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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894)
Universally educated (medicine, physics, math, music, philosophy); founder of scientific meteorology
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The Hermann von Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres is the union of 15 major non-university affiliated research institutions such as the Research Centre Jülich (FZJ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The Helmholtz centres do basic and preventive research as well as technical development for industry in natural science/technical as well as biological/medical fields. The Helmholtz centres have partnerships with universities for both research and for training. The centres are publicly funded, but scientifically independent and pursue the state's long-term research goals.
Their research emphasizes
- Structure of matter
- Earth and environment
- Transport and Space
- Health
- Energy
- Key Technologies
The organization promotes the exchange of experience and information among its members and coordinates their research and development work. The research centres focus on complex scientific/technological tasks and develop systems solutions. The association also operates major scientific instruments and installations.
The The Helmholtz Association has an imposing infrastructure at its disposal which it uses in close cooperation with institutions of higher education. By working together in Collaborative Research Centres and with graduate schools, the Association has contacts with nearly all German institutions of higher education.
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