Oxford and Berlin to partner in wide-ranging new research partnership

Cooperation expected to open up exciting new initiatives across all academic disciplines. No 340/2017 from Dec 12, 2017 Four Berlin institutions, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the University of Oxford, have set out to create a new partnership which will open up exciting new initiatives across all academic disciplines. The partnership will build on existing research links involving the five universities and create an environment for forging new projects in medicine, the sciences, humanities, and social sciences among all partners. The agreement will provide a platform for Oxford academics and researchers to spend time in Berlin, collaborating with colleagues in the Charité teaching hospital and the three Berlin universities, as well as the many other research institutes within the Berlin-Brandenburg region. At the same time, the partnership will provide support for academics, researchers, and students from Berlin to spend time in Oxford's departments and colleges. It is anticipated that the initiative will later include the establishment of an Oxford-Berlin Research Centre located in Berlin and a reciprocal Berliner Haus in Oxford. Although the 2016 referendum vote means that the UK will leave the European Union, Oxford is determined to remain connected with Europe and its European partners, and to ensure that its rich and rewarding collaborations with European colleagues continue.