Statements of the Max Planck Society
Scientific research has a responsiblity towards our society
The Max Planck Society regularly takes a position – often together with other scientific organizations – on select issues concerning research policy: for example, research promotion in Germany and Europe, developments in individual research fields or specific topics in various specialist fields.
The Max Planck Society has released its position and calls for a future EU funding program in R&I that is designed around attracting talent, investing in excellence and creating momentum for science and innovation in Europe.
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We must continually develop an open society and a strong democracy in order to rise to future challenges in our country
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Priesemann, V. et al, Sustainable strategies against the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in winter 2021/2022, position paper of 11/11/2021.
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A statement by the presidents of the non-university research organizations on the COVID-19 epidemic based on mathematical analyses of the data situation
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A statement by the presidents of the non-university research organizations based on mathematical analyses of the data situation
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European research funding – an important step in the right direction
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To mark the 70th anniversary of the German constitution ‒ known as the Basic Law ‒ the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany has drafted a Memorandum which spells out a voluntary commitment in the form of Ten Principles for Freedom of Science.
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The Alliance of Science Organisations has written an open letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán. The reason for this is a new law which, as part of a reform of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, provides for its restructuring and the outsourcing of its institutes in the form of a network.
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The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany is concerned about the immigration ban issued by US President Donald Trump on 27 January 2017. It sees it as "a sweeping discrimination against human beings on the basis of their ethnicity and consequently an act of aggression on the fundamental values of science".
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