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Dr. John Amuasi, the first director of the African Research Network on Neglected Tropical Diseases, is attending the "International German Forum" today and talks to the Chancellor about his research and the challenges Africa faces in dealing with neglected tropical diseases.

Young African researchers met with international experts in Accra, Ghana, at the second KEYS symposium to enhance their skills in the field of cement and concrete construction technology.

Freigeist-Fellow Prof. Dr. Neil Thurman analyzes the professional, personal and societal consequences of automated journalistic work.

Could events affecting Volkswagen AG have an impact on the Volkswagen Foundation’s funding activities? An interview with Dr. Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General of the Foundation.

In his project "The Neural Basis of Social Valuation - the Confluence of Neuroscience, Psychology & Economics" Marijn van Wingerden from the University of Düsseldorf applies a quantitative, interdisciplinary approach to social decision making in rodents to uncover the neural basis of social valuation.

Two years after the Rana Plaza building collapse, a global research team will examine what changes have occurred in the policies and practices of retailers and brand firms, as well as changes in factory practices in Bangladesh.