Our Expedition

The Expedition is a main part of the DFG2020 activities. Read more in German

Celebrate Research

The DFG2020 – Because Research Matters campaign is about communicating and underscoring the importance of research-driven knowledge. It opens up a wide range of opportunities to speak up and ask questions. It raises debates and shows what answers researchers have to offer. For those of you who are located outside Germany, it gives you the opportunity to connect with us online and share your experiences, comments and questions.

News

17 January 2020
On tour

DFG2020 on tour in the Bonn region

DFG2020 on a bus and a train in the Bonn region. Look out for public transport and #researchmatters!

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14 January 2020
Ceremony, On tour

New Year’s Reception 2020

At the New Year’s Reception of the DFG on January, 13 2020 Kompanie Kopfstand has tested how questions to the public work. The questions were tied to balloons and sent up into the air.

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13 January 2020
On tour, press conference

Take-Off for the expedition

DFG’s president Katja Becker has passed the keys of the tour bus to Kompanie Kopfstand on January, 13 2020. The bus will take the performers through Germany – to start a dialogue between research and public.

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More news

Looking for inspiration?

You want to be part of DFG2020? We have collected some ideas on how you can contribute. Ranging from our online campaign #researchmatters to events like science slams or research days.

Download our handbook (in German)

The DFG2020-T-shirt

You think #researchmatters? Show it by wearing the DFG2020-T-shirt and posting a photo on Twitter or Instagram. Or send it to us for being published in our statement gallery!

Order a T-Shirt by e-mail

Stay up to date

There is much going on in 2020. Have a look at dates and events in your region or at your institution and join in in celebrating basic research and its funding. Or contribute yourself!

Dates and Events in 2020 (in German)

Statements #fortheKnowledge

»In our post-factual world it is becoming more and more important to stand up #fortheKnowledge. Science wants to find …«

Dr. Melanie Haffner-Luntzer
@MelanieH_L via Twitter, University Ulm

»Why we do what we do as infection biologists? Because we are curious & want to understand the underlying mechanisms …«

Dr. Gisa Gerold
@GeroldLab via Twitter

»With our campaign we want to show how important knowledge and science are and why it is necessary to choose them again …«

Prof. Dr. Katja Becker
President of the DFG

»I choose #fortheKnowledge because there is too much ignorance anyway!«

Marco Finetti
Spokesman for the DFG

»I work #fortheknowledge because society is blind – on at least one eye – without scientific curiosity!«

Cornelia Lossau
Director Internet and Social Media, Press- and Public Relations, DFG


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On Twitter

On our Twitter channel @dfg_public we tweet research and funding news and about DFG2020 and public events. If you want to post because #researchmatters – go ahead and we will keep our eyes open!

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On Instagram

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