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Max Planck Directors

The Scientific Members of the Max Planck Society head the institutes. Thirty percent of them come from abroad. [more]

Max Planck Fellows

The new Max Planck Fellows program aims to strengthen cooperation between Max Planck institutes and universities. University teaching staff can be appointed as Max Planck Fellows for a maximum of five years, during which they also head a small research group at a Max Planck institute. The program initially envisages up to ten research groups of this kind being established over the coming three years at Max Planck institutes.
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Max Planck Research Groups

Since 1969 the Max Planck Society has been supporting highly gifted young scientists by offering them the opportunity to establish a Max Planck Research Group at an MPI. The Group heads are chosen following an international call for applications and appointed by the President of the Max Planck Society. Within the Annual Report you will find a list of all Max Planck Research Groups. [more]

Minerva Research Groups

The Minerva programme offers W2-positions for outstanding female scientists with a duration of five years. These positions are a springboard to senior scientific positions at universities or non-university research institutions. Appointments provided within the scope of this Minerva programme will be made by a nomination process emanating from the Max Planck institutes. Within the Annual Report you will find a list of all Minerva Research Groups.
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Max Planck Institutes, institute directors, research groups, fellows and alumni activities

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Dortmund
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Köln
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Greifswald)
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Greifswald) in Greifswald
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in München
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in München
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Köln
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Kaiserslautern site
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Kaiserslautern site in Kaiserslautern
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Saarbrücken site
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Saarbrücken site in Saarbrücken
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart
Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in München
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Köln
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle/Saale
Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute for Art History
Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome
Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence - Max Planck Institute
Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence - Max Planck Institute in Florenz
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena
Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry
Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry in Mülheim an der Ruhr
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt am Main
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt am Main
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena
Max Planck Institute of Economics
Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH in Düsseldorf
Max Planck Research Unit for Enzymology of Protein Folding
Max Planck Research Unit for Enzymology of Protein Folding in Halle/Saale
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön
Max Planck Florida Institute
Max Planck Florida Institute in Jupiter
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society in Tübingen
Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Hannover)
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Hannover) in Hannover
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Golm
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law in München
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart in Stuttgart
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen in Tübingen
Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung
Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr
Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute for European Legal History
Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt/Main
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle/Saale
Max Planck Research Unit for Structural Molecular Biology at DESY
Max Planck Research Unit for Structural Molecular Biology at DESY in Hamburg
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried
Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research
Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research in Köln
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (Radolfzell)
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (Radolfzell) in Radolfzell
Max Planck Institute of Physics
Max Planck Institute of Physics in München
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching
 

There is no such thing as "the" Max Planck Institute. In fact, the Max Planck Society operates a number of research institutions in Germany as well as abroad. These Max Planck Institutes are independent and autonomous in the selection and conduct of their research pursuits. To this end, they have their own, internally managed budgets, which can be supplemented by third party project funds. The quality of the research carried out at the institutes must meet the Max Planck Society's excellence criteria. To ensure that this is the case, the institutes' research activities undergo regular quality reviews.

The Max Planck Institutes carry out basic research in the life sciences, natural sciences and the social and human sciences. It is thus almost impossible to allocate an individual institute to one single research field: conversely, it can be the case that different Max Planck Institutes carry out research in the same subject. To orientate yourself, please choose a research area first, and then a specific research field. The table will list all MPIs meeting your selection criteria.

 
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