Max Planck Schools

14/08/2026

We are looking forward new fellows of our program to train a new generation of outstanding early career researchers-career researchers! Apply now until Nov 2nd, 2026!

27/07/2026

What is now a vast construction site near the
Heilbronn will become a new Max Planck Schools site! We are looking forward to a fruitful engagement at the new site in the future!

21/07/2026

24/06/2026

20/06/2026

Congratulations to all the newly minted Cognition PhDs! We can’t wait to see what comes next!🥂💥🍀💐🍾

19/06/2026

The ceremony gave great opportunity for some of our recent graduates from the three Max Planck Schools to reflect upon their journey of the past years. And they were saluted by the representative of the Schwarz Foundation about their success! Well done really!🪸✨🍾🍷

19/06/2026

Having our second graduation ceremony in Heilbronn including a welcome address by the deans and a keynote by former minister Johanna Wanka! Congratulations to everyone!💐🥂💥🍀

19/06/2026

Having our first alumni Workshop in Heilbronn. A great opportunity to discuss and brainstorm what is a useful format for our alumni in the future!🍀💐👨🏽‍🏫🧑🏼‍💻

17/06/2026

Great to see familiar faces at OHBM this year. 😁If you want to become part of our program and have questions, come and see us! 😍👋🧠

31/03/2020

Great news from one of our fellows, Prof Christian Büchel from ! ,

06/03/2020

Looking forward to welcoming our new candidates in the fall. The second generation is getting ready to begin a fantastic program...

31/12/2019

Looking back on a successful year in 2019 and forward to an exciting new year with many new challenges, passionate research, and talented new doctoral candidates joining the School. Have a Happy New Year. 🤗 🎇

27/12/2019

Our fellow Elisabeth Binder and her co-authors have explored the relationship between aging and stress and published the following insightful paper about this connection. Check it out.

Diseases of the aging are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms through which modifiable factors, such as psychosocial stress, confer risk for aging-related disease can have profound implications. By combining studies in humans with experiments in cells,....

25/12/2019

We wish you all a magical Christmas season! 🎅🏻

20/12/2019

Music is part of the lives of many people worldwide.🎵 Scientists have now found out that there is a basic structure on which all the music in the world builds on. What exactly is behind this controversial study is revealed in this article.

17/12/2019

Professor Elisabeth Binder's research domaine falls in the field of psychiatry. As a director at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, she conducts research on molecular basis of mood and anxiety disorders, stress response, and early adverse experiences in humans and cell models, mechanisms of gene x environment interactions and of course, she supports our PhD students in Munich. 🧠

09/12/2019

Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist, emeritus professor at Stanford University, gained international fame through his controversial Stanford prison experiment. #20

07/12/2019

Last reminder for our application phase for fall of 2020! The portal closes midnight on the 8th of December!

Homepage - Max Planck Schools Max Planck School of Cognition Application Application - Max Planck School of Cognition The Max Planck School of Cognition invites applications from exceedingly bright students with strong academic experience in areas related to cognition such as artificial intelligence...

03/12/2019

The countdown is on for the last chance to apply with us this week for our fully-funded PhD program in Cognition. Here is the link to the application portal! 👇

Homepage - Max Planck Schools Max Planck School of Cognition Application Application - Max Planck School of Cognition The Max Planck School of Cognition invites applications from exceedingly bright students with strong academic experience in areas related to cognition such as artificial intelligence...