Research Units
A research group is composed of multiple outstanding researchers who are working together on a particular research task. The collaboration should give them the opportunity to devote their attention to current, pressing questions in their subject fields and to establish innovative work methods.
Flexible Collaborative Research
DFG research funding for research groups contributes to this cause for up to 6 years, in order to provide the cooperation with the necessary materials and personnel. The participating researchers work within the respective field as well as in others.
Researchers work together in varying combinations and with varying emphasis on different program modules. The funding program allows the research association to be flexibly shaped, depending on its hypothesis, the involved scientific fields, and the desired structural aspect.
Collaboration Across Boundaries
Within this framework, research groups offer opportunities to young talented groups, strengthen the cooperation with external partners, intensify international collaboration, and make it possible for scientists to take leaves of absences.
Through their various structures, research groups can be involved in highly relevant interdisciplinary research initiatives. Relevant examples are “Clinical Research Units” or “Humanities Centers for Advanced Studies" in the humanities and social sciences.
If you have questions about applying for funding, you can contact Vera Eckers in Division 4.2 Management of Third Party Funds.
| Number | Title | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|
| FOR 5409 | Structure-Preserving Numerical Methods for Bulk- and Interface-Coupling of Heterogeneous Models (SNuBIC) | Prof. Manuel Torrilhon |
| CRU 5011 | Integrating emerging methods to advance translational kidney research (InteraKD) | Prof. Peter Boor |
| FOR 2687 | Prof. Heinz Pitsch | |
| FOR 2591 | Severity Assessment in Animal Based Research | Prof. René Tolba |
| CRU 344 | Untangling and Targeting Mechanisms of Myelofibrosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) |
Prof. Tim Brümmendorf (Speaker) Prof. Steffen Koschmieder (Research Coordinator) |
| FOR 2401 | Optimization-Based Multi-Scale Control of Low-Temperature Engine Combustion Processes | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Andert |
| FOR 2319 | Determination of Neutrino Mass Hierarchy in the JUNO Experiment | Prof. Dr. Achim Stahl |
| Number | Title | Spokesperson | RWTH Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR 3013 | Vector- and Tensor-Valued Surface PDEs | Prof. Dr. Axel Voigt, TU Dresden |
Prof. Arnold Reusken |
| FOR 2790 | Binding and Retrieval in Action Control | Prof. Dr. Christian Frings, Universität Trier |
Prof. Iring Koch Dr. Andrea Philipp |
| FOR 2690 | Translational Pruritus Research | Prof. Dr. Martin Schmelz, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
apl. Prof. Barbara Namer Prof. Steffen Koschmieder |
| FOR 2407 | Exploring Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Degeneration and Regeneration in Osteoarthritis (ExCarBon) | Prof. Dr. Susanne Grässel, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg | Dr. Holger Jahr, Dr. Björn Rath |
| FOR 2089 | Durable Pavements for the Traffic of the Future "Coupled System: Road-Tire-Vehicle" | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kaliske, TU Dresden | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Oeser |
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FOR 2083 |
Integrated Planning in Public Transport |
Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel, TU Kaiserslautern |
Prof. Dr. Marco Lübbecke |
|
FOR 2063 |
The Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider |
Dr. Gregor Schiemann, Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
Prof. Dr. Robert Harlander |
|
FOR 1897 |
Low-Loss Electrical Steel Sheet for Energy-Efficient Electrical Drives |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Kawalla, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hirt |
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FOR 1807 |
Numerical Methods for Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems |
Prof. Dr. Fakher Fakhry Assaad, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg |
Prof. Stefan Wessel, Ph.D. |