Research Profile
WWU Münster’s research
profile is marked by a considerable number of research focal points of
proven excellence – in the humanities (including the theological
faculties) law, business administration, natural sciences, mathematics
and medicine.
WWU uses its capabilities to the full,
profiting from its multifaceted research profile by developing new
internal, interdisciplinary collaborations to meet arising new challenges.
Natural sciences and mathematics
In view
of the funding made available by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(German Research Foundation), WWU Münster is one of the 10 top
performing universities in Germany in the fields of natural sciences and
mathematics. At the level of individual disciplines, mathematics,
chemistry and geosciences in particular – all of them among the top 5 –
have a very strong profile in the field of research. There is a variety
of interdisciplinary links among the natural sciences and between
them and medicine.
Humanities
In
the humanities numerous representatives from historical and cultural
disciplines have come together to deal with themes relating to politics,
cultures and religions of the pre-modern age. The history faculty at WWU is one of the leading institutes of its kind in Germany. There
is also a proven tradition of cooperation in the field of research
between disciplines which embrace not only history, but also medieval
philologies, ancient history, law, Islamic studies and the two
theological faculties.
Law, business administration and information technology
Law, business
administration and information technology represent another field in
which WWU Münster has a leading position. Rankings published by the
Centre for University Development (Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung) for
these disciplines demonstrate that WWU is strong in research and
has a high academic reputation.
Interdisciplinary cooperation
A small, but nonetheless typical, example of WWU’s
interdisciplinary strength is provided by the Department of Applied
Ethics, in particular Bioethics. Representatives of such widely varying
disciplines as Catholic theology, philosophy, history, medical ethics
and cellular biology are members of the main German ethics commissions.
They coordinate their activities through the Centre for Bioethics. The
Centre for the History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean or the
Centre for Nonlinear Science live on the variety of the research carried
out at WWU.
Public-private partnership
Cooperating in research with external partners plays an important role in WWU’s profile. The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine and the Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research have close links to the Faculty of Medicine – also in the field of research. Cooperation between the German Aerospace Centre in Berlin and WWU’s Institute of Planetology is similarly close. Research done in cooperation with leading companies in relevant disciplines – as well as with numerous small and medium-sized companies – attest to the attractiveness of the university as a location for basic research for practical applications.
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