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Are you considering doing your PhD in Germany, looking for a postdoc position, or searching for a professorship? Bavaria is the place for you!
Join the international research community here—and call Bavaria home!

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Stories from Our Universities

We feature stories and news from Bavarian universities on innovative people, projects, and collaborations in an array of disciplines. Stay tuned—our research topics vary regularly!

Career Paths

How to Move Your Career Forward

  • Committed to scientific research? Do you feel driven to make new discoveries? Then, doctoral studies are in your future. Read more about how to choose a research topic, find a supervisor at a university, and apply for a doctoral program!

    Nussaibah Raja Schoob © D. Dimitrijević
    When I was offered the chance to research corals as my PhD project at FAU, I jumped at the opportunity! I love working on this topic—and with the team!
    Nussaibah Raja Schoob, PhD Candidate in Palaeontology at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Pursuing a PhD

  • A research stay abroad is a real adventure and requires careful preparation. Whether you are looking for housing, or childcare, or trying to decide on the best insurance—our universities offer welcome services to assist you with all practical matters.

    Janet Spittler © private
    The Welcome Center made my family's move to Regensburg quite easy: they helped us to find housing, to complete our residence permit applications, to settle in and feel at home.
    Janet Spittler, DFG Centre for Advanced Studies "Beyond Canon", University of Regensburg

    Moving to Germany

My New Life in Bavaria

A Blog by Our International Researchers
Anh Nguyen
is a PhD candidate in the GLOMO project and works as a research assistant at the Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Bamberg

I went to Bamberg for the first time in early spring. I came for my interview for the position of an early-stage researcher in the GLOMO project. It was one of the best trips of my life. I got the job, and I fell immediately in love with the city of Bamberg, its nature, architecture, and ambience...

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    Find Your Peers!

    Bavaria‘s academic landscape is highly diverse. Get an overview of research institutions in Bavaria and find your future colleagues and supervisors.

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What's up in Research?

Selected News from Our Networks

Stay up-to-date with the latest research trends and developments in Bavaria. Our news channel features exclusive stories and news from Bavarian universities.

19 January 2021 / University of Bayreuth

New study: Climate-related species extinction possibly mitigated by newly discovered effect

Changes in climate that occur over short periods of time influence biodiversity. For a realistic assessment of these effects, it is necessary to also consider previous temperature trends going far back into Earth's history. Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the University of…

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19 January 2021 / Landshut UAS

Fewer power grid losses due to intelligent control

A project at Landshut University of Applied Sciences is developing a control system for electricity storage in order to reduce power grid losses and support the energy transition.

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15 January 2021 / JMU Würzburg

New Study on Fiscal Citizenship

What are citizens' attitudes towards the state? How does this influence their willingness to pay taxes? An interdisciplinary research team, funded with 1.5 million euros, is investigating these questions.

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