DFG Research Units
The Research Units of the German Research Foundation (DFG) bring together a number of outstanding scientists to work together on one research topic exclusively. These groups are able to devote substantially more time and financial resources to their projects across a broader range of topics than is normally the case with individual research projects funded by the DFG. The Research Units are usually funded for a period of more than six years, and often play a key role in establishing new directions in research.
Research Units at the University of Tübingen
Analysis and Modeling of Diffusion / Dispersion-limited Reactions in Porous Media (Research Unit 525)
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Peter Grathwohl, Center for Applied Geoscience (ZAG)
Duration: 2004 - 2011
Homepage of the Center for Applied Geoscience
Monies, Markets and Finance in China and East Asia, 1600-1900: Local, Regional, National and International Dimensions (Research Unit 596)
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Vogel, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies
Duration: 2005 - 2012
Analysis and Promotion of Effective Processes of Learning and Instruction (Research Unit 738)
Coodinator: Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich Hesse, Institute of Psychology and the Knowledge Media Research Center (IWM)
Research unit working since: 2006
The Formation of Planets – The Critical First Growth Phase (Research Unit 759))
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Kley, Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research unit working since: 2006
Clinical Research Units at the University of Tübingen
Hereditary Retinal Disorders: Clinical Aspects, Genetics and Animal Models (Clinical Research Unit 134)
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Eberhart Zrenner, Tübingen University Clinic, Research Institute for Ophthalmology
Duration: 2005 - 2011
Homepage of Clinical Research Unit 134
Platelets - Molecular Mechanisms and translational applications (Clinical Research Unit 274)
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Harald F. Langer, Faculty of Medicine
Research unit working since: 2011
Homepage of Clinical Research Unit 274