Commission for Research & StrategyMembers

The Commission for Research and Strategy was established with the launch of Excellence Initiative II in 2012 and enlarged in the context of the Excellence Strategy in 2020. In accordance with its statute, the Commission currently has the following members: 

  • the Rector, the Vice-Rector for Research and Digitalization,
  • two representatives from each Research Council (RC), including representatives from the Flagship Initiatives,
  • the two directors of the Marsilius Kolleg,
  • a professorial representative from the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE),
  • a professorial representative from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR),
  • two junior researchers,
  • two selected members of the senate.

The Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching, the Vice-Rector for Innovation and Transfer, the Vice-Rector for Quality Development and Sustainability, the Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Diversity, the Equal Opportunities Commissioner, the Director of the Research Division, the Director of the International Relations Division, and the Director of Communications and Marketing are permanent guest participants in the meetings of the Commission for Research and Strategy and each has an advisory role. The Commission meets four times per year and as needed.

Members

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Prof. Dr Frauke Melchior
Rector
Prof. Dr Andreas Dreuw
Vice-Rector for Research and Digitalization
Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing
Prof. Dr Jan Lohmann
Spokesperson of Field of Focus 1
Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg
Prof. Dr Ralf Bartenschlager
Member of RC Field of Focus 1, representing in particular the interests of the Flagship Initiative Engineering Molecular Systems
Centre of Infectious Diseases
Molecular Virology
Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Prof. Dr Stephanie Hansmann-Menzemer
Spokesperson of Field of Focus 2
Institute for Physics
Prof. Dr Anna Marciniak-Czochra
Member of RC Field of Focus 2, representing in particular the interests of the Flagship Initiative EMS
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Prof. Dr Nikolas Jaspert
Spokesperson of Fields of Focus 3
Department of History
Prof. Dr Christian Witschel
Member of RC Field of Focus 3, representing in particular the interests of the Flagship Initiative Transforming Cultural Heritage
Department of Ancient History and Epigraphy
Prof. Dr. Jan Rummel
Spokesperson of Field of Focus 4
Institute of Psychology
Prof. Dr Jale Tosun
Member of RC Field of Focus 4, representing in particular the interests of the Flagship Initiative Transforming Cultural Heritage
Institute for Political Science
Prof. Dr Michael Boutros
Director of Marsilius Kolleg
Speaker of the Commission for Research & Strategy
Cellular and Micrological Biology
Medical Faculty Mannheim
Prof. Dr Friederike Nüssel
Director of Marsilius Kolleg
Speaker of the Commission for Research & Strategy
Ecumenical Institute
Prof. Dr Thomas Rausch
Representative of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE)
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS)
Prof. Dr. Roland Herzog
Representative from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing
Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing
Dr. Lena Sowada
Representative of Junior Researchers
Department of Romance Studies
Dr Viet Loan Dao Thi
Representative of Junior Researchers
Centre of Infectious Diseases
Medical Faculty Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Matthias Ebert
Representative of the Senate
Translational Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical Faculty Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Kathia Serrano Velarde
Representative of the Senate
Max-Weber-Institute of Sociology

Permanent Guest Participants with Advisory Role

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Prof. Dr. Silke Hertel
Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching
Institute of Education Science
Prof. Dr Katja Patzel-Mattern
Vice-Rector for Innovation & Transfer
Department of History
Prof. Dr Karin Schumacher
Vice-Rector for Quality Development and Sustainability
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS)
Prof. Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller
Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Diversity
Institute for Comparative Law, Conflict of Laws, and International Business Law
Prof. Dr Christiane Schwieren
Equal Opportunities Commissioner
Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics
Marietta Fuhrmann-Koch
Head of Communications & Marketing
Dr. Frank O. R. Fischer
Head of Research Division
Dr. Alexander Au
Head of International Relations Division