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The €350,000 "Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research" is now open for its sixth round! Until 30 April, researchers at all career stages, as well as institutions and initiatives, are invited to apply or nominate candidates who contribute to strengthening the rigor, robustness, and transparency of research.

With a €350,000 annual prize, the Einstein Foundation Award empowers and incentivizes researchers, organizations, and early-career initiatives to reshape how science is conducted, shared, and evaluated globally. By Ulrich Dirnagl & Ulrike Pannasch, written for REACH Science Integrity Alliance

[Bitte in "Englisch" übersetzen:] Wissenschaftliche Journale in einem Regal

On 7 November 2025, experts gathered at Berlin Science Week to discuss the future of academic publishing – from reforming the current system to building a completely new one. We recorded the Oxford-style debate for you and summarised the most important arguments.

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Helena Jambor founded “PixelQuality” to establish best practices for publishing scientific images — a contribution that earned her the 2024 Einstein Foundation Early Career Award. Now, Nature Portfolio begins trialling their checklists for four of its own publications.

Portrait Elisabeth Bik

AskDifferent #39 – In this episode of #AskDifferent, Elisabeth Bik takes us behind the scenes of her work as a 'science detective’, where she meticulously scans thousands of published research papers for signs of fraud – having uncovered manipulated and duplicated images in over 7,600 scientific papers. But what drives scientists to fake data, and how does this impact all of us? Tune in to learn about the challenges of detecting fraud and hear Elisabeth Bik’s compelling message on the urgent need for systemic change. For her tireless fight to preserve integrity in research, she was awarded the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. Photo: Michel & Co.

Screenshot of the video "ARI progress report"

Progress report of the 2022 Einstein Foundation Early Career Award winner Ape Research Index - watch the video!

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.

Yves Moreau vor seiner Präsentation

In his lecture "Dubious sources: investigating the dark side of large human DNA databases", 2023 Einstein Foundation Award winner Yves Moreau explains why data protection in DNA databases concerns us all.

Beklebter Laternenpfahl mit Schriftzug "Big data is watching you"

Watch the video of the panel discussion with 2023 Einstein Foundation Award winner Yves Moreau et al on March 14, 2024.

Kreideanimation

The Einstein Foundation Berlin is to honor Belgian bioinformatician Yves Moreau, the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, and the Responsible Research Assessment Initiative with this year’s Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research.

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Greater biodiversity enhances stability and robustness in ecosystems, species, and individuals. However, the question arises: do similar principles apply to the research ecosystem? In his essay, Ulrich Dirnagl provides answers.

Podiumsdiskussion

In our panel discussion, experts from various disciplines explored generic and specific dimensions and concepts of research quality in the social sciences, the humanities, and STM. Read the sumhttps://award.einsteinfoundation.de/what-is-research-quality-abstractmary here.