Transgressing political and disciplinary boundaries and cooperating closely with researchers abroad has been a trademark feature of the German academies of sciences and humanities from the beginning. And it has remained so to this day. The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities assembles more than 1600 scientists and academics who are outstanding representatives of their disciplines, both nationally and internationally. They have numerous international contacts, and carry out their research in a network of cross-border research projects and a busy exchange of scholars and ideas. As an umbrella organisation, it is one of the responsibilities of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities to act on behalf of its member academies at home and abroad. The Union is a member of the international bodies and research organisations listed below.  


Foreign Secretary
The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Dr. Alfred Pühler, University Bielefeld, Biology
Fellow of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts

Management
Nicole Hartmann
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