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

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

News

Fish and diver
Fish used visual differences between divers to recognize the person who rewarded them
Breaking the 'us versus them' paradigm
Study shows that economic need and past actions affect whether there is cooperation or antagonism between groups
Stress alters neuronal balance in the developing brain
Stress hormones, often prescribed before premature delivery, affect the brain development of the embryo

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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The icy origins of planetary systems

Feb 21, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Bioplastik aus Reststoffen

Feb 24, 2025 from 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

Upcoming Events

The icy origins of planetary systems

Feb 21, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPE, Garching, Room: MPE Old Seminar Room X2/209 and online

Bioplastik aus Reststoffen

Feb 24, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Altes Rathaus Magdeburg, Alter Markt 6

Decentering Transnationality. The Impact of Latin American Artists in Post-War Europe

Public event without registration
Mar 3, 2025 12:00 AM (Local Time Germany) - Mar 4, 2025 12:00 AM
Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Rome and online (Zoom: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/7475586652?omn=67148978566)

Career

Max Planck Postdoc Program
The new Max Planck Postdoc Program offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities
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. 

Job Offers

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows (m/f/d) | Legal Transfer in the Common Law World

Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main
February 19, 2025

Online editor / graphic designer in press and public relations team (m/f/d)

Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
February 19, 2025

Engineer / technician (m/f/d) | Proteomics facility

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
February 19, 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

From the Institutes


MPI for Plant Breeding Research
Root microbiota suppress plant immune system more
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

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.

Social Media

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