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The European Commission has declared May 2013 the European Month of the Brain. With events and activities across Europe, the initiative aims to increase the visibility of outstanding EU brain research while focusing on the challenges that lie ahead.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/3063.php)
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The 5th annual Green Talents Competition is officially open. This autumn, 25 of the world's most promising researchers will be invited to Germany to take part in an international sustainability forum. Are you a "Green Talent"? Click here to apply.
(URL: http://www.greentalents.de/index.php)
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What role can science play in sustainable development? A symposium in Berlin brought together experts from science, business and civil society to discuss different dimensions of sustainability in research and how to put these into practice.
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/15897)
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Federal Minister Wanka has presented the "Individualized Medicine" action plan. By 2016, the BMBF will provide up to 100 million euros to projects that help find the right treatment for each patient.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/16162.php)
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Germany needs skilled workers - which is why there's a law for the recognition of foreign qualifications. Michelle Ange Monteu is one example: the medical doctor from Cameroon has received her German license and now works in a hospital.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/15644.php)
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The 2013 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize has been awarded to two women and nine men excelling in research. Presented by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, it is Germany's most prestigious research award, with a cash prize of 2.5 million euros each.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/16156.php)
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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has launched a dialogue platform on the "Energiewende" - the transformation of Germany's energy system. It aims to provide a forum for discussing central issues and to coordinate research contributions.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/12337.php)
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Some 30,000 scientists and scholars from countries all over the world are currently supported by German funding organizations. How can you find a research position? What funding is available? "Research In Germany" has the answers.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/12159.php)
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Starting shot for a European vocational education alliance: Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Slovakia and Latvia want to work closely with Germany to reform their vocational training systems and have signed a memorandum in Berlin.
(URL: http://www.bmbf.de/en/17127.php)
