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The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 16 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career researchers. This was decided by the responsible Grants Committee in Bonn. The new RTGs will receive a total of approximately €72 million in funding for an initial period of four and a half years, starting from the first half of 2020. This includes a 22 percent program allowance for indirect project costs. One group is an International Research Training Group (IRTG) with partners in the UK. Topics range from quantum field theory and media anthropology to collective decision-making and inflammatory tumor secretome.

In addition to the 16 new groups, the Grants Committee also approved the extension of 11 existing RTGs for an additional funding period. Research Training Groups offer doctoral researchers the opportunity to complete their theses in a structured research and qualification program at a high academic level. The DFG is currently providing funding to a total of 221 RTGs, 36 of which are IRTGs.

The RTG "Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Fluid Dynamic Applications" will link mathematical approaches in the areas of modeling, simulation and optimization with various applications in climate research, meteorology, engineering, and medicine. This is intended to be mutually beneficial: the concrete applications are advanced through mathematical approaches while these approaches are further developed on the basis of the insights gained from the application. The University of Hamburg (UHH) spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Armin Iske and the additional applicant university of TU Hamburg. {module INSIDE STORY}