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Main Research Focus Areas of the Faculty

The Faculty of Medicine focuses its activities on scientific topics that deal with problems of great social relevance.

Criteria are defined to ensure the quality of the research focus:

  • International visibility
  • Third-party funding in the sense of DFG Coordinated Programmes, e.g. Collaborative Research Centres (SFBs), Research Units (FOR) or Clinical Research Units (KFOs)
  • an interdisciplinary approach
  • Promotional concepts of junior research

Based on these criteria, the Faculty of Medicine currently has three established three Research Focus Areas:

Detailed Information on the major Research Areas

The Faculty of Medicine is currently developing a cross-sectional area that deals scientifically with connections between health and society. The cross-sectional area is currently under construction. Further information will follow shortly.