Less apprehension, in return for a more intensive social debate: Robot psychologist Martina Mara puts in a plea for a more visionary approach to robotics and artificial intelligence – and to bridge the gaps between the disciplines.

The Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell and the Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation Wilhelm Krull on the sirens of assembly-line research, fainthearted experts and courageous free spirits. 

From 12 to 19 March 2019, the established Spring School brought together scientists from neurobiology, computer science, engineering, psychology and philosophy in order to deal with senses and sensors across disciplines and with the data collected.

A panel member of this year's German Research Summit, science journalist Manuela Lenzen discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) affects society. In the following interview, the author of "AI – What it can do and what awaits us" answers some fundamental questions on the topic.

Sustainable building in Africa and strategies for improved higher education were the focus of a conference in Nairobi.

Mit "Momentum" adressiert die VolkswagenStiftung eine enge Zielgruppe: erstberufene Professorinnen und Professoren. Was die Förderinitiative dieser Klientel zu bieten hat, erläutern die zuständigen Förderreferentinnen Antje Tepperwien und Anja Fließ.