Central Research Institutions

Heidelberg University’s central research institutions are specialized institutions of research and teaching, providing students additional programmes of study. Generally funded by the rector’s office, these entities are not legally autonomous institutions, and are provided with facilities, staff and equipment in order to help further the university’s overall mission.
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH)
Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM)
Centre for Molecular Biology (ZMBH)
Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg (COS)
Centre for Social Investment (CSI)
Electron Microscopy Core Facility (EMCF)
Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (HBIGS)
Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA)
Heidelberg Center for Latin America (HCLA)
Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS)
Institute for Computer Engineering (ZITI)
Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN)
Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)
International Academic Forum Heidelberg (IWH)
Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT)