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   Henrike Lähnemann on networking nuns and medieval and modern knowledge exchange

   22.02.21 | Professor Henrike Lähnemann of the University of Oxford is working on medieval nuns, their textual communities and networks. We talked about what academic exchange can learn from them.

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   Elisabeth André, Veronika Eyring and Katerina Harvati-Papatheodorou among winners of Germany’s most prestigious funding prize

   18.02.21 | The three AcademiaNet members will receive €2.5 million each.

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   Justyna Olko secures nearly €2 million for five-year project

   15.02.21 | The ethnologist, historian, and sociolinguist will explore multilingual communities across four continents.

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   Janet Rossant wins the 2021 ISSCR Achievement Award

   04.02.21 | The developmental biologist has made key contributions to stem cell research.

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   Stephanie Kath-Schorr: ‘I dream of an expanded genetic alphabet’

   21.01.21 | Professor Stephanie Kath-Schorr is passionate about nucleic acids. AcademiaNet spoke to her about her dreams for the future, both in terms of science and the further promotion and inclusion of women in academic institutions.

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   Hydrogeologist Gudrun Massmann to be part of new Research Unit funded by DFG

   14.01.21 | Professor Massmann will study the complex biogeochemical reactions taking place at beaches.

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   “When you look at a neuron, you have to bow down”

   17.12.20 | Professor Erin Schuman talks to AcademiaNet about studying the body’s most complex cells and how she became a champion of women in neuroscience.

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   Anja Boisen awarded the Knight’s Cross by Danish Queen Margaret II

   10.12.20 | The honour was given as a recognition of Prof. Boisen’s contribution to innovative drug delivery.

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   Ruth Lehmann wins the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

   03.12.20 | The developmental cell biologist receives the honour for her ground-breaking work on reproductive cells.

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    Let us celebrate women in science: Highlights from the web

    10 years AcademiaNet

    23.11.20 | Women are still underrepresented in academia. We at AcademiaNet work every day to make the brilliant women in science more visible. That is why we have put together ten exciting articles and online projects on gender equality in science and the promotion of women researchers.

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