12 women driving science forward

Twelve Max Planck researchers were appointed between January 2024 and 2025. Their research areas are as diverse as their scientific backgrounds more

Evaluation of the gender equality plans

The central monitoring of decentralized gender equality strategies supports the good gender equality work in the institutes and facilities. 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

Apply now!

The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists more

News

A person is reading information on their cell phone, their head is in the clouds, above it the word “misinformation”
Systematic meta-analysis on online misinformation with data from over 11,500 participants in 31 experiments 
A circular, coloured map with labels.
A 3D-map of the metabolic centre supports research into anti-obesity drugs
Two chimpanzees in the dense forest, one sitting on the ground and holding on to a stick while the other rests next to it.
Human influence has led to loss of chimpanzee culture and calls for conservation strategies to include preserving cultural distinctiveness

Topic Specials

Climate and transformation
In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
The brain
The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
Migration
The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes

Events

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Upcoming Events

Public talk (in German): “Gravitational-wave astronomy: we can hear the dark Universe!”

Apr 15, 2025 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Campus Rosenheim, Hochschulstr. 1, 83024 Rosenheim

Blackcap migration - adaptation in time and space

Jun 17, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
Bückle St. 5a, 78467 Konstanz, Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online

Career

Call for Applications 2025: Lise Meitner Research Groups
The MPG offers excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of science. Applications are possible until April 08th, 2025. 
The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate
Completed your doctorate and looking to advance in science, business, or society—or start your own company? If excellent research is key to your goals, the Max Planck Society is the place for you.

Job Offers

Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d)

Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg
February 13, 2025

Technical Assistant (BTA) (m/f/d) | Molecular Biology

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
February 12, 2025

Postdoctoral Scholar (m/f/d)

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
February 12, 2025

Publications


Talent Companion
Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
75 years Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2023 of the Max Planck Society
Yearbook Highlights 2023
MaxPlanckResearch 3/2024: Focus: On Life and Survival
Living and working in Germany
Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society

From the Institutes


MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Some monkeys unintentionally produce sharp-edged flakes more
MP Florida Institute, et al.
The challenge of pursuit more
MPI of Biophysics, et al.
Molecular choreography of efficient microbial carbon capture more
MPI for Biology Tübingen, et al.
Human activity has shaped Brazil Nut forests’ past and future more
MPI for Radio Astronomy
Catching the Black Hole's Turbulent Accretion Flow more
MPI of Psychiatry
Schizophrenia strikes the eye more
MPI for Biology Tübingen, et al.
Symbioses and gene transfer in leaf beetles more
MPI for Astronomy
Zooming in on a supermassive black hole in action more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Revealing hidden genetic ties more
MPI of Animal Behavior
Icarus flies with new wings more
MPI for Infection Biology
Some frogs like it hot, others like it cold more
MPI for Human Development
How people make life's biggest decisions   more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deciphering relations between language families more
MPI for Gravitational Physics (Hannover)
Understanding mysterious magnetars and radio bursts with gravitational waves more
MPI for Biology Tübingen
Cancer therapy with protein design more

Multimedia


Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

Podcast
A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

Video
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

Video
Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

Video
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.

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