Participating Academies
AGATE serves to map research projects and outcomes from the academies' long-term research programme. In addition to the eight academies of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities and the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, AGATE currently also includes projects from Switzerland. The following list provides an introduction to all the academies participating in AGATE. Further information on the academies can be found on detailed pages, such as information on current and completed research projects. The full-text search allows truncation by setting an asterisk ('*') in combination with at least three characters.
Academy, since 1652
Information
Currently, ten academies are participating in AGATE. In addition to collecting research projects and their resulting resources, AGATE also records detailed information on each participating academy, enabling, for example, filtering by location.
- Acronym
- Leopoldina
- Founding Year
- 1652
- Academy Website
- https://www.leopoldina.org/leopoldina-home/
- Location
- Research Projects
- 1 running Projects
- 2 completed Projects
Founded in 1652, the Leopoldina is one of the oldest academies of science in the world. It is dedicated to the advancement of science for the benefit of humankind and to the goal of shaping a better future. With some 1,500 members, the Leopoldina brings together outstanding scientists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries.
The Leopoldina was appointed as the German National Academy of Sciences in 2008. In this capacity, it represents the German scientific community in international committees and speaks out on social and political questions, providing a nonpartisan, factual framework for discussion. Under the auspices of the Leopoldina, interdisciplinary groups of experts publish policy-guiding statements on issues of current interest. The Leopoldina also releases joint statements with other German, European and international academies. It promotes scientific and public debate, supports young scientists, confers awards for scientific achievements, conducts research projects, and campaigns for the human rights of persecuted scientists.