Faculty of Science

Research Focus

With its broad spectrum of subjects, the Faculty of Science at the The University of Tübingen provides a wealth of opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation.

The Faculty of Science specializes in the following areas of research:

Research Centers and Institutes of the Faculty of Science:


The university's research community includes a number of collaborative research centers, Transregio collaborative research centers and research units supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

The university also trains young researchers through postgraduate colleges of the DFG as well as in interdisciplinary PhD networks organized by the University of Tübingen. The PhD networks are concentrated within the newly founded Graduate Academy of the University of Tübingen.

The brochure Core Research at the Faculty of Science gives an insight into the major research fields within the faculty.