Universität Leipzig: Research Profile

Research focus

Blick auf das Neue Augusteum, Paulinum und Seminargebäude. Foto: Christian Hüller

Strategic research fields

Our university focuses on three strategic research fields. They help to foster research, in turn unlocking new potential. In them, exciting initiatives get the space and support they need on their journey to becoming strong research alliances.

The minds behind our research

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What is Professor Quaas researching?

Professor Johannes Quaas, meteorologist at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

Portraitaufnahme von Prof. Michael Stumvoll

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What is Professor Stumvoll researching?

Professor Michael Stumvoll, diabetologist at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

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What is Professor Malti researching?

Professor Tina Malti, development psychologist and Humboldt Professor, gives an insight into her research.

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What is Professor Meiler researching?

Professor Jens Meiler, chemist and Humboldt Professor at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

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What is Professor Middell researching?

Professor Matthias Middell, historian at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

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What is Professor Grundmann researching?

Professor Marius Grundmann, physicist at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

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What is Professor Rahm researching?

Professor Erhard Rahm, computer scientist at Leipzig, gives an insight into his research.

Interdisciplinary centres

There is great potential for successful research to be achieved through cooperation between different disciplines and institutions. This is why our university has created a number of interdisciplinary centres whose structure enables participants to engage in joint research and teaching.

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Spotlight on biodiversity

At iDiv, researchers from 30 nations are working on the foundations for the sustainable management of biological diversity.

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German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research

Abgebildet ist das iDiv Ecotron mit 24 EcoUnits. Die EcoUnits sind identische Einheiten, in denen Ökosysteme beherbergt und erforscht werden können.

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Global perspectives

ReCentGlobe is an interdisciplinary, cross-faculty centre. Its members use trans-regional approaches and global perspectives to study world religions, cultural orders and political systems, and how they are connected.

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Thinking globally: Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics

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RSC4Earth

The centre is a joint institution of Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig. Its research focuses on the dynamics of ecosystems and water resources in global change across spatial and temporal scales.

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Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research

Die Forscher des neuen Fernerkundungszentrums untersuchen die Dynamiken von Ökosystemen und Wasserressourcen im globalen Wandel.

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Research projects

DFG projects

Leipzig University is currently involved in 20 DFG-funded coordinated programmes. In addition to collaborative research centres, transregios, research units and research training groups, there are 14 junior research groups.

EU projects

Here we present the most important of the 115 projects that have been funded by the EU in the last ten years.

Funding by ministries

Various state and federal ministries support research projects at our university.

Foto: Blick auf die Büste des Alumnus Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz im Foyer des Neuen Agustueums

Leibniz ScienceCampi

Two Leibniz ScienceCampi are currently being funded at our university.

Das Team um Professorin Verena Klemm erforscht alte arabische Schriften.

Academy projects

We currently have eight professors leading long-term projects at the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Location

Campus Beethovenstraße, Foto: Christian Hüller

Leipzig as a centre of science

In Leipzig and the wider region, we are in close partnership with numerous Max Planck Institutes, Helmholtz Centres, Fraunhofer and Leibniz Institutes as well as higher education institutions and medical centres.

Research portal

leuris:Portal is our university’s research portal.

leuris:Portal

Learn more about what our researchers are working on: here you will find research projects, publications, prizes, awards, honours, international partnerships and scientific events.