diff --git a/_layouts/frontpage.html b/_layouts/frontpage.html
index ddf8ec3986405191b40d412e03d73a68f251e56a..ad4ad5a4967fea87c5303fa60c13da9fae00e28d 100644
--- a/_layouts/frontpage.html
+++ b/_layouts/frontpage.html
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@
                             title=page.notification.title
                             description=page.notification.description %}
                 {% endif %}
-                <h1>News</h1>
+                <h1>News 
+                    <a class="rss-posts-button" href="{{ '/feed/news.xml' | relative_url }}"
+                       title="Subscribe to HIFIS News Feed"
+                       type="application/atom+xml"
+                       download>
+                        <i class="fas fa-rss"></i>
+                    </a>                
+                    and Announcements                     
+                    <a href="https://lists.desy.de/sympa/subscribe/hifis-announce"  
+                    title="Subscribe to HIFIS Announcements Letter - also unsubscribe">
+                        <i class="fas fa-bell"></i>
+                    </a>                
+
+                </h1>
                 <div class="flex-cards">
                     {%- assign posts = site.posts | where:"lang", site.default.lang -%}
                     {%- for post in posts limit:5 -%}
diff --git a/_layouts/pagination.html b/_layouts/pagination.html
index 454fbb70915b34a96e87586adb73e50a9c98fae4..02d6a37704d57c5348aaf87b7be414414e970d4a 100644
--- a/_layouts/pagination.html
+++ b/_layouts/pagination.html
@@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ title: HIFIS
                 </div>
                 <div class="rss-posts-container grid-item">
                     <a class="rss-posts-button" href="{{ '/feed/news.xml' | relative_url }}"
-                       title="subscribe to feed"
+                       title="Subscribe to HIFIS News Feed"
                        type="application/atom+xml"
                        download>
                         <i class="fas fa-rss"></i>
                     </a>
+                    <a href="https://lists.desy.de/sympa/subscribe/hifis-announce"  
+                        title="Subscribe to HIFIS Announcements Letter - also unsubscribe">
+                        <i class="fas fa-bell"></i>
+                    </a>     
+                    
                 </div>
             </nav>
             {% endif %}
@@ -135,11 +140,15 @@ title: HIFIS
                 </div>
                 <div class="rss-posts-container grid-item">
                     <a class="rss-posts-button" href="{{ '/feed/news.xml' | relative_url }}"
-                       title="subscribe to feed"
+                       title="Subscribe to HIFIS News Feed"
                        type="application/atom+xml"
                        download>
                         <i class="fas fa-rss"></i>
                     </a>
+                    <a href="https://lists.desy.de/sympa/subscribe/hifis-announce"  
+                        title="Subscribe to HIFIS Announcements Letter - also unsubscribe">
+                        <i class="fas fa-bell"></i>
+                    </a>     
                 </div>
             </nav>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
index 7399adf8acf0ac56b0ddcd1900110d607fbb947b..fab0132239eb849e20e52797cfeb104b28cb52cf 100644
--- a/faq.md
+++ b/faq.md
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ and
 We have several pilot cloud services and installations running. Please [contact us](mailto:{{ site.contact_mail }}) if you need urgent assistance.
 
 #### [Where can I register for a newsletter?][6]
-Currently, we do not send newsletters as it would imply for us to collect large amounts of personal data. To stay updated, you are invited to check out 
+We do not send newsletters, but you are invited to register for our Announcement letter `announce@hifis.net` to never miss any upcoming events!
+
+Either [**register by clicking on this link** and sending a registration mail](mailto:sympa@desy.de?subject=sub%20hifis-announce) or 
+[**register here** - you can also unregister here](https://lists.desy.de/sympa/subscribe/hifis-announce).
+
+To stay updated on general HIFIS news, you are invited to check out 
 [our RSS news feed]({{ site.feed.collections.posts.path | relative_url }}) - 
 besides, of course, regularly checking our website and [**news section!**](news)