Current Speeches

The responsibility of research in the 21st century

Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's speech at the ceremony on 11 January 2011 Berlin [more]

Science must serve humanity

January 11, 2011

Welcoming address by the President at the ceremony in the Berlin Academy of Arts on the occasion of the founding anniversary of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society 100 years ago. [more]

Max Planck in-house

News about research policy, people in science and from Max Planck Institutes

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First instrument for new space telescope JWST handed over to Nasa

May 09, 2012
The James Webb Space Telescope, whose primary mirror has a diameter of 6.5 meters, will be launched in 2018. It is the designated successor of the Hubble Space Telescope. [more]

Employer of choice for scientists

May 08, 2012
According to a recent survey, the Max Planck Society is the most popular employer among biologists, chemists and physicists [more]
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Taï chimpanzees featured in Hollywood movie

April 26, 2012
The Disneynature production “Chimpanzee” provides us with a fascinating insight into the life of our next closest relatives, chimpanzees [more]
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Research while on the move

March 22, 2012
The Max Planck Society’s new iPhone app provides the latest research news and films, as well as directions to all Max Planck institutes, ensuring that you are always well informed even when on the move. [more]
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Ryohei Yasuda named Max Planck Florida Institute Scientific Director

March 07, 2012
The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) announced today that Duke University neuroscientist Ryohei Yasuda, PhD will join the Institute as Scientific Director of the Neuronal Signal Transduction Research Group [more]
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Where will the scientists of tomorrow come from?

December 12, 2011
For ten years International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) have been successfully tempting young talented students from all over the world to come to Germany. [more]

Knowledge for everyone

November 10, 2011
The Max Planck Society has been working intensively for ten years with Copernicus Publications and also cooperates with other providers of Open Access journals [more]
 
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