Photo Gallery

September 05, 2024

Foundation stone laid for new research building Tower 7 at the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

From left to right: Göttingen's Lord Mayor Petra Broistedt, Minister for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony Falko Mohrs, Max Planck President Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer and Managing Director of the MPI Prof. Dr. Holger Stark
© Swen Pförtner / MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences
July 18, 2024

Forward-looking discussions about science policy

First retreat of the Extended Presidential Circle of the MPG with guest Alena Buyx at Ringberg Castle
© MPG
July 10, 2024

Curious 2024 Conference in Mainz

Patrick Cramer speaks at the Curious Future Insight™ Conference on “The future of science, the Max Planck way” about the Max Planck Society's approach to opening up new fields of research and supporting scientists at all career stages. He describes how scientists can build bridges between people and the role that basic research plays in tackling global challenges.
© Julian Huke / Curious Future Insight Conference
July 05, 2024

Meeting with representatives of the United Nations University

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Prof. Shen Xiaomeng, Vice-Rector in Europe and Patrick Cramer (from left to right) at the General Administration of the Max Planck Society in Munich
© MPG
July 03, 2024

Inaugural visit to the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry

From left to right: Petra Olschowski, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts; Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the MPG; Minister President Winfried Kretschmann; Patrick Cramer, Florian Stegmann, Minister of State and Head of the State Chancellery
© Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
June 27, 2024

Inauguration ceremony of the new institute building of the MPI for Physics

Ceremonial handover of the keys for the new institute building of the MPI for Physics in Garching: (from left) Dr. Dietmar Gruchmann, Mayor of the City of Garching, Dr. Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the Max Planck Society, Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Science, Dr. Markus Söder, Bavarian Minister President, Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer, President of the Max Planck Society; Prof. Dr. Dieter Lüst, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics; Prof. Dr. Claudia Felser, Vice President of the Max Planck Society
© Axel Griesch / MPP
June 26, 2024

Welcome Days 2024 for new directors

Patrick Cramer and MPG Secretary General Simone Schwanitz (center) welcome the newly appointed directors of the past year at the General Administration in Munich.
© Christian Erlacher / MPG
June 24, 2024

Opening of the MPI of Geoanthropology in Jena

The Institute's Directors, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Renn (left) and Prof. Dr. Ricarda Winkelmann with Patrick Cramer on the opening day
© Steffen Walther / MPI GEA
June 21, 2024

Opening of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen

At the opening of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen for basic research in the field of artificial intelligence, from left to right: Anna Christmann, Yann LeCun, Bernhard Schölkopf, Patrick Cramer, Rebecca C. Reisch, Petra Olschowski
© Cyber Valley / Flügelmann
June 12, 2024

Opening speech at the 75th Max Planck Assembly in Berlin

In his speech, Patrick Cramer sets the agenda for the evening's theme: "What can we do to curb climate change?"
© David Ausserhofer / MPG
June 12, 2024

Assembly of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

Patrick Cramer, welcomes former German President Horst Köhler and the French Ambassador to Germany, François Delattre (right) in front of AXICA at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
© David Ausserhofer / MPG
June 12, 2024

Awards for young scientists

Patrick Cramer meets the winners of the Otto Hahn Medal for a group photo at the annual meeting of the MPG in Berlin
© David Ausserhofer / MPG
June 12, 2024

Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin

Patrick Cramer presents the Ukraine Action Plan of the Alliance of Science Organisations to an international audience
© Juliane Sonntag / AA / photothek.de
June 11, 2024

Gründungspreis from the Stifterverband for the start-up Batene

The award winners at the ceremony in Berlin: Joachim Spatz (2nd from left), Director at the MPI for Medical Research, T. D. Thanh Nguyen (center) and Martin Möller (2nd from right) in the picture with (from left to right) Anna Christmann, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Start-Ups at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Change, Patrick Cramer and Volker Meyer-Guckel, Secretary General of the Stifterverband
© David Ausserhofer / MPG
June 10, 2024

Opening ceremony of the Max Planck-University of Cape Town Centre for Behavior and Coevolution in Seewiesen

Director Prof. Dr. Tobias Bonhoeffer; Patrick Cramer; Thandi T Mgxwati (Charge d' Affairs South African consulate general); Associate Prof. Dr. Susie Cunningham, Director of the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology; Prof. Dr. Claire Spottiswoode, Co-Director of the Center; Executive Director Prof. Dr. Manfred Gahr; Mr D Pretorius, Vice-Consul Political and Consul Marida van der Westhuizen-Nel, both from the South African consulate general in Munich
© MPI for Biological Intelligence / Sabine Spehn
June 02, 2024

The 2024 national finals of Jugend forscht, Heilbronn

Patrick Cramer awarded the first prize in the field of physics to Josef Kassubek. The President was very impressed by the young researchers' projects, which could be seen on the tour of the contest exhibition.
© Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.
May 31, 2024

Ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MPI for Molecular Genetics in Berlin

© David Ausserhofer