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Broad expertise, strong mix

More than 300 professors and their teams conduct research at RPTU in Kaiserslautern and Landau. The broad spectrum of research topics covers the following key areas in particular:

Social and digital transformations
Sustainable development and preservation of the basis of life
Interactions of light, spin and matter
Bioanalytics, membrane and systems biology in the context of cellular adaptation strategies
High-performance materials and constructions for innovative products
Mathematical modeling, algorithms and simulation of complex systems
Analysis and design of educational processes

By networking our research expertise, we address the complex and major challenges of our time such as climate change, digitalization and social transformation.

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Knowledge you can't google -
in the new research magazine

Cutting-edge research from the Palatinate: day in, day out, clever minds are researching solutions that affect us all. Their topics, ideas and findings - now in the new research magazine at RPTU.

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Cooperation and networks

In research, RPTU is closely networked with regional, national and international partners from science and industry, which is reflected in particular in the large number of coordinated programs.

Several renownedresearch institutionsare located directly on campus, all of which cooperate intensively with RPTU, especially in applied research. Under the umbrella of theScience and Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern e.V. (SIAK)all partners are connected in a network.

RPTU cooperates in research worldwide, including with many top universities. Many international collaborations take place within the framework ofEU-funded cooperation projectsand international research training groups. RPTU also cooperates with the universities of Lorraine (Metz and Nancy), Liège, Luxembourg, Trier, Saarland and HTW Saar in theUniversity of the Greater Region (UniGR)and united in thethe science pillar of the Trinational Metropolitan Region of the Upper Rhine (TMO).engaged.

Campus of the RPTU in Kaiserslautern and Landau

Where research takes place

Our research takes place in the departments and in some of the central facilities. They are the foundation of our research activities and are linked together in numerous interdisciplinary research clusters and centers.

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University of the Greater Region

Together with the universities of Lorraine (Metz and Nancy), Liège, Luxembourg, Saarland and Trier and the HTW Saar, the RPTU is part of the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) university network and thus provides a network for research. The six UniGR universities cover a wide range of departments and offer their researchers and doctoral students numerous opportunities to work across borders.

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Working and research conditions

The HR Excellence in Researchis based on the 40 principles of the EU Charter and Code and aims to improve and harmonize the working and research conditions of scientists within the European Research Area.

The European Commission presents the 'HR Excellence in Research Award' to institutions that implement these principles in tailored action plans and an overarching HR strategy. In March 2023, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau was also awarded this seal, recognizing it as an attractive employer for researchers. Part of this strategy is our promotion of early career researchers, which offers a target group-oriented program for early career researchers.