Glossary

UFZ: definition:Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
The UFZ employs 930 people at its sites in Leipzig, Halle and Magdeburg. It is funded by the German government and by the states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. The UFZ belongs to the Helmholtz Association which is Germany’s largest scientific organisation (28,000 employees in 16 research centres, an annual budget of around EUR 2.8 billion).