Die Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft leistet Beiträge zur Lösung großer und drängender Fragen von Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft durch

About us - The Association . We are Germany's largest research organization and develop solutions and technologies for the world of tomorrow. In doing so, we ask ourselves key questions: What helps in the fight against life-threatening diseases?

Interview “Germany mustn’t lose sight of its ambitious goals” We talked about the transformation of our energy system with Bernd Rech, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Center Berlin and Vice President for the research area “Energy” at the Helmholtz Association.

From A for astrophysics to Z for cell research: The scientists at our 18 Helmholtz Centers work on numerous highly complex topics. Together, we want to contribute to solving major and urgent questions facing society. To this end, our centers use state-of-the-art scientific infrastructures ...

Our research plays a key role in identifying reliable answers that benefit society, science, and the economy. The Helmholtz Association’s six fields of research focus on the major societal challenges of our time – such as the digital revolution, climate change, energy transition, transport in ...

From fundamental discoveries to practical applications. In six research areas, 18 centers, long-term research programs and with facilities that are unique in the world, we seek answers to the big questions of our time.

The GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is Germany's national centre for research into the solid Earth. With more than 1,500 employees, the GFZ investigates the physical, geological, chemical and mineralogical properties of our planet. The aim of the GFZ is to gain an even more comprehensive understanding of the Earth system and thus better counter global change and its regional effects.

We are shaping the world of tomorrow.We provide answers to the big questions of our time and develop solutions for the future. We conduct research in the fields of energy, earth & environment, health, information, aeronautics, space & transport and matter.

Helmholtz Institutes are important outposts of our Research Centers: We establish them together with universities, with whom we cooperate closely in the long term. Many of them develop into focal centers of their discipline. The institutes are located on the campus of the respective university and ...

Research worldwide . Helmholtz is an important member of the international scientific community. Together with research partners worldwide, we are shaping the future of society: We work in an international network, especially with institutions in Europe, the USA, but also with leading institutions in Asia and the Pacific region.