Research
Research at the University of Augsburg is oriented towards the socially relevant questions of our time. It combines fundamental research with applied research questions and is shaped by Augsburg’s guiding idea of the network university.
The following fields of research from the eight faculties characterise the university’s research profile. They are complemented by high-performing research networks and centres that aim to expand inter- and transdisciplinary research in future-oriented fields.
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- Environment and Climate
- Health and Medicine
- Physics and Life Sciences
- New Materials and Resources
- Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Society and History
- Economy and Law
- Languages and Literature
- Teaching and Learning
- Art and Music
Research institutes and centres
The concept of the network university is reflected in the university’s interdisciplinary research institutes and centres. Researchers benefit from interdisciplinary exchange as well as easy and effective communication pathways.
Research transfer to industry and civil society
From the natural sciences to the humanities, members of the University of Augsburg possess expertise in a broad range of fields, developing innovative ideas and solutions for transfer to industry and the wider civil society.
External research institutes and centres
As a network university, the University of Augsburg cooperates with leading external research institutes and centres in order to develop new knowledge in both fundamental and applied fields of research. External research partners include Fraunhofer, DLR, as well as the Max Planck Institute.
Promoting early-career researchers
Early-career researchers are supported throughout their doctoral studies through academic conferences as well as scholarships and mentoring programmes. Alongside graduate programmes, the faculties offer a broad spectrum of doctoral topics for potential researchers.
International researchers
Research is international! The ‘Welcome Service’ of the International Office supports international researchers throughout their stay at the University of Augsburg.
Harnessing research potential
The University of Augsburg aims to strengthen research through the acquisition of high-profile third-party funds. Incentives and support for researchers are provided, which include an internal university programme.
Research News
One atom makes all the difference: Heat transport through molecules controlled in a targeted manner for the first time
In close collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), physicists in Augsburg have succeeded for the first time in proving experimentally and theoretically that heat transport through molecules can change by up to a factor of two through the exchange of a single atom. The study was published in the highly renowned journal Nature Materials.
Climate change: Research Project MEDICUS Develops Climate Adaptation Strategies to Protect Health in Cities
2026 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for mathematician Dominik Schmid
The University of Augsburg is delighted to announce an outstanding honour for one of its early-career researchers: Assistant Professor Dr Dominik Schmid has been awarded the 2026 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, regarded as Germany’s most prestigious award for researchers in the early stages of their careers. This was announced by the Executive Board of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Bonn.
