Kaiser Wilhelm Society

Researching and processing the past

Max Planck - Revolutionary against his will

Women Science Pioneers

Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award

Harnack Medal

International Prize for Translational Neuroscience

Awards for early career researchers

A hundred years ago, the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Flow Research began its work. From it emerged today’s Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, which continues to explore fundamental questions in the physics of complex dynamic systems – remaining true to its commitment to uncovering the deep interconnections of the physical world. A new laboratory experiment uses a water vortex to investigate how planets form from material in protoplanetary gas and dust disks New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle performance New initiative: How to leverage the rich industrial heritage of Ukraine's pharmaceutical industry in partnership with the EU. Talented German and foreign junior scientists are offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent research conditions The new Max Planck Postdoc Program offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities

Scientific Project Coordinator (f/m/d)

Postdoc positions (m/f/d) | Non-Thermal Astrophysics

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) | Structure and Dynamics of Chromosomes

In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes 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 The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes July 22, 2025 When the city comes to you, get flexible; when you go to the city, be persistent July 22, 2025 Water Tornado in the Laboratory: A Simple Experiment Simulates Planet Formation June 16, 2025 Combating two crises in psychological research through international collaboration

AGE ART „How to die young at a very old age“

Explore Science - The Science Discovery Days in Magdeburg

What fascinates scientists about their research? What drives them? Science thrives on the people who shape it. Our picture gallery depicts aspects of research from the perspective of those who carry it out 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. 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. Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles. Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.