Universität Hamburg at a
Glance
Prof. Dr. Claudia S. Leopold
Vice President Research and Promotion of Young Researchers
Numbers & Facts
41,200 enrolled students
approx. 580 professors (excl. Medicine)
approx. 2,270 research associates (excl. Medicine)
approx. 2,250 administrative & technical support staff (excl. Medicine)
8 faculties:
Law
Economics and Social Sciences
Medicine
Education
Arts
Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
Psychology and Human Movement Science
Business
Budget: 288 million Euro (2013, excl. Medicine)
Third-party funding: 170 million Euro (2012, incl. Medicine)
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Competence in Research &
Teaching I
Academic Profile
149 BA and MA courses in most disciplines except for engineering
100 foreign languages offered in the syllabus
Switch to the BA/MA structure (Bologna) was completed in 2008
Current project: Evaluation of a BA/MA reform
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Competence in Research &
Teaching II
Research Profile
The overall research profile covers a broad spectrum of research,
including
outstanding individual research achievements in single
disciplines
key research areas on the faculty level
large cross-disciplinary research projects in the university key
research areas:
Climate, Earth, Environment
Photon & Nano Sciences
Neurosciences
Infection Research & Structural Biology
Manuscript Cultures
Astro- and Particle Physics
Multilingualism
Governance
2 Federal Clusters of Excellence (EXC), 6 Collaborative Research
Centres (CRC), 7 Research Training Groups (RTG), 16 Grants of
the European Research Council (ERC)
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UHH Research
profile
Law
Social
Sciences
EXC
University
Key Research
Areas
MIN
Climate, Earth,
Environment
EXC: Clusters
of Excellence
EXC
Photon & Nano
Sciences
CRC CRC
University
Emerging
Research
Areas
Governance
Law & Economics
Faculty
Key Research
Areas
Health
Economics
Globalization
Medicine
Arts
Neurosciences
CRC
CRC: DFG
Collaborative
Research Centres
CRC
Manuscript
Cultures
Infection Research & Structural
biology
Inflammation,
Infection and
Immunity
CRC
Astro- &
Particle
Physics
Education/
Psychology
CRC
Cardiovascular
Research
Linguistic
diversity and
Education
Heterogeneity and
Education
Lingustic
Diversity
Health Care
Research
Cancer Research
Social and
Technical Change
as Legal Challenge
Faculty
Emerging
Research
Areas
Faculty /
Departments
Law in Context
Sustainability
Collective
Decisions
Sustainable
Energy
Computing in
Science
Media &
Communication
Biodiversity
Area Studies
Cognitive
Systems
Religion and Society
Skeletal
Biology
Health &
Resilience
The Early Modern
World
Bio-Imaging
New Media
Peace and conflict Research
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UHH Research
profile
Law
Social
Sciences
MIN
Climate, Earth,
Environment
University
Key Research
Areas
Medicine
Education/
Psychology
Arts
Neurosciences
Photon & Nano
Sciences
RTG: DFG
Research Training
Groups
Manuscript
Cultures
University
Emerging
Research
Areas
Governance
Law & Economics
Faculty
Key Research
Areas
Health
Economics
Globalization
Infection Research & Structural
biology
Inflammation,
Infection and
Immunity
Astro- &
Particle
Physics
Cardiovascular
Research
Linguistic
diversity and
Education
Heterogeneity and
Education
Lingustic
Diversity
Health Care
Research
Cancer Research
Social and
Technical Change
as Legal Challenge
Faculty
Emerging
Research
Areas
Faculty /
Departments
Law in Context
Sustainability
Collective
Decisions
Sustainable
Energy
Computing in
Science
Media &
Communication
Biodiversity
Area Studies
Cognitive
Systems
Religion and Society
Skeletal
Biology
Health &
Resilience
The Early Modern
World
Bio-Imaging
New Media
Peace and conflict Research
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UHH Research
profile
Law
Social
Sciences
MIN
Climate, Earth,
Environment
University
Key Research
Areas
Medicine
Neurosciences
Photon & Nano
Sciences
Education/
Psychology
Arts
ERC: Grants of the
European Research
Council
Manuscript
Cultures
University
Emerging
Research
Areas
Governance
Law & Economics
Faculty
Key Research
Areas
Health
Economics
Globalization
Infection Research & Structural
biology
Inflammation,
Infection and
Immunity
Astro- &
Particle
Physics
Cardiovascular
Research
Linguistic
diversity and
Education
Heterogeneity and
Education
Lingustic
Diversity
Health Care
Research
Cancer Research
Social and
Technical Change
as Legal Challenge
Faculty
Emerging
Research
Areas
Faculty /
Departments
Law in Context
Sustainability
Collective
Decisions
Sustainable
Energy
Computing in
Science
Media &
Communication
Biodiversity
Area Studies
Cognitive
Systems
Religion and Society
Skeletal
Biology
Health &
Resilience
The Early Modern
World
Bio-Imaging
New Media
Peace and conflict Research
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UHH Research
profile
Law
Social
Sciences
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University
Key Research
Areas
MIN
Education/
Psychology
Medicine
Climate, Earth,
Environment
Neurosciences
Arts
# Workshops
Photon & Nano
Sciences
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Manuscript
Cultures
University
Emerging
Research
Areas
Governance
Law & Economics
Faculty
Key Research
Areas
Health
Economics
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Globalization
4
Social and
Technical Change
as Legal Challenge
Faculty
Emerging
Research
Areas
Faculty /
Departments
Law in Context
Sustainability
Collective
Decisions
Infection Research & Structural
biology
Inflammation,
Infection and
Immunity
Astro- &
Particle
Physics
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Cardiovascular
Research
Linguistic
diversity and
Education
Heterogeneity and
Education
Lingustic
Diversity
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Health Care
Research
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Cancer Research
Sustainable
Energy
Computing in
Science
Media &
Communication
Biodiversity
Area Studies
Cognitive
Systems
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Religion and Society
Skeletal
Biology
Health &
Resilience
The Early Modern
World
Bio-Imaging
New Media
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Peace and conflict Research
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Existing collaborations: structures / fields
Examples
More than 20 years of scientific exchange (Fud, MQ)
Joint PhD Fudan/Hamburg in history (Fud)
Joint PhD Macquarie/Hamburg in all disciplines (MQ)
Confucius Institute (Fud)
Student and staff exchange agreements (Fud, MQ)
DAAD Proposal ‘Strategic partnerships’ (Fud, MQ)
Adjunct professorship (Germanistik) since 2009 (MQ)
Joint Research in Behavioural Biology (MQ)
Collaboration in Applied Physics and Biodiversity (Fud)
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Funding opportunities for collaborations
German Academic Exchange Service (e.g. visiting
professors, strategic partnerships)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (e.g.
Humboldt Research Fellowships / Awards)
European commission (Horizon 2020; e.g. Marie
Skłodowska-Curie actions: Initial Training
Networks, fellowships, research exchange)
BMBF (Joint projects, preparatory visits)
Basic DFG Agreements with the Australian
Academy of Science (AAS) and the National Natural
Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for
preparatory visits, Joint bilateral seminars, joint
research projects
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Take Home Message
The Universität Hamburg is
a multi-discipline university („Volluniversität“) with 8 faculties
currently the third largest University in Germany
the largest academic institution in Northern Germany.
Thank you for your attention!
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Steps of History
Founded 1919 by democratic decision making
4 Nobel prize winners during the first decade
Relegation of famous Jewish scholars (e.g. Cassirer, Stern, Panofsky) and
students during the “3rd Reich“
re-opening after 1945
one of the universities deeply involved in the “student‘s revolt“ in the late
1960s
deep changes of the university‘s governance between 1970 and 1989
1990 onwards severe budget cuts
2008 change of governance: “New Public Management”
2009 Strategic Plan “STEP 2012”
2010 ... shaping the future: participation, Bologna 2.0, scientific excellence,
internationalisation, …
Werner von Melle
2012 eight years contract with the State of Hamburg (budget on a
guaranteed level), new buildings, reform of the administration (customer-/
user-oriented), …
201x … Leitmotif: “University of a Sustainable Future”
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Strategic Process Research Profile since 2007:
Instruments - Projects - Structures
CRC 841
Projects
FOR 963
KFO 228
RTG 1597
EXC CliSAP
RTG 1670
EXC CUI
FOR 1405
EDLE
ERC Grants
BIOTA
CRC 950
CRC 925
CRC 936
BMBF FONA-Projects
DZHK
Structures
EXC CliSAP II
DZIF
CHyN
CSSB
Instruments
Federal Excellence Initiative
Innovationsbudget
Drittmittelsatzung
DFG-/EU-Overhead-Regelungen
Strategische Berufungen
2007
2008
Forschungskontingent
2009
STEP 2012
Nachwuchs-Initiative
BMBF-Projektpauschale
FIS
2010
2011
2012
STEP 2012+
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UHH - Development of third-party funding
Abteilung 4: Forschung und Wissenschaftsförderung
- EU-Forschungsförderung -
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