Research at the KU

Research at the KU is multifaceted and reflects the whole range of research topics and subject areas at the KU. Research is carried out at all chairs and professorships as well as in special research institutions.

The KU offers an ideal environment for research: in addition to an extensive library with a unique stock of sources, research and media laboratories, numerous meeting places and creative minds.

NEW: Coffee Lectures for Young Researchers 2025/26 – 5 x Research funding opportunities for beginners

How do applications and funding work through the DFG, federal ministries, science foundations, or KU's internal research funding program proFOR*?
A short lunch talk with aha-moment!

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Research promotion and academic careers

Hinweisschild zum Zentrum für Forschungsförderung

Research promotion and academic careers are a particular concern of the KU.

The Research Service Center (ZFF) is the central contact and service point for all inquiries of a strategic and operational nature - with a special focus on the initiation and acquisition of peer-reviewed third-party funded research projects. The ZFF informs and advises researchers at all stages of their projects and career stages.

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27.10.2025

[Online] Coffee Lecture 2025/26: DFG for beginners: Overview of funding opportunities and procedures

language: German (in English on demand)

In this short coffee lecture series, we want to take a look at the first steps in acquiring third-party funding.

Lectures:

October 27, 2025 - DFG for beginners: Overview of funding opportunities and procedures
(DFG = Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/German Research Foundation)
November 10, 2025 - DFG for beginners: Funding for individual projects – Application Procedures Explained Simply
(DFG = Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/German Research Foundation)
November 17, 2025 - proFOR+ for beginners: KU internal research funding explained simply
December 1, 2025 – BMFTR for beginners: Funding opportunities and procedures explained simply
(BMFTR = Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt/Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space)
Januar 19, 2026 – Research funding Institutions and foundations for beginners

each 13:00 bis 13:45, per Zoom.

Registration is not required.

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