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.
- 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
A previously unknown classic in Latin American history set to be published for the first time
José Francisco Sánchez Labrador (1717–1798) was one of the most prolific Jesuit authors of his time in South America. However, his magnum opus, a comprehensive three-part encyclopaedic description of Gran Paraguay, has never been printed in its entirety. Now, a DFG-funded project is examining the third part of the trilogy: the manuscript Paraguay Cultivado.
Holistic approach to responsible AI
From the initial idea through to development, implementation, and evaluation, how can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be designed so as to be responsible through its entire lifecycle? What knowledge and attitudes should people involved in the field have? Miriam Elia from the University of Augsburg, together with other researchers, has researched these questions.
How robots are becoming more like us
How should the voice of a humanoid robot sound in order to be perceived as pleasant by humans? This is the subject of a project at the Chair for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence at the University of Augsburg. The project aims to find out whether a personalised robot voice, or more precisely, a voice that resembles that of the user, increases perceived sympathy towards the robot.
