Research
Foto: UR/Matthias Weich
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Globally connected, research at the University of Regensburg (UR) addresses the challenges of a rapidly changing world, both independently and collaboratively.
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UR is committed to ensuring an optimal research environment, nurturing scientists at every career phase, while championing equal opportunities, knowledge exchange, and innovation, through research-friendly infrastructures and dedicated intramural funding programs.
Research Profile
Facts & Figures
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Third-Party Funding 2025 (Expenditures UR & UKR) 85 Mio €
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Scientists (Including Professors) 3091
UR / RUN
+++ The University of Regensburg congratulates Peter Hegemann on winning the Nobel Prize +++
This pioneer of optogenetics has long been closely linked to the University of Regensburg: key elements of the work that has now been recognized in October 2026 with the Nobel Prize for Medicine were developed during Hegemann’s time in Regensburg.
Press release October, 15, 2026 (external link, opens in a new window)
+++ New CRC ‘Generalised Motivic Methods in Geometry’ +++
Starting in October 2026, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund the new Collaborative Research Center SFB 1785 ‘Generalised Motivic Methods in Geometry’ at the University of Regensburg. The spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Clara Löh (external link, opens in a new window) of the Faculty of Mathematics.
Press release, May 15, 2026 (external link, opens in a new window)
#talktime with Professor Dr. Clara Löh (external link, opens in a new window): The Adventure of Thought
