13 researchers from the institutes of the Max Planck Society, including five women scientists, have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. They each receive up to two million euros for their research projects.
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With the help of a new initiative, the so-called Lise Meitner excellence program, the Max Planck Society seeks to attract outstandingly qualified female junior scientists by offering them a long-term perspective.
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The partners of the new Max Planck-Harvard Research Center are investing a total of five million Euros in order to understand the key processes that shaped human history in the ancient Mediterranean by using cutting-edge scientific approaches.
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