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The 2025 application period has started. In order to start your application, please use the link below to access the application portal. The deadline is 30 October, 2025. The deadline for reference letters is only one week later.
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Upcoming Events
- Black Board Lectures by Dr. Dario Colombo, Dr. Veselina Kalinova and Dr. Gunther Witzel on November 17, 2025 10:00
- Black Board Lectures by Dr. Dario Colombo, Dr. Veselina Kalinova and Dr. Gunther Witzel on November 18, 2025 10:00
- Black Board Lectures by Dr. Dario Colombo, Dr. Veselina Kalinova and Dr. Gunther Witzel on November 19, 2025 10:00
- Black Board Lectures by Dr. Dario Colombo, Dr. Veselina Kalinova and Dr. Gunther Witzel on November 20, 2025 10:00
- Black Board Lectures by Dr. Dario Colombo, Dr. Veselina Kalinova and Dr. Gunther Witzel on November 21, 2025 10:00
News
Applications for IMPRS PhD positions are now possible (Deadline Oct. 30th).
Apply now Please find the new IMPRS portal for applications here: https://imprs.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/ Projects for this application round are listed here: https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/for-applicants/phd-projects/ IMPRS Supervisors are listed on this page: https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/people-research/imprs-supervisors/ Contact information for current IMPRS [...]
PhD Award of the Astronomical Society 2025 for IMPRS A&A alumnus Jonah Wagenveld
IMPRS A&A alumnus Jonah Wagenveld from MPIfR Bonn is awarded the Doctoral Thesis Prize for his outstanding PhD thesis, titled "Testing Large-Scale Cosmology with MeerKAT" at the MPIfR. He graduated with summa cum laude in [...]
Join our webinar: Your PhD @ Max Planck – Exploring Doctoral Programs
Join our webinar: Your PhD @ Max Planck – Exploring Doctoral Programs Register here until September 2: https://events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPlanck2025 Are you a Master's student who wants to explore the prospect of doing a PhD in Germany? [...]
IMPRS Speaker Anton Zensus receives Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2024.
Congratulations to our IMPRS speaker Prof. Anton Zensus for being awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2024 for his leading role in the development of radio astronomical observation methods with very high angular resolution and sensitivity. [...]
IMPRS Alumna Sibylle Anderl has been awarded “Rudolf Diesel Medal”
Dr. Sibylle Anderl received the award in the "Best Media Communication" category. Further information on this website: https://rudolf-diesel-medaille.de/beitraege/europas-aeltester-innovationspreis-die-rudolf-diesel-medaillen-gehen-2024-an/ The Rudolf Diesel Medal has been awarded since 1953. The award is presented annually to entrepreneurs [...]
