Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Elsevier Collaborate in New Advanced Data & Text (HEADT) Centre - Seite 2

To researchers, digital technologies open new ways of receiving and analyzing scientific texts and data. At the same time, managing the ever-growing volume of scholarly content requires targeted TDM and introduces the challenge of mitigating the risks of research misconduct. So far, interdisciplinary research within these research areas is missing. "At Humboldt-Universität, we are strongly committed to being the home of research excellence," says Professor Dr. Peter A. Frensch, Vice President for Research at Humboldt-Universität. "We believe that the HEADT Centre will contribute to the research community and will support researchers and practitioners in making future scientific breakthroughs."

"Researchers of Humboldt-Universität and Elsevier are devoted to quality, technology and research excellence," adds Dr. Nick Fowler, Chief Academic Officer at Elsevier. "Both organizations embrace the great responsibility that comes with this dedication. Through the HEADT Centre, we are jointly dedicated to developing services and tools that add true value to research in order to empower knowledge creation and sharing. We are delighted to launch the HEADT Centre to develop services and tools that will help to create science that will benefit all of society."  

The two projects of the HEADT Centre will run over a three-year period and will be managed by Melanie Rügenhagen. The institute plans to launch additional research projects in collaboration with partners from the international science community.

More information can be found on the HEADT Centre website: headt.eu.

About Humboldt-Innovation GmbH  

The Humboldt-Innovation GmbH (HI) is the company of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. As a wholly-owned subsidiary and the knowledge and technology transfer office of the university, HI acts as a liaison between university and industry - between science and business. www.humboldt-innovation.de

About Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 

In June 2012 Humboldt-Universität was one of eleven German universities to be chosen as a "University of Excellence". It was successful in all three funding lines in the third round of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments and awarded for its future concept "Educating Enquiring Minds: Individuality - Openness - Guidance". In an international comparison, Humboldt-Universität ranks among the top ten of German universities. Scientists here research socially relevant topics and challenges of the future and communicate these with the public. Humboldt-Universität invests all its energy in being a place of excellent research and teaching. Its aim is to promote young talents and to positively influence society and economy outside the university framework. www.hu-berlin.de