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Join an Oxford-style debate on the future of scholarly publishing. Experts Bernd Pulverer and Alexandra Freeman present their views on traditional vs. innovative models, with audience voting. Free registration!

Visualisation proteins

Proteins are molecular machines essential to life. How do they work exactly? In her presentation, biophysicist Cecilia Clementi takes us on a journey into the universe of atoms and uses examples to show how machine learning is changing the process of scientific discovery. Register for free!

Berlin Wall

On September 30, Einstein Professor Gwendolyn Sasse and Einstein Visiting Fellow Andrew Hurrell, among others, will discuss the historical development of the Cold War and parallels to current events in the context of U.S.–China rivalry.

Porträt Elisabeth Bik

Dive into this thought-provoking discussion on quality in research, the systemic challenges in research funding, the pitfalls of the "impact factor" chase, and the essential role of individuals and initiatives in promoting research quality with the winners of the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research.

Podiumsdiskussion mit Cecilia Clementi

The biomimetic computer simulation expert was awarded the 'Order of the Star of Italy' on 19 November. The ceremony took place at the Italian Embassy as part of a 'Celebration of Italian Scientific Excellence'.

For the fourth time, the Einstein Foundation Berlin honours the advancement of research quality: The Individual Award goes to Dutch microbiologist and whistleblower Elisabeth Bik. PubPeer receives the Institutional Award and the Early Career Award goes to PixelQuality.

Porträt Philipp Lersch

Funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant, the ‘Wealthtraject’ project will start on 1 Dec with Philipp Lersch as project leader. He is PI at the Einstein Centre Population Diversity, research group leader at DIW, Professor of Sociology at HU and one of the ‘100 Top Scientists in Berlin 2024’ according to the TAGESSPIEGEL.

Bühnenszene von Claire Cunningham

Scottish choreographer and performer Claire Cunningham, Einstein Professor of Choreography, Dance and Disability Arts at the HZT, will present her new solo evening ‘Songs of the Wayfarer’ at Hebbel am Ufer on 14 November as part of the ‘NO LIMITS’ festival. Photo: Sven Hagolani

Kreidetrophäen des Einstein Foundation Award

Who will take home the €100,000 Early Career Award? Meet the finalists pioneering research quality! Join us onsite or online to celebrate groundbreaking projects by early career researchers that enhance research rigor, reliability, robustness, and transparency on Nov 5, 3 pm (CET)

Dice form the words quality/quantity

The urgent need for reform in the current scientific evaluation system—largely driven by quantitative metrics—is widely acknowledged. Yet, what progress has been made in turning these ambitions into reality thus far? Register for our panel discussion (online or on site)

Kreideanimation

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences/Washington has entered into a partnership with the Einstein Foundation Berlin for the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. The international prize is presented annually to recognize outstanding researchers and institutions whose work helps “to advance the quality and robustness of research findings — whether they are breaking new ground, using and testing innovative methods, or collecting and sharing their data in novel ways.”

Porträt Eric J. Johnson

The professor at the Center for Decision Sciences of Columbia University is honored for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the area of applied psychological researchby the Association for Psychological Science.