Stories

Whether at universities, research institutes and organisations, in federal and state ministries, or in the field of higher education and science research – the German research Funding Atlas attracts interest in highly diverse areas of the German research landscape. Offering their congratulations on the anniversary of the Funding Atlas, representatives of the various target groups report on how they use it and how important it is to their work.

The Funding Atlas shows how successful universities and non-university research institutions are in acquiring third-party funding from various funding organisations, in which subjects which universities and research institutions stand out in relation to DFG third-party funding, and how the rankings have changed over the last 30 years.

Internationality is a key factor in successful research. Key dimensions include EU research funding, international research collaborations, visiting researchers and international reviews. The Funding Atlas provides selected figures on these aspects.

Researchers from all subjects acquire DFG funding and thus shape the subject-specific profile of their university or non-university research institution. You can read here why this profile is so important for comparing key figures and how the German Research Funding Atlas takes this into account.

The ten editions of the German Research Funding Atlas show: The central theme of the report is ‘Universities in competition’. Over time, it is flanked by other research policy topics. The German Research Funding Atlas dedicates a separate chapter to this development. In this story, word clouds for three editions illustrate how the range of topics has changed.

The funding of research and teaching at higher education instituions is at the centre of this DataStory. Find out how the third-party funding ratio has developed and the importance of the individual third-party funding providers.