… 16DKZ1008 (former ministry) Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (new from May 2025) The European Union’s NextGenerationEU programme, with funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
… into a global workflow. ZB MED leads the life sciences efforts in this area. Duration 1 May 2025 – 30 April 2028 Funding bodies German Research Foundation Funding call "Diamond Open Access…
Strengthening the resilience and independence of the life sciences research infrastructure in Europe is necessary regarding the risks posed by dependencies on US-based information services. ZB MED -
Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners
The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.
ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia
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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.
Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners
A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.
ZB MED advocates Open Access
ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.
Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners
ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.
ZB MED is a member of DataCite
DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.
ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement
The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.
ZB MED advocates equality
ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.
ZB MED is a member of DAFA.
The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.
ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.
Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.