Leibniz prizes for three Max Planck scientists 

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Klaus Blaum, Christian Doeller, and Johannes Krause have been honoured with Germany’s top research prize Three men are portrayed side by side: one in a business suit, another in a black blazer, and the third in a polo shirt against a neutral background. They are the 2026 Leibniz Prize Recipients Klaus Blaum, Christian Doeller, and Johannes Krause.

Quantum jump tipping the balance

By measuring tiny differences in mass between different quantum states, Klaus Blaum from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics was able to gain new insights into heavy atoms more

The brain’s internal navigation system

In a strange city, it's easy to feel lost amid the maze of unfamiliar buildings and streets. But after a short time, you can find your way around even without a map or GPS. Christian Doeller and his team are researching how we manage to do this more

Plagued by pandemics

Johannes Krause and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have discovered the place where the Black Death began more

Research news

Hubble sees destruction of infant planets around nearby star

December 18, 2025
Astronomy Astrophysics Solar System
Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s planet-forming era

Patient-specific human liver model 

December 17, 2025
Medicine
Dresden research team develops human modular model to study liver diseases

An introduction to particle physics

December 04, 2025
Astronomy Astrophysics Particle Physics
How the world of the smallest particles is structured, what is known about fundamental forces, and what particles have to do with the Big Bang
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International Support for young researchers
Notes from fieldwork around the world: Max Planck scientists cooperate with partners in around 120 countries worldwide. Here they relate their personal experiences and impressions.

Innovative training programmes for Phd students

Talented German and foreign junior scientists are offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent research conditions

Job Offers

Fully funded PhD Positions (Doctoral Researcher m/f/d) | Condensed Matter Science

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
December 23, 2025

Postdoctoral Scientist (f/m/d) | Subcellular Engineering

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
December 20, 2025

Research Assistant (f/m/d) | Membrane Protein Biochemistry

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
December 20, 2025
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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
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MPI of Psychiatry
Stress hormone helps repair the brain more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Bronze Age DNA from Calabria reveals a distinct mountain community more
MPI for Plant Breeding Research
Diversity through repression more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Christian Doeller receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026 more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
Raw materials from CO2 more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
New method boosts DNA editing efficiency and kills cancer cells in the lab more
MPI for Meteorology
More realistic simulations of the Atlantic Overturning Circulation more
MPI for Plant Breeding Research
Shining a Spotlight on Polyploid Cells  more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
The ship-timber beetle's fungal partner: more than just a food source more
MPI of Psychiatry
Early warning signal in the brain more
MPI of Animal Behavior
Orangutans can’t master their complex diets without cultural knowledge more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Reed leafhopper: From reeds to potatoes more
MPI for Heart and Lung Research
Protein in blood vessels puts tumour cells into deep sleep more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Artificial intelligence that mimics human thinking more
MPI for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried site), et al.
How a fish knows when to blend in more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
Protective Brain Immune Cell State Discovered more
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
Novel Technique Improves Brain-State Detection more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Stone tools through generations more

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Plasticity and fracture behavior of high-strength steels at low temperatures

Jan 8, 2026 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Room: Large Conference Room No. 203

Machine learning and Big Data in materials science: How big is Big?

Jan 9, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
IPP, Room: Günter-Grieger Lecture Hall (Greifswald) and Zoom

“Physical Devices that Learn” (Prof. Florian Marquardt)

Jan 13, 2026 02:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Hans-Kopferman-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Room: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
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My Science and Me

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

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

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

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Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
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Optogenetics | briefly explained

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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.
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