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Moment for Research
How Do Birds Learn to Sing? Investigation of Brain Activity During Sleep and Learning

Janie Ondracek explains how birds learn to sing and what their brain activity tells us during sleep.

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.

New call for applications for new funding project
Historical Narratives in Europe between Conflict and Dialog

Nationalistic historical narratives are spreading in Europe. A new funding project will explore how to defuse the conflict potential of contested historical perspectives and initiate open dialog concerning antagonistic narratives. The call for applications is available for download.

Berlin Colloquium
Living safely in the city of the future

Urbanization is a key trend of our century. This is evidenced not only by the rapid growth of megacities in many regions of the world, but also by the development of conurbations and entire metropolitan ...

Scholarship program
Postdoctoral scholarship program for 2023

Applications for scholarships are open until 1 October 2022 via the online application portal.

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

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Marcel A. Verhoff, Frankfurt University Hospital on October 6, 2022. The lecture can be followed in the livestream.

Bertha Benz Lecture 2022
Violence and Social Development

This year's Bertha Benz Lecture, held by Prof. Dr. Anke Hoeffler is now available as a podcast.

Moment for Research
Current Innovations in the Psychotherapy of Pathological Anxiety

Jan Richter gives an insight into new results of memory research.

Boards
Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel appointed to the Board of Trustees

The business information scientist and ethicist Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel is now a member of the Board of Trustees. He currently carries out research and teaches at the Northwestern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Basel, Olten, and Brugg-Windisch.

Research Forum
Can a breathing robot reduce sleep problems and overexcitation in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder?

In a research project funded by the Daimler and Benz Foundation, scientists are using human-machine interaction methods to investigate whether a breathing robot can reduce sleep problems and overexcitation in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Boards
New Composition of the Board of Trustees

According to the current statutes, the Board of Trustees will be expanded in terms of personnel: It now consists of five employees from the founders and four scientists.

Dialog in the Museum
Architects of the Universe: How black holes influence the evolution of galaxies

Dr. Dominika Wylezalek provides an exciting insight into her current research using real data from the James Webb telescope ...

Moment for Research
Malaria Pathogens in the Blood – Multiplying and Hiding

Julien Guizetti gives an insight into his research on malaria.

Publication
Product Development within Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Legal Risk

New book publication with research results from the "Villa Ladenburg" funding project: Open access publication by Prof. Dr. Thomas Winkle on autonomous driving.

Boards
Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvová appointed to the Board of Trustees

The economist Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvová is now a member of the Board of Trustees of the Daimler and Benz Foundation.

Press Releases
Do gut bacteria determine whether a drug works?

Interview with Dr. Michael Zimmermann, biochemist at EMBL and Daimler and Benz Foundation Fellow.

Moment for Research
Microbial Natural Products, Their Structures, Tasks, and Origin

Christine Beemelmanns gives an insight into modern natural products research in her lecture.

Bertha Benz Price 2022
Award for Dr.-Ing. Renate Sachse

For her outstanding dissertation the engineering scientist receives the Bertha Benz Prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Moment for Research
Krupp and History in the 1950s

Eva-Maria Roelevink gives an insight into the public relations of an industrial company in the early post-war years.

Publication
Annual Report 2021

The current Annual Report 2021 of the Daimler and Benz Foundation has been published.

Moment for Research
Gut Feelings at the Press of a Button: Can Motivation be Regulated by Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve?

Nils Kroemer from the University of Tübingen (now at the University of Bonn) on the question of whether the desire for healthy food can be controlled.

Publication
Robots in Healthcare

Special publication of the Daimler and Benz Foundation on the subject of care robots in the current issue on the subject of "Artificial Intelligence".

Moment for Research
Politics with History: Perspectives on Russia

Félix Krawatzek from the Centre for East European and International Studies about understanding Russian-German History.

Ladenburg Research Networks
Who will get how much water?

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? An interdisciplinary group of scientists ...

Scholarship program
Scholarship Holders in 2022

The Daimler and Benz Foundation presents the eleven scholarship holders of the scholarship program for postdocs 2022 ...