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Globally connected, research at the University of Regensburg (UR) addresses the challenges of a rapidly changing world, both independently and collaboratively:

Dynamics in the Global World

Material Worlds and Sustainability

Digital Transformations

Integrated Sciences in Life, Health, and Disease

... Impact

UR is committed to ensuring an optimal research environment, nurturing scientists at every career phase, while championing equal opportunities, knowledge exchange, and innovation, through research-friendly infrastructures and dedicated intramural funding programs.

News

03. April 2025

Prof. Dr. Richard H?fer Awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

UR Scientist Recognized for Work on the Mathematical Properties of Differential Equations Describing Physical Phenomena

28. March 2025

Internationally Renowned Award for UR Mathematician

Prof. Dr. Guido Kings, Chair of Mathematics at the University of Regensburg, together with his former student, Prof. Dr. Johannes Sprang, now a tenure-track professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen, has been awarded the 2025 Frontiers of Science Award by the International Congress of Basic Sciences.

26. March 2025

Watercolors

#sustainability | Never lost places: Slava Savova explores Bulgaria's hydrothermal landscapes.

13. March 2025

Thousands of researchers from all over the world expected to attend physics conference in Regensburg

The largest DPG spring meeting is a platform for the international exchange of knowledge in physics. Key topics are this year’s ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’, artificial intelligence and climate change.

19. February 2025

Trapped in a magnetic cage

A surprisingly efficient new mechanism can restrict the motion of electrons motion to a single dimension.

Facts and Figures

CRCs/TRRs

Third-Party Funding in Mio € (2023)

International Guest Scientists (currently)

335

Scientists (Including Professors)

3031

ERC Grants (currently)

Leibniz Institutes

Flagships

Scientists

Collaborative Research

Networks and Infrastructure

Rankings

UR Ranking Information

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UR ScienceBlog

People, Perspectives, Insights

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Fresh Science, Diverse Careers

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Richard H?fer, Professor of Analysis and Numerics of Partial Differential Equations - Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2025 _
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The Intuition Game
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UR's intramural funding program supports early career scientists.
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Meet the UR Potentials!
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Simon Lebek is UR’s Professor of Internal Medicine with a focus on Experimental Cardiology and Gene Editing.
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The Trailblazer
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Jan Wilhelm leads the junior research group 'Computational Electronic Structure Theory' at UR’s Institute of Theoretical Physics.
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Breaking the Waves
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Juliane Tomann is UR’s Junior professor for Public History.
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Doing History
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Tenure Track Professor at UR: Annabelle Bohrdt, Institute of Theoretical Physics
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Predicting What Materials Do
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Postdoc at UR: Oleksandr Zabirko, Institute for Slavic Studies.
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Industrial Spaces
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Tatiana Klepikova is UR’s Freigeist Fellow, doing research on queer literatures and cultures.
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Pride and Prejudice
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Research Group Leader at UR: Tomer J. Czaczkes, Institute of Zoology - Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2024
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Outsmarting Ants
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Why UR for Doctoral/Postdoctoral Training?

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Doctoral Researchers

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Leibniz ScienceCampus 'Europe and America in the Modern World'

Fraunhofer Units

Support and Structures

Universit?t Regensburg Regulations for Ensuring Good Academic Practice (PDF)

Ombudspersons

Guidelines for Handling Research Data (PDF)

Research Data - UR DataHub

Ethics Committee

Internationalization@UR?? | UR international: Internationalization Strategy 2023-2027

UR Data Protection Officer dsb@ur.de | Information sheet on AI (via VPN, German only)

Chairperson

Professor Dr. Ernst Tamm, Vice President for Research

Members

Professor Dr. Andreas Merkt (Catholic Theology)
Professor Dr. Jürgen Kühling (Law)
Professor Dr. Steffen?Sebastian (Business, Economics & Management Information Systems)
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Herr (Medicine)
Professor Dr. Meike Klettke (Informatics and Data Science)
Professor Dr. Katelijne Schiltz (Philosophy, Art History, History and Humanities)
Professor Dr. Angelika Lingnau (Human Sciences)
Professor Dr. Christiane Heibach (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
Professor Dr. Clara L?h (Mathematics)
Professor Dr. Dominique Bougeard (Physics)
Professor Dr.?Dina Grohmann (Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine)
Professor Dr. Oliver Reiser (Chemistry and Pharmacy)