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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/09/2026

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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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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 20/08/2026

It is great to have you on board as Wübben Foundation Fellow! 🚀 ✨

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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
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Computer scientist Pooja Rani tests software code and develops
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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 15/07/2026

💡Stefano Mintchev: Interactive drones for agriculture @unibonn.bsky.social 💡Emanuele Penocchio: Turning molecules into engines @unimainz.bsky.social 💡Masako Tominaga: Exploring the ocean floor @unibremen.bsky.social @marumunibremen.bsky.social

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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 15/07/2026

💡Gert Aarts: From strongly interacting matter to machine learning and back @Universität Bielefeld 💡Sinead English: Life History and Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Change @unimainz.bsky.social 💡Matthias Grotevent: Nanomaterials for the energy transition @tu-dortmund.de

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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 👇

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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 07/07/2026

Host universities of the projects being funded: 💡@tuberlin.bsky.social 💡@uniheidelberg.bsky.social 💡@tuda.bsky.social 💡@rwth.bsky.social 💡@unibayreuth.bsky.social 💡@uni-hamburg.de 💡Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer (3/3)

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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 07/07/2026

They examine when bureaucracy provides protection, when it becomes a burden, and how it can be changed so that it better serves people, institutions, and societal needs. More information: www.wuebben-stiftung-wissenschaft.org/en/news/seve... (2/3) 👇

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Seven projects for the public administration of tomorrow | Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft

To accompany its annual theme, “Understanding, Designing, and Changing Bureaucracy,” Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft is funding seven sandpit projects at German universities with up to 50,000€ each.

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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

📸 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Photographer: Charles Alexander

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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 · 09/06/2026

Ein Kooperationsprojekt unserer Schwesterstiftung Wübben Stiftung Bildung - wir sind die Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft 😉👍

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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

How can artificial intelligence be used in biology without risking misuse? Read more about the Sandpit on this topic: www.wuebben-stiftung-wissenschaft.org/en/sandpit/a...

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AI in Biology: Seizing Opportunities, Preventing Misuse | Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft

How can artificial intelligence be used in biology without risking misuse?

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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

Wenn Sie Vorschläge für Themen oder Kommentare zu einzelnen Beiträgen haben, freuen wir uns, von Ihren Erfahrungen zu hören.

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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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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/03/2026

We are delighted to be supporting this important award 🎉🏆. Congratulations to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative ! 👏✨

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Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft @w-s-w.org · 17/03/2026

We are delighted to be supporting this important award 🎉🏆. Congratulations @simine.com ! 👏✨

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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 👇

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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

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