Forschung
The University of Göttingen is an internationally renowned research university with a strong emphasis on both basic and applied research, as well as research-oriented teaching. The broad spectrum of academic disciplines across 13 faculties, including the University Medical Center Göttingen, creates a strong foundation for interdisciplinary collaboration. The University's research activities are also significantly shaped by the network of eight non-university research institutes of the Göttingen Campus.
Research
Research Profile
The University has developed internationally innovative research programmes and clusters based on its strengths in science, human resources and organisational structure. They form the backbone upon which Göttingen scientists and scholars collaborate in research centres, projects and partnerships, thus creating fertile ground for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research.
Science location Göttingen
The Göttingen Campus
The University of Göttingen has established a campus network with non-university research institutes in a long-standing collaboration that is a model for the German science system.
Göttingen CampusResearch infrastructures and data management
Research infrastructure forms the foundation for cutting-edge research – this applies to both individual and collaborative research. The University of Göttingen maintains excellent IT and information infrastructure as well as research infrastructure that has been developed for specialised requirements and used as a shared resource.
Cooperation, innovation and transfer
The University of Göttingen is a place of ambitious technical and social innovations. The technology transfer of research results, while considering their ethical and social impacts, is a central pillar for the University of Göttingen in addition to research and teaching.
Platz 10
THE World
University Ranking 2023
Career development and support
Promotion of young talent and personnel development
Special offers for academic personnel development and various mentoring programs promote the acquisition of skills for internal and external career paths for early career academics in the doctoral and postdoc phases.
- Graduate Schools
- Early Career Research Groups
- HR Development – academic staff and strategic early career support
- Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network
Integrity, diversity and equal opportunities
Research funding and consulting
Research and Transfer Services
The department “Research and Transfer Services” of the University of Göttingen provides information and advice on various funding programs in the area of research and innovation. It provides support in e.g. finding suitable calls for proposals, obtaining start-up funding for the preparation of project proposals and organising on-site reviews.