helmholtz...more

The sun and wind are the most important renewable energy sources, however, they are not always and everywhere available. When planning energy plants it is therefore essential to be able to assess the prospective site's potential. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) now have presented the...more

Mai 2012After investigating the Fukushima earthquake from 11 March 2011, Helmholtz scientists from the GFZ now showed that the inclusion of GPS data could contribute to the significant improvement of tsunami warning systems.more

Mai 2012Spatial Orientation A team around the DKFZ researcher Prof. Dr Hannah Monyer has discovered that the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation and location memory are directly connected to each other by long branched projections of inhibiting neurons. It is assumed that this connection contributes to synchronising these two brain regions...more

Allergiker im Großraum München können sich an einer Studie beteiligen, die untersuchen will, wie die Verbreitung von allergene Birken- und Gräserpollen mit den  Symptomen bei Allergikern zusammenhängt. Die Studie wird unter Federführung von Prof. Dr. Jeroen Buters vom Zentrum für Allergie und Umwelt mit Wissenschaftlern des Helmholtz...more