At a glance
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe. It enjoys an excellent international reputation due to its outstanding academic achievements and the high quality and diversity of its teaching.
The mission of the UoC is to create, preserve and impart knowledge, to offer its students and early-career academics a high-level academic education that qualifies them for professions both within and outside of academia, to promote cutting-edge research and to drive innovation, never losing sight of the ever-changing needs and challenges of today’s society.
Third-party funding
Collaborative Research
Strategic Third-Party Funding Cooperation in the Region
Aachen
RWTH Aachen
- EXC 2004: Materie und Licht für Quanteninformation (ML4Q)
- SFB 1211: Earth - Evolution at the Dry Limit
- TRR 191: Symplectic Structures in Geometry, Algebra and Dynamics
- CANTAR (CANcer TARgeting)
- iBehave - Algorithms of Adaptive Behavior and their Neuronal Implementation in Health and Disease
- HDS-LEE: Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth, and Energy
- West German Genome Center (WGGC)
- GEOVERBUND ABC/J
- CIO Centrum für integrierte Onkologie
Bielefeld
Bochum
Bonn
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
- EXC 2004: Materie und Licht für Quanteninformation (ML4Q)
- EXC DYNAVERSE - Our Dynamic Universe
- SFB 1211: Earth - Evolution at the Dry Limit
- SFB 1218: Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function
- SFB 1238: Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials
- SFB 1399: Mechanisms of drug sensitivity and resistance in small cell lung cancer
- SFB 1403: Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
- SFB 1601: Habitats of Massive Stars Across Cosmic Time
- TRR 228: Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation
- TRR 259: Aortic Disease
- CANTAR (CANcer TARgeting)
- iBehave - Algorithms of Adaptive Behavior and their Neuronal Implementation in Health and Disease
- BIG BANG TO BIG DATA (B3D)
- IMPRS for Astronomy & Astrophysics
- IMPRS on Behaviorally Smart Institutions (BeSmart)
- Bonn-Cologne Graduate School for Physics and Astronomy (BCGS)
- GRK 2591: Templierte organische Elektronik (TIDE)
- West German Genome Center (WGGC)
- GEOVERBUND ABC/J
- Center for Earth System Observation and Computational Analysis (CESOC)
- Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI)
- CIO Centrum für integrierte Onkologie
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
- EXC 2126: ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy (EconTribute)
- IMPRS on Behaviorally Smart Institutions (BeSmart)
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
- EXC DYNAVERSE - Our Dynamic Universe
- SFB 1601: Habitats of Massive Stars Across Cosmic Time
- BIG BANG TO BIG DATA (B3D)BIG BANG TO BIG DATA (B3D)
- IMPRS for Astronomy & Astrophysics
Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
- EXC 2030: CECAD: Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases
- SFB 1403: Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
- SFB 1451: Key mechanisms of motor control in health and disease
- CANTAR (CANcer TARgeting)
- iBehave - Algorithms of Adaptive Behavior and their Neuronal Implementation in Health and Disease
Düsseldorf
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- EXC 2048: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS)
- EXC 2004: Materie und Licht für Quanteninformation (ML4Q)
- SFB 1310: Predictability in Evolution
- TRR 183: Entangled States of Matter
- TRR 259: Aortic Disease
- TRR 341: Plant Ecological Genetics
- CANTAR (CANcer TARgeting)
- GRK 2482: Modulation des Intersystem Crossing – ModISC
- West German Genome Center (WGGC)
- CIO Centrum für integrierte Onkologie
Max-Planck-Institut for Sustainable Materials
IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine
Dortmund
TU Dortmund
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Duisburg Essen
Universität Duisburg Essen
- SFB 1530: Elucidation and targeting of pathogenic mechanisms in B cell malignancies
- CANTAR (CANcer TARgeting)
Jülich
Forschungszentrum Jülich
- EXC 2048: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS)
- EXC 2004: Materie und Licht für Quanteninformation (ML4Q)
- EXC DYNAVERSE - Our Dynamic Universe
- SFB 1211: Earth - Evolution at the Dry Limit
- SFB 1238: Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials
- SFB 1451: Key mechanisms of motor control in health and disease
- SFB 1601: Habitats of Massive Stars Across Cosmic Time
- iBehave - Algorithms of Adaptive Behavior and their Neuronal Implementation in Health and Disease
- BIG BANG TO BIG DATA (B3D)
- HDS-LEE: Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth, and Energy
- GEOVERBUND ABC/J
- Center for Earth System Observation and Computational Analysis (CESOC)
Cologne
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Kunsthochschule für Medien
Rheinische Hochschule Köln
TH Köln
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
- EXC 2030: CECAD: Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases
- SFB 1218: Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function
- SFB 1310: Predictability in Evolution
- SFB 1403: Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
- SFB 1530: Elucidation and targeting of pathogenic mechanisms in B cell malignancies
- SFB 1678: Systems-level Consequences of Fidelity Changes in mRNA and Protein Biosynthesis
- iHead - Immunometabolism in Health and Disease
- Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA)
- GRK 2407: Inflammation und zelluläre Stress-Reaktionen: Veränderungen bei vaskulärer Dysfunktion
- GRK 2550: Dynamic Regulation of Cellular Protein Localization
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
- EXC 2048: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS)
- SFB 1403: Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
- TRR 341: Plant Ecological Genetics
- iHead - Immunometabolism in Health and Disease
- International Max Planck Research School-Plant Sciences
Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research
- EXC 2030: CECAD: Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases
- SFB 1218: Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function
- SFB 1399: Mechanisms of drug sensitivity and resistance in small cell lung cancer
- SFB 1451: Key mechanisms of motor control in health and disease
- Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA)
- GRK 2407: Inflammation und zelluläre Stress-Reaktionen: Veränderungen bei vaskulärer Dysfunktion
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Münster
Wuppertal
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Development of third-party funding
Human Resources
