14/Deutsche Wissenschaftsorganisationen

Theme:
For example Marine Science

Motto:
Promotion of interdisciplinary co-operation: Collaborative Research Centres bundle scientific competence in German universities

Realization:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Science Council, Association of German Universities

Dr. Andreas Archut (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Katharina Kadel (Rector's Conference), and Dr. Jochen Holzkamp (Science Council) reported on Collaborative Research Centres. Since 1968 Collaborative Research Centres bring together researchers from different institutes, disciplines and faculties to co-operate on joint projects in an interdisciplinary manner. Presently, there are 300 Collaborative Research Centres in Germany that are involved in basic research.

Dr. Archut explains how Collaborative Research Centres function using a centre at the University of Bremen as an example, that deals with climate history (in the background: the research vessel "Meteor")

Dr. Holzkamp describes the tasks of the Science Council. It consults the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft when new Collaborative Research Centres are set up. A central aim of these centres is to support young scientists.

Contact:
Andreas Archut 
E-mail: Andreas.Archut@dfg.de
D-53170 Bonn
Tel: +49-228/8852275 
Fax: +49-228/8852180
http://www.dfg.de/
http://www.wissenschaftsrat.de/
http://www.hrk.de/