Science communication from Berlin and around the world
Whether podcast, YouTube video, or publication – the Berlin University Alliance reports on the research of its partner institutions, on the international cooperation of the Excellence Alliance, and on how it wants to change Berlin's academic landscape.
Berlin University Alliance in the Media
Here you will find a selection of current media reports (mostly German)
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- UNITE receives millions in funding for start-up and transfer platform. Distribution of the Berlin University Alliance press release shows great interest in Unite in the capital region, 16.07.2025
Altenpflege Online
- How the CaringS project aims to relieve the burden on care workers. Report on the CaringS research project funded by Berlin University Alliance, 13.02.2025
Berliner Kurier
- Because of Trump: Berlin starts hunting for researchers from the US. Report with voices from Berlin University Alliance, 23.03.2025
Brain City Berlin - website of Berlin Partner
- Building bridges between Oxford and Berlin. Feature on the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership of the Berlin University Alliance
Berliner Zeitung
- Berlin University Alliance in the final round for an innovative transfer center, in: Berliner Zeitung, 10.04.2024
- New course offering at Berlin universities: Gender and diversity in research. Report on the Certificate Program Gender & Diversity in Science & Technology at the Berlin University Alliance, in: Berliner Zeitung, 27.03.2024
Deutschlandfunk Nova
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What are the consequences of Trump's fight against science? Report with answers from Berlin University Alliance, in: Deutschlandfunk Nova, 27.03.2025
rbb
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Excellent Once Again – Despite Challenges. An analytical report featuring interviews with Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz, member of the Board of Directors of the Berlin University Alliance and President of Technische Universität Berlin, and Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, spokesperson for Berlin University Alliance and President of Freie Universität Berlin, on: rbb24.de, April 1, 2026
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FU, HU, TU, and Charité remain “Universities of Excellence". Article on: rbb24.de, March 12, 2026
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Berlin startup hub climbs to 12th place in Europe, on: rbb24.de, 19.2.2026
- Federal and state governments decide on science funding. In: rbb Inforadio, 19.5.2025
Tagesspiegel
- “What else will people here live on in ten years?”: Here’s how Berlin’s universities could shape the city’s future. Interview with Prof. Dr. Heyo K. Kroemer, new spokesperson for Berlin University Alliance and CEO of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, in: Tagesspiegel, 1.7.2026
- “Even in Munich, people are looking to Berlin”: Following their victory in the Excellence Strategy, the capital’s universities see themselves as a national model, report in: Tagesspiegel, 13.3.2026
- A Decisive Day for Berlin’s Academic Community: Can the Universities Regain Their Title of Excellence? Report in: Tagesspiegel, March 10, 2026
- “Berlin can do Boston, it just has to want to”: Is science in the capital on a par with the rest of the world? Conversation between Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, spokesperson for Berlin University Alliance, and Prof. Dr. Maike Sander, Scientific Director and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), in: Tagesspiegel, January 26, 2026
Wiarda Blog
- "Too integrated to fail". Interview on the Excellence Strategy with Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler and Dr. Martin Mann, in: The Wiarda Blog, 11.3.2026
- Ten out of ten. Report about the decision in the Excellence Strategy Research competition, in: The Wiarda Blog, 11.3.2025
ZEIT
- Podcast “What now?” Episode: How deeply divided Germany is. Report on research by the Einstein Research Unit “Coping with Affective Polarization” at the Berlin University Alliance, in: ZEIT ONLINE, May 13, 2025