Major Research Centre
Ideas competition for new research centres
Two major research centres will be established in Lusatia in Saxony and in the Central German mining district. They will provide sustainable jobs that will promote structural change in these regions after coal is phased out.
Success in Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s science competition
The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC), in which Leipzig University is involved, will be expanded in the coming years into a major research centre based in Central Germany that will play a decisive role in shaping structural change in the region after the coal phase-out. This was announced by Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger on 29 September 2022 at a joint press conference in Berlin with the Ministers President of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Michael Kretschmer and Dr Reiner Haseloff. The CTC is led by Professor Peter Seeberger, Director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) in Potsdam. The major research centre will use a transdisciplinary approach and structured partnerships between science, industry and civil society to transform chemistry into a circular economy.
Applications for the Large-Scale Research Centre
Together with politics, business and civil society, Leipzig University and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg want to create new prospects for the people and communities of the region after coal is phased out. The universities are involved either as coordinators or partners in the following.
Participating Researchers at Leipzig University
Participating Researchers at Leipzig University
Participating Researchers at Leipzig University
Framework Conditions at Leipzig University
As a modern comprehensive university, we offer a unique variety of subjects, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and life sciences. An innovative pioneer, we take research insights and transfer them to most all areas of society.
Why Leipzig?
In the heart of the Central German mining district, Leipzig is an outstanding centre of academia and research and, with its university, several other higher education institutions and numerous non-university research institutes, has an unusually high density of renowned scientific institutions.
