Research in Bavaria

Are you considering doing your PhD in Germany, looking for a postdoc position, or searching for a professorship? Bavaria is the place for you!
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Research Panorama Career Guide Destination Bavaria

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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!

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.

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 2. Dezember 2020

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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Keen on a Career in Research?

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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.

Bavarian Highlights

Where Fairy Tales Come True

Discover Bavaria's dramatic views, charming landscapes, and many historical cities and cultural attractions.

The famous castle "Neuschwanstein" in front of the Bavarian Alps.

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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.

03 Dezember 2021 / University of Bayreuth

Gaming Accelerator Bayreuth: € 50.000 to promote computer games

The "Bayreuth Games Accelerator" will be funded by the federal government and the Free State of Bavaria to the tune of € 50,000. This is intended to strengthen the great initiative emanating from the media sciences and the start-up culture of the University of Bayreuth, and to establish Bayreuth as…

02 Dezember 2021 / TUM

Simulations on a quantum computer provide insights into exotic states of matter

While the number of qubits and the stability of quantum states are still limiting current quantum computing devices, there are questions where these processors are already able to leverage their enormous computing power. In collaboration with the Google Quantum AI team scientists from the Technical…

02 Dezember 2021 / University of Passau

Knowledge and digitalisation: how sustainable agriculture in Indonesia can succeed

What motivates Indonesian farmers to convert to organic farming in the long-term? Can the environment be protected and the productivity of the farms be preserved or even increased with the help of digital technology and knowledge? A team of economists from the University of Passau is exploring these…

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Advanced Optical Technologies

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Wood Technology

Ensuring sustainable wood flows

PhD Programs

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My New Life in Bavaria

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Research Careers

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