Who is financing our research?
As a research group at a publicly financed University we take part in public debates with our expertise. Independence, impartiality and the constitutionally mandated freedom of research and teaching are prerequisites for this role of ours. This page provides information on who is financing our research.
Personal Income
Felix Wichmann is a full-time tenured public servant of the state of Baden-Württemberg. He does not receive any income or other financial contributions from any cooperation, business or for profit organisation.
Financing of our Chair’s research
Research costs money: To stay internationally competitive for the best ideas and brightest minds we retain significant technical infrastructure. The largest budget item, however, are the salaries of postdocs and doctoral students (which, in the German academic system, are employees). Attracting and ensuring the necessary funding is one task of the Chair. The Wichmann-lab was involved in the acquisition of the following small and large-scale grants, and its research has received financial support from the following funding agencies, either through grants or ad-hominem scholarships. We thank all of the listed institutions for their trust and generosity. By the way: Research funding is not payed directly to the Professor, but managed for us by the central financial administration of the University.
