Interdisciplinarity and international networking are core strengths that characterise the University of Bamberg’s distinguished research.

The Research Information System (Forschungsinformationssystem = FIS) offers you a coherent overview over the various research activities and results from the entire range of disciplines at the Otto-Friedrich-University and its affiliated institutes.

The FIS also serves as the institutional repository of the University of Bamberg where academic publications can be published in Open Access. Research Data can be published in the university’s research data repository.

Four outstanding fields of interdisciplinary research particular profile-enhancing research focus areas, supplemented by four profile initiatives:

• Digital Humanities, Social and Human Sciences
• Empirical Social Research on Education and Labour
• Analysis and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
• Medieval Culture and Society

You can find further information about research activities and about the transfer of knowledge and technology as well as our research profile on our websites.