Wübben Stiftung @w-s-w.org fördert zwei Berufungen an die #UniMainz: Evolutionsbiologin Sinead English und Chemiker Emanuele Penocchio wechseln auf Professuren in Mainz 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/wuebben-stift…

How can software become more sustainable, efficient and human-centered? 💻🌱 Meet computer scientist Pooja Rani, who joined the University of Mannheim as Professor of Sustainable Software Engineering in April 2026. 👉www.w-s-w.org/en/fellow/pooja-rani #AcademicSky #GlobalMinds #MakeADifference

@w-s-w.org is providing 6.7 million € to support the appointment of 6 internationally renowned scientists to German universities. Their fields of expertise include marine research, evolutionary biology, theoretical physics, theoretical and materials chemistry, as well as robotics. #AcademicSky 👇

@w-s-w.org is funding seven sandpit pro­jec­ts at German uni­ver­si­ties with up to 50,000€ each. The sandpit topics range from ad­ap­ti­ve ad­mi­nis­tra­ti­ve systems, the digital co­di­fi­ca­ti­on of law to greater au­to­no­my in the school system. (1/3) 👇

How do AI systems evaluate large digital archives of international criminal proceedings and what are the consequences for the public’s understanding of historical violent crimes? Sandpit hosted by @kdstahl.bsky.social @romanbirke.bsky.social on how AI is changing historical knowledge production. 👇

"So­me­ti­mes I think German uni­ver­si­ties define in­ter­na­tio­na­li­ty as brin­ging highly qua­li­fied Germans back to Germany. This may be a lau­da­ble goal, but it’s nowhere near enough." Opinion piece by historian of science Myles W. Jackson from IAS for Global Minds. 👉 tinyurl.com/yrykthkd

🌍Where are the best minds going and why? Higher edu­ca­ti­on re­se­ar­cher Simon Mar­gin­son from @ox.ac.uk re­flec­ts on the shif­ting map of aca­de­mic ex­cel­lence and aca­de­mic mo­bi­li­ty. He also ex­p­lains how Germany could turn its strengths into global at­trac­tion. 👉 Link in comments

Der Quantenphysiker Nicholas Güsken­ @unipaderborn.bsky.social er­forscht, wie man ein­zel­ne Pho­to­nen – die kleins­ten Licht­teil­chen – gezielt kon­trol­liert und für neue Tech­no­lo­gi­en nutzt. Bei #IrritierenSiemich spricht er über mehr als nur Licht. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0lS...

Irritieren Sie mich #7: Die ir­ri­tie­ren­de Kraft der Quan­ten­phy­sik - mit Nicholas Güsken

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📢 World-class re­se­ar­chers stand for ex­cel­lence and com­pe­ti­ti­ve strength. In order to attract them to Germany, uni­ver­si­ties need to ensure in­ter­na­tio­nal ap­point­ments are in­te­gra­ted into their or­ga­ni­za­tio­nal struc­tures. 👉Read the opinion peace tinyurl.com/3am3jcy3 #HigherEd

📢 With the support of @w-s-w.org, in­ter­na­tio­nal­ly re­now­ned psy­cho­phy­sio­lo­gist Julian F. Thayer has joined Charité Berlin from the US. He took up the Pro­fes­sor­ship for Psy­cho­lo­gi­cal Science and Psy­cho­phy­sio­lo­gy in April 2026. His re­se­arch is of great re­le­van­ce to society.

📣 For anyone interested in biorisk involved with AI in biology: New paper released on "A safety-centric perspective on innovation and risk in the use of artificial intelligence in genomics" 🧬 amongst others by Maximilian Sprang, one of our sandpit hosts. 👇

Trends in Genetics@cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"A safety-centric perspective on innovation and risk in the use of artificial intelligence in genomics" by Georges Hattab, Maximilian Sprang, & colleagues authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Mit dem neuen Journal Global Minds lädt @w-s-w.org zum Ideenaustausch ein und zeigt, wie internationale Berufungen am besten gelingen: durch eine ganzheitliche Herangehensweise, Engagement und eine ernstgemeinte Kultur der Offenheit. Lesen Sie rein und reden Sie mit. 👉 tinyurl.com/ajvcxnym

📢 Coaching für Vizepräsident:in, Prorektor:in, Dekan:in mit Ambitionen auf das Amt der Präsident:in oder Rektor:in 👉 Fünf zentrale Themen: Aufgaben, Potential/Motivation, Vorbereitung, Strategieentwicklung für die Universität und Präsentation am Wahltag 📅Termine: 11.09.2026 und 05.03.2027

9️⃣ days left to apply for the 2026 #EinsteinFoundationAward! We're looking for organizations, large collaborative networks, or other entities worldwide who champion quality, transparency, reproducibility, and #openscience for the €100K Institutional category. award.einsteinfoundation.de

In einer Woche wird es wieder irritierend: Unser Mitglied Nicholas Güsken (Quantenphysiker, @unipaderborn.bsky.social) spricht mit Peter-André Alt (@w-s-w.org) über das Staunen, die Macht des Zufalls und die Kraft der #Irritation. 📅 26.03, 19:00 Uhr 📍BRICKS Club Berlin 🔗 tinyurl.com/ep2nbe6d

Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft@w-s-w.org · 6mo ago

🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! with Nicholas Güsken: The irritating power of quantum physics 📅 March 26, 2026 What are the irritations produced by quantum physics? How is quantum physics changing our understanding of the world? What technological transformations lie ahead? Register here tinyurl.com/2s4whu

🏆 @simine.com, psychologist at @psychunimelb.bsky.social / @unimelb.bsky.social and Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science (@psychscience.bsky.social) is a leading voice in the reform movement in psychology - and is now being honored with the €150K Individual Award. Huge congratulations! 🎉

🥇 The €100K Institutional Award goes to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative - a nationwide effort to evaluate lab biology research and the largest coordinated replication effort in the field worldwide, catalyzing lasting improvements across Brazil's research ecosystem. Congratulations!

🟢🟢🟢 Please Irritate Me! with Nicholas Güsken: The irritating power of quantum physics 📅 March 26, 2026 What are the irritations produced by quantum physics? How is quantum physics changing our understanding of the world? What technological transformations lie ahead? Register here tinyurl.com/2s4whu

​​​​​​​💡Did you know that funding from Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft enables you to make attractive offers in international appointments? Register now for the foundation's information sessions on February 23 or March 3, 2026, and receive important tips and support: tinyurl.com/9rwcrkrk

Call for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality and integrity. Deadline: April 30, 2026 Please share! 🌍 ➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de #OpenScience #reproducibility

📢 The new annual theme of the Wübben sandpit program is “Un­der­stan­ding, shaping & transforming bu­reau­cra­cy.” Re­se­ar­chers from all di­sci­pli­nes can apply by March 31, 2026, by sub­mit­ting a two-page concept. The Foun­da­ti­on funds each sandpit with up to €50,000. 👉 tinyurl.com/66bktkbd

📢 With the support of Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft, Jan Schwab, an internationally recognized expert in spinal cord injuries, transferred from The Ohio State University (USA) to Berlin. #Funding #Research #AcademicSky #MedSky #AcademicMobility 👉 tinyurl.com/mr33zrhc

Re­se­arch lights up the dark – in every season. Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft wishes you happy ho­li­days and a great start to 2026, filled with op­ti­mism, drive, and cu­rio­si­ty. If you count yours­elf among the "Curious Minds" who love a good puzzle (& speak German), try solving ours! Link 👇

⛏️Last week experts from various disciplines gathe­red in In­gel­heim for an in­ten­si­ve Sandpit Work­shop funded by @w-s-w.org with the focus on the safe use of ge­ne­ra­ti­ve AI for bio­lo­gi­cal se­quen­ces. Recommendations paper to be published soon. Stay tuned! 👉 tinyurl.com/ytsa85jr

👏 Congratulations to the winners of the #EinsteinFoundationAward 🏆, who are striving to improve the quality of science and research, make it more transparent 🔍, and ensure more reproducible results 🔁.

Einstein Foundation Berlin@einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We proudly present the winners of the #EinsteinFoundationAward for Promoting Quality in Research 2025! The jury has selected outstanding contributions that promote research quality around the world! In coop w/ QUEST Center @bihatcharite.bsky.social www.einsteinfoundation.de/presse/2025/... (1/5)

📢 Wübben Stiftung to fund sandpit workshops on AI: One on using generative AI in #molecular design and the other on assistive #robotics in #rehabilitation and care. The aim: initiate new research projects, and signpost responsible ways of handling data & AI. #AcademicSky 👉 tinyurl.com/2rpd4xva

Our university established professorships in #Marketing & Technology and #AI -guided #ProteinDesign, supported by the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft. The professorships were appointed to David Finken and Thomas Schlichthärle (pictured): go.tum.de/670372 📷A.Eckert

New endowed professorships for marketing and protein design

With the support of the Wübben Stiftung, TUM has established a professorship for Marketing & Technology and a professorship for AI-guided Protein Design.

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🪴Plant biologist @hazaklab.bsky.social deciphers the molecular language of plants with the aim of making crop plants more resilient & productive 💪 in the context of climate change. With the support of Wübben Stiftung, she transferred to the University of Münster. Read the portrait here rb.gy/791nc8

🟢🟢🟢 Irritieren Sie mich - mit Bernhard Pörksen „Wir glauben durch den Abwurf von ein paar Paletten mit iPads an einem regnerischen Morgen über den Schulgebäuden der Republik auf das magische Emporwachsen von Medienkompetenz warten zu können.“ 👉 Zur Aufzeichnung www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlY...

Irritieren Sie mich #6: Zwischen Empörung und Erkenntnis - mit Bernhard Pörksen

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🚀 Wübben Stiftung is providing €1.2M to fund new international appointments at German universities. 💻 Pooja Rani joins University Mannheim to make software more sustainable & accessible. 🧠 David Finken moves to @tum.de to explore how immersive tech & AI shape decision-making. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ucnerupy