Our research profile reflects the research strength of Goethe University and offers dynamic structures for collaborative research to the university’s scholars and their partners.
Six interdisciplinary profile areas bring together research, infrastructure, and partnerships. They build bridges across disciplines and combine diverse expertise to create innovative, multi-perspective approaches.
Within each of the six profile areas, opportunity fields open up possibilities to launch new research projects, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and develop innovative solutions to current and future challenges.


Science for Health
Structure & Dynamics of Life
Space, Time & Matter
Sustainability & Biodiversity
Orders & Transformations
Universality & Diversity

Bernard Brüne
|Vice President for Research
“Through international-level research into solutions for society, the economy, and science, we are helping to overcome the challenges of our century.”