Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation

The Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation is elected by the synchrotron ratiation users in Germany to represent their interest and to foster research with synchrotron radiation.

KFS statement on restrictions of research in the pandemic

Statement of the Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation on the restrictions of research with synchrotron radiation due to the pandemic, April 12, 2021

At its last meetings, the Committee for Research with Synchrotron Radiation dealt intensively with the situation of researchers during the pandemic and also conducted a survey.

For the users of synchrotron radiation, the pandemic results in restrictions that, depending on the research area and professional situation, ranges from moderate to existentially threatening. Young researchers with third-party funding are particularly hard hit, both before and after their doctorate. ...

Read the whole statement (in German) here: [more]

German-Swedish proposals for Röntgen-Ångström Cluster

Call of the BMBF, proposal deadline is May 12, 2021

We would like to draw your attention to the call of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) on materials research and structural biology with neutrons and synchrotron radiation in the German-Swedish cooperation (Röntgen-Ångström-Cluster) of the framework programme "Research on the Universe and Matter - ErUM". It was published on March 30, 2021, the deadline is on May 12, 2021 (May 04 ion the Swedish side) and funding is planned to start on April 1, 2022. The projects should be planned for a period of two to four years. Concrete milestones are supposed to structure the proposals. The project agency PT-DESY will give advice in case of questions, and tips can be found on the PT DESY website. [more]

Call for Proposals Promotion of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

The BMBF funds collaborative projects at universities on the topic of artificial intelligence

We would like to draw your attention to the following announcement on the promotion of artificial intelligence in higher education by the Federal Government and the Länder - in particular to the start-up funding for appointments to tenure-track professorships (W1 or W2) or to tenured professorships (W2 or W3) under section 2.1 [more].

Prof. Dr Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt is the new KFS chair and Prof. Sarah Köster is KFS vice chair

New KFS chairs, December 14, 2020

The new Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation elected Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt (KIT) as chair and Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster (University of Göttingen) as vice chair at its constituent meeting. Together with the other elected members Prof. Dr. Taisia Gorkhover, Prof. Dr. Christian Gutt, Prof. Dr. Birgit Kanngießer, Prof. Dr. Dirk Lützenkirchen-Hecht, Dr. Bridget Murphy and Prof. Dr. Andrea Thorn, the two will represent the interests of synchrotron radiation users in Germany for the next three years. The dialogue is facilitated by the fact that representatives of other interest groups (research centres and funding agencies) are also involved in the committee. [more]

New strategy brochure of the KFS

Research with photons - light for the future, spring 2020

The KFS has published a strategy brochure on research with synchrotron radiation in Germany. It highlights the value of this research, and gives recommendations for future developments. So far, only the German brochure is available, but the English version will follow soon. [more]