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05-2022 Press Release | IZW

Mothers of twins are not more fertile, just lucky

Are women who have twins more fertile? While previous studies concluded they are, a detailed analysis of more than 100,000 births from pre-industrial Europe by an international team of scientists shows they are not.

05-2022 Press Release | IZW

Reference genomes provide first insights into genetic roots of mustelid physiological and behavioural diversity

An international team of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) conducted a comparative analysis of whole genomes of several mustelids to obtain insights into the molecular basis of these adaptations.

05-2022 Press Release | MBI

Mixing laser- and X-ray-beams

A team of researchers from the Max Born Institute and DESY has observed a new kind of such wave mixing process involving soft X-rays.

03-2022News | FVB

Marthe Vogt Award 2022

APPLY NOW! Call for Nominations of the Marthe Vogt Award of the Forschungsverbund Berlin for an outstanding young female scientist

Submission deadline: May 31, 2022

The Forschungsverbund Berlin

FVB is one of Berlin’s largest non-university research institutions. It comprises seven institutes that conduct cutting-edge research in the fields of natural, engineering, life and environmental sciences. Their successes are evident in outstanding evaluations, the numerous ERC Grants awarded, and their involvement in four clusters of excellence.

The institutes under the umbrella of the Forschungsverbund Berlin are members of the Leibniz Association, and are funded jointly by the German federation and the federal states. FVB provides its seven institutes with a Joint Administration, creating key synergies in administration and governance, as well as a platform for academic exchange.

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BR50 (Berlin Research 50) is a joint initiative undertaken by Berlin’s non-university research institutions. One of the two offices is located at the Forschungsverbund Berlin in Adlershof.

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Verbundjournal 117/2021

WOMEN IN SCIENCE | Greater diversity enhances science | On salinized mitochondria and non-Gaussian diffusion | “We can be a role model” ...

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Marthe Vogt Podcast

In the Marthe Vogt Podcast, doctoral students and postdocs of FVB share stories about their journeys into science, their motivations, their most demanding challenges, the achievements they are most proud of, and their lives beyond scientific research. With the podcast, FVB wants to create new role models to encourage young women to choose careers in science.