Support for young researchers

The Max Planck Society is making a wide range of efforts to achieve greater equality of opportunity and, in particular, to appoint more women to senior scientific positions more

Support for science in the U.S. more

Positive developments in the representation of female scientists across various stages of scientific careers more

MAXminds Mentorship initiative to aid affected university students in their careers more

The German Research Foundation recognizes Bonnie J. Murphy and Giulio Malavolta with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
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Support for research locations in African countries more

After two years of online only encounters, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2022 took place onsite again more

How do you successfully develop a long-term strategy for a diverse and inclusive culture? The MPI for Psycholinguistics has set up a local working group to tackle this challenge more

From December 2020 to April 2021, a panel of experts led by Prof. Karl Max Einhäupl, former chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities and former CEO of Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, conducted an evaluation of the Max Planck Schools more

The Max Planck Society's members and committees are meeting digitally again for their Annual Meeting more

PhD student Franziska Bröker from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics initiated the CaCTüS Internship programme for less advantaged students more

Asifa Akhtar is Vice President of the Max Planck Society and head of the Max Planck Presidential Commission on Equal Opportunities. In this interview, she talks about her engagement for a cultural change towards more diversity and inclusion at the Max Planck Society. A plea to dare more diversity and inclusion. more

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. more

Structured doctoral training and excellent research conditions - this is what the International Max Planck Research Schools stand for. more