Research Cooperations with Local Partners
The university’s cooperations with local partners includes joint appointments of professors, shared young researcher programmes, conduct of research projects, construction of joint laboratories, development of innovative programmes of study and related advanced training opportunities. Sharing this rich collaborative landscape with the university are the Max Planck Society, the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), the European Laboratory for Molecular Biology (EMBL), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and the Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt (GSI).
DKFZ-ZMBH-Alliance
The strategic alliance between the Centre for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) and the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) around cell and tumour biology is a novel form of institutional cooperation between a university and a non-university institution. [More...]
European Laboratory for Molecular Biology in Heidelberg
Ruperto Carola and the European Laboratory for Molecular Biology (EMBL) in Heidelberg are joined in the pursuit of scientific research, in particular the support of young researchers through the establishment of joint doctoral programmes. embl.de
European Centre for Language Research
The Department of German Language and Literature of Heidelberg University is expanding its cooperation with the Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim through the establishment of the European Centre for Language Research. ezs-online.de
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
The university's cooperation with Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS gGmbH) of the Klaus Tschira Foundation enables research in the computational sciences. h-its.org
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
The Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt (GSI) entered into a framework agreement with Heidelberg University on strategies for implementing long-term cooperation projects. gsi.de
HEiKA
Heidelberg University has set up a new partnership with the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT): the Heidelberg-Karlsruhe Research Partnership (HEiKA). As an umbrella institution to promote collaborations in specific fields, it is particularly committed to the advancement of young postgraduates and the acquisition of major equipment. Its ultimate goal is to become an efficient instrument for strengthening regional research. heika-research.de
Institute for Medical Technology
Heidelberg University and the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim have expanded their successful long-term partnership in various areas of research and teaching by founding the interuniversity Institute for Medical Technology. Their research collaborations include medical imaging and image-guided therapies as well as the development of bio-microelectronic and optical systems. umm.uni-heidelberg.de/inst/medtech
