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frame-type-text frame-layout-0 upa-has-tstamp" data-tstamp="1728477084"> <div class="upa_frame_inner"> <div class="upa_bodytext"> <p>Our scholars produce excellent individual research; however, interdisciplinary research conducted within impactful, international research groups and consortia is an equally essential part of the culture of research at the University of Passau.</p> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div id="c449909" class="frame frame-default frame-type-gridelements_pi1 frame-type-gridelements_pi1-7 frame-layout-0 upa-has-tstamp" data-tstamp="1721393436"> <div class="upa_frame_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_container_wrapper upa_tile_container_wrapper_2"> <div class="upa_tile_container upa_tile_container_2"> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div class="upa_no_frame"> <a id="c449902"></a> <div class="tile-scheme-darkgray upa_tile_old_design"> <a href="/en/research/research-projects-and-special-funding" class="tile-link"> <div class="tile" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/1/2/csm_RS29133_DSCF6205-lpr_07eca65436.jpg)"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="plus"></div> <div class="tile-inner remove-border"> <div class="tile-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="tile-header-large hideGlossary">Research projects</h2> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_tile_new_design"> <div class="upa_tile_wrapper"> <a href="/en/research/research-projects-and-special-funding" class="upa_tile upa_tile_image" tabindex="0"> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/2/csm_RS29133_DSCF6205-lpr_9d391db925.jpg" alt="Research projects"> <div class="upa_tile_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_inner_bottom"> <h2>Research projects</h2> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div class="upa_no_frame"> <a id="c449903"></a> <div class="tile-scheme-darkgray upa_tile_old_design"> <a href="/en/research/research-institutions" 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<div class="tile" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/9/1/csm_AdobeStock_870532370_77b0bf1da8.jpeg)"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="plus"></div> <div class="tile-inner remove-border"> <div class="tile-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="tile-header-large hideGlossary">Research Services</h2> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_tile_new_design"> <div class="upa_tile_wrapper"> <a href="/en/research/research-services" class="upa_tile upa_tile_image" tabindex="0"> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/9/1/csm_AdobeStock_870532370_d222926eb5.jpeg" alt="Research Services"> <div class="upa_tile_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_inner_bottom"> <h2>Research Services</h2> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div class="upa_no_frame"> <a id="c449905"></a> <div class="tile-scheme-darkgray upa_tile_old_design"> <a href="/en/research/good-research-practice" class="tile-link"> <div class="tile" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/c/9/csm_AdobeStock_232324031_1d368213b3.jpeg)"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="plus"></div> <div class="tile-inner remove-border"> <div class="tile-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="tile-header-large hideGlossary">Good research practice</h2> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_tile_new_design"> <div class="upa_tile_wrapper"> <a href="/en/research/good-research-practice" class="upa_tile upa_tile_image" tabindex="0"> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/c/9/csm_AdobeStock_232324031_8b270d30ba.jpeg" alt="Good research practice"> <div class="upa_tile_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_inner_bottom"> <h2>Good research practice</h2> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div id="c431024" class="frame frame-default frame-type-text frame-layout-0 upa-has-tstamp" data-tstamp="1723109075"> <div class="upa_frame_inner"> <header class=""> <h2 class=""> Research profile </h2> </header> <div class="upa_bodytext"> <p>The <a href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en" title="Digital Research Magazine of the University of Passau" target="_blank" class="external-link-new-window" rel="noreferrer">Digital Research Magazine</a> is the University’s central platform for information about its research activities, which presents selected projects on our research themes in a high-quality online format. In the magazine, you can also see the <a href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/profiles" title="Researchers’ profiles in the Digital Research Magazine" target="_blank" class="external-link-new-window" rel="noreferrer">profiles of the researchers</a> behind major projects, who are working across faculty boundaries on the research themes.</p> <p>The research-intensive faculties of the University of Passau bundle their academic excellence in three overarching themes and continuously develop them in a targeted, interdisciplinary manner. The Digital Research Magazine presents these overarching themes here:</p> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div id="c449089" class="frame frame-default frame-type-gridelements_pi1 frame-type-gridelements_pi1-7 frame-layout-0 upa-has-tstamp" data-tstamp="1721392931"> <div class="upa_frame_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_container_wrapper upa_tile_container_wrapper_3"> <div class="upa_tile_container upa_tile_container_3"> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div class="upa_no_frame"> <a id="c449086"></a> <div class="tile-scheme-darkgray upa_tile_old_design"> <a href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/digitalisation" class="tile-link"> <div class="tile" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/1/4/csm_10940scr_b1bb322e43ba4c7_d93e893431.jpg)"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="plus"></div> <div class="tile-inner remove-border"> <div class="tile-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="tile-header-large hideGlossary">Digitalisation</h2> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_tile_new_design"> <div class="upa_tile_wrapper"> <a href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/digitalisation" class="upa_tile upa_tile_image" tabindex="0"> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/4/csm_10940scr_b1bb322e43ba4c7_6ea51b7fb4.jpg" alt="Symbolic photo digitalisation"> <div class="upa_tile_inner"> <div class="upa_tile_inner_bottom"> <h2>Digitalisation</h2> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_END--> <!--DMAILER_SECTION_BOUNDARY_--> <div class="upa_no_frame"> <a id="c449087"></a> <div class="tile-scheme-darkgray upa_tile_old_design"> <a href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/europe" class="tile-link"> <div class="tile" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/8/f/csm_COLOURBOX9653091_a071a5d848.jpg)"> <div class="overlay"></div> <div class="plus"></div> <div class="tile-inner remove-border"> <div class="tile-inner-wrapper"> <h2 class="tile-header-large 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Zimmermann </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_news_item_teaser_container" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <a title="“Success Story” OpenWebSearch.EU - From EU project to EU search engine" target="_blank" href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/beitraege/2024/openwebsearcheu"> <div class="upa_news_item_teaser_container_wrapper"> <div class="upa_news_item_teaser_container_image" style="background-image: url(/fileadmin/_processed_/f/f/csm_Prof_Granitzer_und_Team_web_1a7119b7ae.jpg);"></div> <div class="upa_news_item_teaser_container_text"> “Success Story” OpenWebSearch.EU - From EU project to EU search engine </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="upa_news_item_teaser_container" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <a title="Study on the impact of cash and matching grants in Burkina Faso" target="_blank" href="https://www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/beitraege/2024/study-on-cash-and-matching-grants"> <div 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To this end, the University has made it a core objective to give its early career researchers the best possible support when it comes to gaining qualifications and participating in (international) networks. We place a strong emphasis on <a href="/en/womens-representatives/womens-advancement">promoting female early career researchers</a> and increasing the number of women professors.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.graduiertenzentrum.uni-passau.de/en/" target="_blank" class="internal-link">Graduate Centre</a> unites faculty, cross-faculty and cross-university doctoral programmes under one roof along with the individually supervised doctoral and habilitation projects. 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