Welcome to the DFG

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany.

The DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers.

No Scientific Misconduct by Professor Axel Haverich

(28 April 2009) The accusations levied against Professor Axel Haverich, from Hannover Medical School, following his nomination for the 2008 German Future Prize have, after examination by the DFG, been determined to be unfounded. The DFG Committee of Inquiry on Allegations of Scientific Misconduct has concluded that Professor Haverich cannot be accused of any scientific misconduct.

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The First DFG Research Centres to be Funded for Another Four Years

(24 April 2009) Following a successful second funding period, the first three DFG Research Centres will again be extended for another four years. This decision was made by the Joint Committee of the DFG. As a result, the Research Centres established in 2001—"The Ocean in the Earth System" in Bremen, "The Center for Functional Nanostructures" in Karlsruhe, and "Research Center for Experimental Biomedicine" in Würzburg—will be able to continue their work through mid-2013. All three impressed the peer review panels and DFG committees with their outstanding research achievements and their capacity-building effects.

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New DFG Office in Japan

(6 April 2009) On 15 April, DFG President Matthias Kleiner will officially open the new DFG office in Tokyo. The new office is the fifth foreign representative office of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). One of its main tasks is to provide support to German scientists and academics in their cooperative work with Japanese colleagues. But it also serves as a drop-in centre for Japanese scientists on the way to Germany.

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• Further Information: DFG Office Japan