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Excellent Research at University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg—University of Excellence is home to more than 4,400 researchers. Interdisciplinary projects and international collaborations help us create tomorrow’s research. Our research profile tells you more about specializations and innovations that are driving global advances.

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Clusters of excellence

Since 2019, University of Hamburg has received funding for 4 clusters of excellence. In these research alliances, researchers tackle questions in astrophysics, climate, photon science, and written artifacts.

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Service and advice for researchers at University of Hamburg

Financing, applications, working environment: Excellent top-level research needs a successful interplay of many factors. We thus ensure researchers at University of Hamburg across all stages of their career can draw on a range of structures, formats, and advising services for their work.

Excellent conditions for work and research

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Whether research, teaching, or research management: Prospective or current doctoral researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and early career research group leaders can find attractive career paths, excellent employment conditions, and various kinds of support at University of Hamburg, to produce outstanding qualified people in research and teaching, and promote future careers inside and outside of academia.

Academic career opportunities

Flagship for regional research alliances

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For us, global visibility goes hand in hand with valuing our region. In close dialogue with our local partners we have actively developed our PIER Plus network, to strengthen and develop Hamburg as a scientific hub, and make it more internationally visible.

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