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Events, news, and features – discover the work of our researchers and the Foundation.

Open science fuelled the discoveries shaping our world. But can it survive authoritarianism, geopolitics & proprietary AI? Join the dialogue organised by the Einstein Foundation Award and the Berlin University Alliance at Berlin Science Week.

Gain experience as a postdoctoral researcher at both a university and a non-university research institution in Berlin at the same time? The Berlin Career Track “Academia” is now offering this opportunity as part of a pilot phase supported by the Einstein Foundation.

Further insights

Illustration zu sozialem Verhalten

How can we explain adequate behavior in social situations? Psychologist Marcel Brass uses behavioral experiments and neuroscientific methods to investigate social intelligence.

Illustration zum krebsverursachenden RAS-Gen als Elefant in einer Box

The RAS gene is a mysterious protein, and causes canter. Oncologist Channing Der co-discovered it in the 1980s. With his arduous research, he has made a big contribution to better therapies.

Illustration zu der Macht von Grenzen

Moral philosopher R. Jay Wallace takes a close look at the rules, norms and agreements which are fundamental to our social relationships and society as a whole.

Illustration zur Bewegung von Atomen in Proteinen

Physicist Cecilia Clementi uses statistical methods and AI to explain biological phenomena: for example, how the movement of atoms in proteins determines their function.

Illustration zu den molekularen Mechanismen der Photosynthese

Photosynthesis is the most fundamental process of life. Microbiologist Robert Burnap is decoding its mechanisms to take them as a blueprint for artificial catalyst.

Illustration zu neuen Formen von Literatur- und Kunstkritik

German studies scholar Michel Chaouli explores new forms of literary and art criticism that give space to individual experience and break with academic conventions.

Illustration zu neuronalen Computermodellen von verästelten Dendriten

Neuroscientist Panayiota Poirazi is creating neural computer models of dendrites to explore their role and train algorithms to learn like humans.

Illustration zur Entstehung liberaler Ideen

The certainties of Western liberalism are falling apart. Political scientist Andrew Hurrell analyzes how liberal ideas have evolved, and how they are contested today.

Illustration zu Stringtheorie und Klavierspiel

Valentina Forini studies the invisible. She uses string theory and mathematics to identify the smallest objects of nature and close the gaps in standard models of physics.

Illustration von Bewegungsmustern von Wassermolekülen

Chris Soulsby investigates isotopes to determine the age of water molecules in order to develop more sustainable resource management methods and climate resilient city planning.

Illustration zur Kommunikation von Nervenzellen

To understand how nerve cells communicate with each other, neurobiologist Benjamin Judkewitz is x-raying the brains of a virtually transparent species of fish.

Illustration zu Zellmutation

Cancer cells often manage to evade drug treatments. Systems biologist Chris Sander creates computational models to predict their game and develop effective therapies.

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