Lise Meitner Excellence Program

The Lise Meitner Excellence Program shall help to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. more

First working group after the doctorate

The Minerva Fast Track programme offers exceptional female scientists the opportunity for long-term career planning after completing their doctorate.  more

Women in science history

Contemporary Max Planck women scientists on female science pioneers in history who persevered despite facing often daunting social obstacles more

News

Max Planck Society presents Climate Action Plan
The research organisation aims to halve its emissions by 2029 compared to 2019
Learning from conspecifics
Chimpanzees may use social learning to acquire new skills
More Problems, More Fear. Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime
Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime, a new study suggests

Career

Lise Meitner Research Groups 2024
Scientists can again apply to head a Lise Meitner Group until April 10, 2024
Carbon Capture Call
We are currently looking for three research group leaders in the field of carbon capture. The application deadline is April 24, 2024.

Job Offers

Call for Nominations | Position of Director (m/f/d) in Theoretical Physics

Max Planck Institute for Physics, Garching
March 18, 2024

Student Assistants Data Analysis (m/f/d) – BBO

Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior - caesar, Bonn
March 18, 2024

Visiting Researchers (m/f/d) | Study of Societies

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Köln
March 15, 2024

Publications


Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society
Living and working in Germany
Lise Meitner Excellence Program 2021
MaxPlanckResearch 4/2023: Below Zero
Yearbook Highlights 2022
Annual Report 2022 of the Max Planck Society
75 years Max Planck Society
Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
Talent Companion

From the Institutes


MPI for Plant Breeding Research
Phase separation and the plant immune system more
MPI for Evolutionary Biology
Genetic parasites harm kiwis more
MPI for Evolutionary Biology
PRDM9 and its role in hybrid sterility in wild mice more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
New habitats affect plant defense more
MPI for Evolutionary Biology
New Insights into the Dynamics of Microbial Communities more
MPI of Biophysics
Software speeds up drug development more
MPI of Animal Behavior
Ten questions to guide behavioral experiments more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
In the language of microbes more
MPI of Psychiatry
The mouse as an epigenetic model organism more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, et al.
Powering Nitrogenases more
MPI for Radio Astronomy
MeerKAT+: the MeerKAT Extension more
MPI for Biology Tübingen
Adaptation through symbiosis more
MPI for Chemistry
Searching for clues in the history book of the ocean more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Bacteria in the Arctic seabed are active all year round more
MPI for Gravitational Physics
What fuels the powerful engine of neutron star mergers? more
MPI for Molecular Genetics
Peaceful co-existence with genomic parasites more

Videos 


Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
Flight and Trauma

Flight and Trauma

Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
COVID-19 vaccine: From vaccination to medication

COVID-19 vaccine: From vaccination to medication

Three pioneering experts - Uğur Şahin, Tzachi Pilpel and Patrick Cramer - discussed the future of combating Covid-19, 11th November 2021.
Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.
Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Raisa Sherif,  now a senior research fellow at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, talks about her work, what advice she has for girls who want to become researchers, and the challenges of becoming a researcher.

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