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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/09/2026
📢 Starting on October 1, we will support 50 talented students at 27 German universities with €1,000 per month for one year – giving them more freedom to focus on the final stage of their studies and start their first independent #research projects. 🔬 #CuriousMinds #MakeADifference #StudentGrant
50 Student Grants 2026/27 - For the next step into research
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 01/09/2026
📢What will #education mean in a society increasingly shaped by #AI? Researchers from all disciplines are invited to explore the relationship between education & artificial intelligence in a #sandpit workshop. 👉 www.w-s-w.org/en/program/s... #funding #academicsky #callforapplications #CuriousMinds
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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Wübben Foundation @w-s-w.org supports two faculty appointments at #MainzUniversity: Evolutionary biologist Sinead English and chemist Emanuele Penocchio will take up professorships in Mainz 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/wubben-founda…
(left) Professor Sinead English (© private) ; (right) Professor Emanuele Penocchio (photo/©: Giulia Guerini)
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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz @unimainz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wübben Stiftung @w-s-w.org fördert zwei Berufungen an die #UniMainz: Evolutionsbiologin Sinead English und Chemiker Emanuele Penocchio wechseln auf Professuren in Mainz 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/wuebben-stift…
(links) Prof. Dr. Sinead English (© privat) ; (rechts) Prof. Dr. Emanuele Penocchio (Foto/©: Giulia Guerini)
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 22/07/2026
How can software become more sustainable, efficient and human-centered? 💻🌱 Meet computer scientist Pooja Rani, who joined the University of Mannheim as Professor of Sustainable Software Engineering in April 2026. 👉www.w-s-w.org/en/fellow/pooja-rani #AcademicSky #GlobalMinds #MakeADifference
How to make 
soft­ware sustainab­le

Com­pu­ter sci­en­tist Pooja Rani tests soft­ware code and de­ve­lops 
re­spon­si­ble pro­gramming methods.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 15/07/2026
@w-s-w.org is providing 6.7 million € to support the appointment of 6 internationally renowned scientists to German universities. Their fields of expertise include marine research, evolutionary biology, theoretical physics, theoretical and materials chemistry, as well as robotics. #AcademicSky 👇
Ankunft/Arrivals 2026
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 07/07/2026
@w-s-w.org is funding seven sandpit pro­jec­ts at German uni­ver­si­ties with up to 50,000€ each. The sandpit topics range from ad­ap­ti­ve ad­mi­nis­tra­ti­ve systems, the digital co­di­fi­ca­ti­on of law to greater au­to­no­my in the school system. (1/3) 👇
More than just reducing bureaucracy: Seven projects for the public administration of tomorrow
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 01/07/2026
How do AI systems evaluate large digital archives of international criminal proceedings and what are the consequences for the public’s understanding of historical violent crimes? Sandpit hosted by @kdstahl.bsky.social @romanbirke.bsky.social on how AI is changing historical knowledge production. 👇
Text: How AI interprets history - Sandpit project investigates application of AI to analyze genocide tribunal archives. 
Image: U.S. Army personnel are sorting through stacks of German documents that were collected by war crimes investigators as evidence for the trial before the International Military Tribunal for the Prosecution of War Criminals in Nuremberg.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 29/06/2026
"So­me­ti­mes I think German uni­ver­si­ties define in­ter­na­tio­na­li­ty as brin­ging highly qua­li­fied Germans back to Germany. This may be a lau­da­ble goal, but it’s nowhere near enough." Opinion piece by historian of science Myles W. Jackson from IAS for Global Minds. 👉 tinyurl.com/yrykthkd
The next level. Germany should make its own academic system more international
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 03/06/2026
🌍Where are the best minds going and why? Higher edu­ca­ti­on re­se­ar­cher Simon Mar­gin­son from @ox.ac.uk re­flec­ts on the shif­ting map of aca­de­mic ex­cel­lence and aca­de­mic mo­bi­li­ty. He also ex­p­lains how Germany could turn its strengths into global at­trac­tion. 👉 Link in comments
Where are the best minds going and why? Higher edu­ca­ti­on re­se­ar­cher Simon Mar­gin­son from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oxford re­flec­ts on the shif­ting map of aca­de­mic ex­cel­lence and what this means for in­ter­na­tio­nal aca­de­mic mo­bi­li­ty. In an in­ter­view with Global Minds, he also ex­p­lains how Germany could turn its in­tel­lec­tu­al strengths into global at­trac­tion.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 27/05/2026
Der Quantenphysiker Nicholas Güsken­ @unipaderborn.bsky.social er­forscht, wie man ein­zel­ne Pho­to­nen – die kleins­ten Licht­teil­chen – gezielt kon­trol­liert und für neue Tech­no­lo­gi­en nutzt. Bei #IrritierenSiemich spricht er über mehr als nur Licht. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0lS...
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Irritieren Sie mich #7: Die ir­ri­tie­ren­de Kraft der Quan­ten­phy­sik - mit Nicholas Güsken
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 19/05/2026
📢 World-class re­se­ar­chers stand for ex­cel­lence and com­pe­ti­ti­ve strength. In order to attract them to Germany, uni­ver­si­ties need to ensure in­ter­na­tio­nal ap­point­ments are in­te­gra­ted into their or­ga­ni­za­tio­nal struc­tures. 👉Read the opinion peace tinyurl.com/3am3jcy3 #HigherEd
An appeal for greater courage in aca­de­mic ap­point­ments by Marion Müller
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 11/05/2026
📢 With the support of @w-s-w.org, in­ter­na­tio­nal­ly re­now­ned psy­cho­phy­sio­lo­gist Julian F. Thayer has joined Charité Berlin from the US. He took up the Pro­fes­sor­ship for Psy­cho­lo­gi­cal Science and Psy­cho­phy­sio­lo­gy in April 2026. His re­se­arch is of great re­le­van­ce to society.
Rethinking Heart and Mind: Psychophysiologist Julian Thayer joins Charité
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 04/05/2026
📣 For anyone interested in biorisk involved with AI in biology: New paper released on "A safety-centric perspective on innovation and risk in the use of artificial intelligence in genomics" 🧬 amongst others by Maximilian Sprang, one of our sandpit hosts. 👇
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 29/04/2026
Mit dem neuen Journal Global Minds lädt @w-s-w.org zum Ideenaustausch ein und zeigt, wie internationale Berufungen am besten gelingen: durch eine ganzheitliche Herangehensweise, Engagement und eine ernstgemeinte Kultur der Offenheit. Lesen Sie rein und reden Sie mit. 👉 tinyurl.com/ajvcxnym
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 27/04/2026
📢 Coaching für Vizepräsident:in, Prorektor:in, Dekan:in mit Ambitionen auf das Amt der Präsident:in oder Rektor:in 👉 Fünf zentrale Themen: Aufgaben, Potential/Motivation, Vorbereitung, Strategieentwicklung für die Universität und Präsentation am Wahltag 📅Termine: 11.09.2026 und 05.03.2027
Coaching for Future Presidents
Der Weg zum universitären Führungsamt
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
9️⃣ days left to apply for the 2026 #EinsteinFoundationAward! We're looking for organizations, large collaborative networks, or other entities worldwide who champion quality, transparency, reproducibility, and #openscience for the €100K Institutional category. award.einsteinfoundation.de
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Die Junge Akademie @jungeakademie.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In einer Woche wird es wieder irritierend: Unser Mitglied Nicholas Güsken (Quantenphysiker, @unipaderborn.bsky.social) spricht mit Peter-André Alt (@w-s-w.org) über das Staunen, die Macht des Zufalls und die Kraft der #Irritation. 📅 26.03, 19:00 Uhr 📍BRICKS Club Berlin 🔗 tinyurl.com/ep2nbe6d
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
🏆 @simine.com, psychologist at @psychunimelb.bsky.social / @unimelb.bsky.social and Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science (@psychscience.bsky.social) is a leading voice in the reform movement in psychology - and is now being honored with the €150K Individual Award. Huge congratulations! 🎉
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
🥇 The €100K Institutional Award goes to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative - a nationwide effort to evaluate lab biology research and the largest coordinated replication effort in the field worldwide, catalyzing lasting improvements across Brazil's research ecosystem. Congratulations!
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/02/2026
🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! with Nicholas Güsken: The irritating power of quantum physics 📅 March 26, 2026 What are the irritations produced by quantum physics? How is quantum physics changing our understanding of the world? What technological transformations lie ahead? Register here tinyurl.com/2s4whu
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/02/2026
​​​​​​​💡Did you know that funding from Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft enables you to make attractive offers in international appointments? Register now for the foundation's information sessions on February 23 or March 3, 2026, and receive important tips and support: tinyurl.com/9rwcrkrk
A pen symbolizing the application process
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Call for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality and integrity. Deadline: April 30, 2026 Please share! 🌍 ➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de #OpenScience #reproducibility
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 05/01/2026
📢 The new annual theme of the Wübben sandpit program is “Un­der­stan­ding, shaping & transforming bu­reau­cra­cy.” Re­se­ar­chers from all di­sci­pli­nes can apply by March 31, 2026, by sub­mit­ting a two-page concept. The Foun­da­ti­on funds each sandpit with up to €50,000. 👉 tinyurl.com/66bktkbd
Un­der­stan­ding, shaping, and trans­forming bu­reau­cra­cy
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 02/01/2026
📢 With the support of Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft, Jan Schwab, an internationally recognized expert in spinal cord injuries, transferred from The Ohio State University (USA) to Berlin. #Funding #Research #AcademicSky #MedSky #AcademicMobility 👉 tinyurl.com/mr33zrhc
Jan Schwab, Professor for Clinical and Experimental Pa­ra­ple­gio­lo­gi­cal 
Re­se­arch, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 23/12/2025
Re­se­arch lights up the dark – in every season. Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft wishes you happy ho­li­days and a great start to 2026, filled with op­ti­mism, drive, and cu­rio­si­ty. If you count yours­elf among the "Curious Minds" who love a good puzzle (& speak German), try solving ours! Link 👇
Curious Minds Light Up the Dark
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 04/12/2025
⛏️Last week experts from various disciplines gathe­red in In­gel­heim for an in­ten­si­ve Sandpit Work­shop funded by @w-s-w.org with the focus on the safe use of ge­ne­ra­ti­ve AI for bio­lo­gi­cal se­quen­ces. Recommendations paper to be published soon. Stay tuned! 👉 tinyurl.com/ytsa85jr
Sandpit attendees in Ingelheim
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 24/11/2025
👏 Congratulations to the winners of the #EinsteinFoundationAward 🏆, who are striving to improve the quality of science and research, make it more transparent 🔍, and ensure more reproducible results 🔁.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 19/11/2025
📢 Wübben Stiftung to fund sandpit workshops on AI: One on using generative AI in #molecular design and the other on assistive #robotics in #rehabilitation and care. The aim: initiate new research projects, and signpost responsible ways of handling data & AI. #AcademicSky 👉 tinyurl.com/2rpd4xva
Wübben Foundation Sandpit Funding
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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 28/10/2025
Our university established professorships in #Marketing & Technology and #AI -guided #ProteinDesign, supported by the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft. The professorships were appointed to David Finken and Thomas Schlichthärle (pictured): go.tum.de/670372 📷A.Eckert
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New endowed professorships for marketing and protein design
With the support of the Wübben Stiftung, TUM has established a professorship for Marketing & Technology and a professorship for AI-guided Protein Design.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 05/11/2025
🪴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
How to decode the hidden signals of plants,
Ora Hazak, Wübben Foundation Fellow
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 31/10/2025
🟢🟢🟢 Irritieren Sie mich - mit Bernhard Pörksen „Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“ 👉 Zur Aufzeichnung www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...
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Irritieren Sie mich #6: Zwischen Empörung und Erkenntnis - mit Bernhard Pörksen
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/10/2025
🚀 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
Ankunft Arrivals 2025 Airport Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 13/10/2025
💡 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
Big Data in the humanities - call for applications
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 25/09/2025
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
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 18/09/2025
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 tinyurl.com/3s4wtf9n #AcademicSky
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 18/09/2025
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
55 students begin their final year of study with a scholarship from the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft. The program is aimed at outstandingly curious and talented students from all subject areas.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 03/09/2025
"Violeta Moreno-Lax exemplifies what Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft aims to fund: academic excellence grounded in a truly international perspective. Her work on international and EU law shapes global discourse on fundamental rights far beyond national boundaries."
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🏅 Know an outstanding individual, a small team of researchers, or an institution that would be a strong candidate for the #EinsteinFoundationAward? ▶️ You can now recommend them at any time throughout the year: award.einsteinfoundation.de/recommend-a-...
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 07/08/2025
🟢🟢🟢 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
An im­pres­si­on of the COVID-19 protest in Berlin in No­vem­ber ​​​​2020, which was or­ga­ni­zed by the Quer­den­ken (“lateral thin­king”) mo­ve­ment. Despite a ban on de­mons­tra­ti­ons, several thousand pro­tes­ters took part, most of them without face masks over their mouths and noses, and in de­fi­an­ce of social di­stan­cing rules.
Credits: picture al­li­an­ce / SU­LU­PRESS.DE | Vla­di­mir Menck/SU­LU­PRESS.DE
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 14/07/2025
🧠 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
Big Brain Data: Sandpit on the Future of Work
The next Sandpit event funded by Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft will focus on the question of how brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can be used responsibly in working environments.
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 01/07/2025
🚀 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
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 25/06/2025
🏥 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
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 16/05/2025
📅 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
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 12/05/2025
🚀 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
Funding program Advanced Professorship to support international appointments
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 06/05/2025
📣 Für Kurzentschlossene in Berlin: Peter-André Alt im Gespräch mit der Kulturwissenschaftlerin Helen Ahner zum Thema "Weiblicher Ehrgeiz" und wie sich dieser in den letzten hundert Jahren verändert hat. 📅 6. Mai 2025, 19 Uhr 👉 Zur Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
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WSW | Helen Ahner: Weiblicher Ehrgeiz
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 16/04/2025
📢 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
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 10/04/2025
🟢🟢🟢 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. tinyurl.com/k5stc58k
Chantelle Cameron boxt gegen Katie Taylor am 21. Mai 2023 in Dublin
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 04/04/2025
🎉 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! 🚀
Grant certificate of the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft presented to Ora Hazak
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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
We would like to thank the awardees, speakers, moderators, and guests for the wonderful evening at the 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward ceremony! @kaiwegner.bsky.social @regberlin.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @pubpeer.com @helenajambor.bsky.social @chrischmied.bsky.social
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