Münster University sharpens its research profile

Rectorate names four -Key Impact Areas-; central trio of research, teaching and transfer work. In addition to excellent research activities, such as publication achievements and third-party funding activities, outstanding teaching and transfer activities characterise the respective profile and potential areas. WWU - Robert Matzke The University of Münster is gearing up for the next round of the Excellence Strategy organised by the national government and the federal states - a highly competitive competition in the field of top-flight university research. For this purpose, the Rectorate has been working with a large number of the researchers on developing Münster's new research profile. Their work has now produced a result: 13 areas - eight Profile Areas and five Potential Areas - which will be given an overall structure through four so-called Key Impact Areas in which the University will be pooling the strengths and resources of individual disciplines to benefit top-flight interdisciplinary research. These Key Impact Areas are: Dynamic Societies, Healthy Individuals, Conceptual Foundations & Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Futures. "The new research profile focuses on approaches and solutions for the complex challenges which societies face today," explains Prof. Monika Stoll, Vice-Rector for Research.