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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

19. February 2025

Trapped in a magnetic cage

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

19. February 2025

Promising new class of antimalarial drugs discovered

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria pathogen.

16. January 2025

Decoding HIV’s Tactics

New insights into gene regulation of the virus that causes AIDS

16. January 2025

Watching the Oscillations of an Electron Sea

UR scientists observe and control ultrafast surface waves on graphene

26. November 2024

UR continues to improve in the DFG Funding Atlas

Increase of almost 10 percent in total funding

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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UR's intramural funding program supports early career scientists.
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Meet the UR Potentials!
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Richard H?fer is UR’s Professor of Analysis and Numerics of Partial Differential Equations.
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The Intuition Game
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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
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Outsmarting Ants
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In addition to academic excellence and a collaborative research environment, Regensburg offers a rich history, an international atmosphere and a high quality of life - with nature at your doorstep!

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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)