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

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

Bavarian Highlights

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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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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.

20 Mai 2022 / University of Augsburg

Technology-specific raw materials show a short useful life in the life cycle assessment

A team of researchers from Bordeaux, Augsburg and Bayreuth has studied 61 different metals over the course of multiple years. The results have been published in the prestigious journal "Nature Sustainability“ - The most significant finding was that the raw materials critical to modern technology, in…

19 Mai 2022 / University of Bayreuth

Honorary doctorate from the University of Bayreuth for the African sociologist and women's rights activist Fatou Sow

She is a pioneer of gender studies in Africa and a feminist who has combined her scholarly work with decades of advocacy for women's rights in all areas of politics, society, economics, and religion. Senegalese sociologist and activist Dr. Fatou Sow was awarded an honorary doctorate from the…

18 Mai 2022 / TUM

Role of vegetation in reducing thermal stress in urban areas

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted a multi-year empirical study to assess the impact of trees on city temperatures. Taking the city of Würzburg as an example, the researchers showed that vegetation cover of approximately 40 percent is needed to bring about lower summer…

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