Daimler und Benz Stiftung

Research Forum
Call for submissions for a modern event format “Innovative Science Communication”

The Daimler and Benz Foundation is funding the planning and implementation of an event on the topic of “Innovative Science Communication” with an overall sum of up to €30,000.

24th Berlin Colloquium – Online lecture series
Living safely in the city of the future

Start of the new online lecture series on March 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.: Every two weeks, experts will address the topic of security in metropolitan areas. Opening speaker is Prof. Dr. Oberwittler on the topic “Objective versus subjective security: Fear of crime and crime as an essential factor in quality of life”.

Boards
Renata Jungo Brüngger appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees

The legal expert Renata Jungo Brüngger, member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, has been appointed a new member of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Foundation’s statutes.

Boards
Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher appointed to the Board of Trustees

The legal scholar Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher is now a member of the Board of Trustees with immediate effect. He is Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg.

Scholarship Program
Postdocs 2023

The Daimler and Benz Foundation presents the twelve scholarship holders of the scholarship program for postdocs 2023.

Press releases
Combating money laundering more efficiently

Interview with Prof. Dr. Kilian Wegner, Daimler and Benz Foundation Scholarship Holder and Junior Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Economic Criminal Law at the European University Viadrina

Dialog in the Museum
Intelligence as a success factor: A foray into a fascinating field of psychological research

The lecture by Prof. Dr. Frank Spinat is now available as a written summary and podcast.

Moment for Research
Applied Legal History? The Restitution of Nazi Looted Art Today

Benjamin Lahusen presents his research project "Applied Legal History? The Restitution of Nazi Looted Art Today".

Moment for Research
Violence against children: consequences and prevention

Dr. Tobias Hecker talks about violence against children and explains how successful prevention can start in schools.

Dialog in the Museum
Mortui vivos docent – How Post-Mortem Examinations Save Lives

The lecture by Prof. Dr. Marcel A. Verhoff is now available as a written summary and podcast.

Ladenburg Research Networks
Future water conflicts in Germany

Water is one of the most important raw materials on earth. But what if it becomes increasingly scarce as a result of climate change and future weather extremes? As part of the Ladenburg Research Networks funding format, an interdisciplinary group of scientists is setting out to identify conflicts of interest in the future distribution of water in Germany and to devise possible solutions.

Press releases
Which is why walking is worth exploring.

Interview with Dr. Sandra Dinter, Associate Professor for British Studies, at University of Hamburg and Daimler and Benz Foundation Fellow.

Research Forum
Early Human Evolution and Diversity in South East Asia

The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, the Werner Reimers Foundation, and the Daimler and Benz Foundation are jointly launching a new grant project. Under the management of Prof. Dr. Ottmar Kullmer from the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, scientists are studying the biocultural evolution of humans in South East Asia.