Core research areas
Universität Hamburg is the largest and most diverse research institution in northern Germany. Research at the University takes place within numerous individual projects as well as various interdisciplinary cooperations. Six core research areas, five emerging fields, and eight profile initiatives shape the University's research profile, which is underpinned by four clusters of excellence, a number of federally and EU-funded research alliance projects, DFG-funded collaborative research centers (SFB), DFG research units (FOR), research training groups (GRK), and participations in two International Max Planck Research Schools.