This week's tidbit from The Academic Devil's Dictionary. The Humboldtian -- the original Indiana Jones (definitely not an Associate Dean!). #AcademicDevilsDictionary #Academia #Humboldtian

An empty lexture hall with the chairs in focus. Hashtag #AcademicFreedom on green ground.

How can scientists push back against authoritarianism? “The Anti-Autocracy Handbook” highlights measures of resistance and is also a call to action to collectively defend #democracy.
Co-authored by cognitive psychologist & #Humboldtian Stephan Lewandowsky. Download here: zenodo.org/records/1569...

Girls in Motion: Sports for Better Health and Gender Outcomes Find out how sport affects girls' health and gender equality and what makes it difficult for them to access it. Register now and join us!

What barriers do girls and young women face while participating in sports in India, Austria and Germany? And how can we make it more accessible? ⚽🏏

Join a virtual coffee break with #Humboldtian Juhi Jain on 7 August and find out. ⬇️
www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

Damien Tricoire wurde von der @humboldt-foundation.de als Humboldt-Scout im Henriette Herz Scouting-Programm ausgewählt.
Der Historiker darf 3️⃣ Nachwuchsforschende aus dem Ausland mit Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien im Direktverfahren rekrutieren. 🙌

#Humboldtian #diversity #international #unitrier

ALPHA TOWER: An Entrepreneurial Journey Find out in this Virtual Coffee Break how ALPHA TOWER wants to improve education in South Africa and what challenges the two founders of the start-up have overcome. Register now and join us!

Today! ☝️

Join the virtual coffee break ☕, where #Humboldtian Wilfred Fritz and Solomon Smit will speak on the entrepreneurial journey of "alpha tour" – an immersive offline e-learning experience.

3:00 - 4:00 PM (CEST)
www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

#Humboldtian Emma Campàs spielt am 20. Juni bei den Hamburger Gitarrentagen! 🎸

Mit einem Wardwell-Stipendium der Humboldt-Stiftung studiert sie derzeit klassische Gitarre in Düsseldorf.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU25...

Mehr über das Stipendium: www.humboldt-foundation.de/bewerben/foe...

Abholzung verschärft #Klimawandel in Bergwäldern: Ein Team von Geografen um #Humboldtian Temesgen Abera fand heraus, dass die afrikanischen Bergwälder in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten um rund 20 Prozent geschrumpft sind.
www.sonntag-morgenmagazin.eu/smlokales/ab... #AcademicSky

AKADEMIE FORUM: NEIL GREGOR Lecture and Discussion: The Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany

The symphony concert in Nazi Germany: A refuge from the war or a political instrument?

On 11 June in Berlin, #Humboldtian and historian @neilgregor.bsky.social will give a lecture on the cultural institution and it's role in German history. Free tickets here: www.barenboimsaid.de/en/event/aka...

ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente: Kultur. Eine neue Geschichte der Welt - hier anschauen Der Literaturwissenschaftler Martin Puchner erzählt, wie Kultur durch Nachahmungen und Übernahmen Gesellschaften vorangetrieben hat. Der Vorwurf der 'kulturellen Aneignung' ist demnach ebenso falsch w...

„Selbstdemontage“ – Literaturwissenschaftler der Harvard Universität Martin Puchner erklärt, warum die Trumpsche Wissenschaftspolitik Kultur und Forschung schadet. "Die USA schneiden sich ins eigene Fleisch", so der Humboldtianer. www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZD... #Humboldtian

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship With a value of five million euros, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most highly-endowed research award in Germany and draws top international researchers to German universities.

Great point - if you are coming to Germany, your host could nominate you for an Alexander-von-Humboldt Professorship, a highly endowed (5 mio €) research award - see here:
www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

The #Humboldtian community is brilliant and the award offers exceptional freedom.

Dr. Mathieu Lizée Receives Prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

🎉 We're thrilled to announce Dr. Mathieu Lizée's award of the prestigious @humboldt-foundation.de Research Fellowship! 🏆 He'll work at our Interface Science Dep. to explore interfacial solvents in electrochemistry, enhancing catalyst performance. ⚛️

#Humboldtian

www.fhi.mpg.de/2016140/2025...

Blick in fossile Daten für ein besseres Verständnis der Klimazukunft 30.04.2025/Kiel. Prof. Dr. Ying Cui von der Montclair State University in den USA ist mit einem Humboldt-Stipendium für erfahrene Forschende für sechs Monate am GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforsc...

Blick in fossile Daten: Wie verändert sich der Ozean in einer wärmeren Welt?

Prof. Dr. Ying Cui ist Humboldt-Stipendiatin am GEOMAR. Sie erforscht mithilfe von Bohrkernen und Klimamodellen vergangene Warmzeiten.

🔗 www.geomar.de/n9861

#OurWorldIsTheOcean #Humboldtian
@humboldt-foundation.de

Short-term rental housing regulation in European cities In this lecture, Claire Colomb will present the methods, approach and results of a collaborative research project and a forthcoming book comparing the politicization, socio-political conflicts and cha...

Housing Under Platform Capitalism
On 30 April #Humboldtian Claire Colomb will present her collaborative research project on short-term rental housing regulation in European Cities. Register now!

🕕 3 - 4:30 PM, online
More info: www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

Court case in Ecuador How a Humboldtian helped the Indigenous Siekopái people to justice

In the 1980s, Argentinian-born #Humboldtian Maria Susana Cipolletti gained the trust of the Indigenous Siekopái nation of Ecuador.

Decades later, her research helped them reclaim their sacred land.

#WomenInScience

Read the full story here 👇
www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Wir gratulieren #Humboldtian @marcosave.bsky.social ganz herzlich zum Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis der @dfg.de! 🥳 #HML2025

Why climate education is more important than ever How can education better prepare young people for the challenges of climate change? At the next Virtual Coffee Break, Evelyn Araripe, an expert in climate and sustainability education, will provide in...

Climate education needs to move to the center stage of climate action. Why? Join the virtual coffee break on 26 March and find out.🍃

#Humboldtian Evelyn Araripe is an expert on this topic and will share her insights from research and policy work. ⬇️

www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

Foto von Amrita Gandikota mit dem Zitat: Spitzeninnovationen in Klimaschutz oder Deep Tech brauchen frühe Förderung – mit Plattformen, die globale Gründer*innen zu gleichberechtigtem Austausch von Technologie und Forschung einladen.

„Digitale Austauschplattformen und Visa für globale Gründer*innen“ – das wünscht sich #Humboldtian und Startup Advisor Amrita Gandikota @humboldtuni.bsky.social von der neuen #Bundesregierung.

Was empfehlen andere internationale Forschende? ⬇️
www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne...

“We need to better support our teachers” Mikhaila Steenkamp is a guest at Ruhr University Bochum for one year. The South African teacher-turned-education sociologist is sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation's German Chancellor Fellowship.

Infrastructure, resources, teacher support – major inequalities shape the South African school system. 📚
#Humboldtian Mikhaila Steenkamp’s research at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de focuses on teacher training, professionalisation, and diversity education research.

#AcademicSky
news.rub.de/english/2025...

Graphic with two portrait pictures and the text "The future of biodiversity. Why we need better data and communication. Comlab. Sahana Ghosh and Brian McGill"

How can we predict the future of biodiversity? 🍃

In our Bench Talk 🎧, #Humboldtian Brian McGill and science journalist Sahana Ghosh talk about global data collection and how smart investments and better communication can help protect life on earth. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

Als #AvH-Gastprofessor an der #TUBAF untersucht Andreas Nascimento, wie Bohrungen dank neuer Methoden und Automatisierung effizienter werden können. Die @humboldt-foundation.de und das brasilianische Bildungsministerium unterstützen ihn: tu-freiberg.de/news/forschu... #Humboldtian

Thank you very much @humboldt-foundation.de

Honored to be part of the #AvH family as a Research Fellow 🤩

Once a #Humboldtian, always a Humboldtian!

A graphic featuring a photo of Sai Kala Kondepudi and a quote. On the left, there is a picture of Sai Kala Kondepudi smiling, wearing a blue sweater, and standing outside in front of a building with large windows. On the right, in a green box, there is a quote: "My fellowship made me part of a supportive community that promotes innovation and lifelong learning. This helps both my own development and my scientific progress. Being a Humboldtian is a unique opportunity." Below the quote is her name, "Sai Kala Kondepudi," followed by her title, "Civil Engineer & Humboldt Research Fellow." The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation logo appears in the top-left corner, with a design of green dots and lines connecting in the background.

In search of her path to fighting climate change, Sai Kala Kondepudi moved from India to Germany with a Humboldt Fellowship.

Her mission? To develop climate-friendly building materials that could potentially replace conventional cement. #Humboldtian @tudresden.bsky.social

Doing research in Germany: in full bloom How we can have a positive influence on plant development? Alba Lloret Compañ about beeing a Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.

Read the full story about the #Humboldtian Alba Lloret Compañ: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n... #WomenInSTEM

Alba Lloret Compañ wearing a white lab coat in a laboratory with pink lighting. She is holding a transparent container with a plant inside and looking at it with a smile. Shelves with similar containers and samples are visible in the background.

Quote from Alba Lloret Compañ: “I think it’s important that there should be more women in leading positions in science in the future. But in a diverse science world, non-binary people, people from the Global South and single mothers should also feel they are equal parts of the community."

Introducing another of the 30,000 outstanding scientists in the Humboldt Network! 💪🌍

A Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne Alba Lloret Compañ studied molecular mechanisms that plants use to regulate their growth and their flowering. #Humboldtian

Samstag in Berlin: Auf zum Salon Sophie Charlotte!

Wir sind dabei mit einem Talk zur europäischen Queer History (mit #Humboldtian Jennifer Evans) & einer Ausstellung von Adenike Akinsemolu zu „Die Frauen von Aiyetoro: Resilienz im Wandel“. salon.bbaw.de/programm @bbaw.bsky.social #SalonSC

Between the Lines Humboldtian Rosa Coppola was working on the concept of artificiality in the works of the late experimental poet, academic and philosopher, Max Bense, when she discovered new approaches to Bense’s oeuv...

Meet #Humboldtian Rosa Coppola!

For two years, the Naples-born Germanist worked at @lmu-muenchen.bsky.social, on the poetry of Max Bense. Apart from the quality of research and contact with other Germanists, direct access to Bense’s estate was what really decided Coppola to go to Germany.

Research and Diversity: creating habitats At the University of Regensburg’s Institute of Zoology, Humboldt Fellow Marion Cordonnier is investigating how humans influence ant diversity. Discover how the French ecologist combines her research w...

Shortly after starting her #research stay in 2021, Marion discovered she was pregnant. With support from her team and the Humboldt Foundation, she’s now thriving as both a mother and researcher. Read her story: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...
#Humboldtian #Science #Diversity #AcademicSky

Information event Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship If you would like to learn more about the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme, come to our online event and get information on the programme and the application process from us directly.

✨ TODAY: Feodor Lynen Fellowship Info Event! ✨
Are you a researcher in Germany seeking a #postdoc abroad or a #sabbatical? Or are you a #Humboldtian abroad and want to host a fellow? Then join or info event via WebEx from 2 - 3 pm, no registration needed: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/i...

Fossils and Diversity: research for progress Palaeontology fellow in Berlin: Iris Menéndez Gonzálezs uncovers fossils and exposes unconscious stereotypes.

Uncovering fossils, exposing unconscious stereotypes: #Humboldtian Iris Menéndez studies the morpho-ecological evolution of squirrels. In the initiative Mujeres con los Pies en la Tierra, she explores what a lack of #diversity in science means. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n... #AcademicSky

Reaching for the stars Eliana Masha is investigating what is going on inside the sun. The nuclear astrophysicist wants to determine the origins of the universe and show that anyone can become a researcher.

Nuclear astrophysicist and #Humboldtian Eliana Masha investigates the nearest star to earth – she sun. ☀️ She encourages other women to be fearless and pursue careers in #science, inspiring them to reach for the stars! ✨
Read the full story: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n... #AcademicSky