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Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

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Research

Research at the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences takes place both within our departments and in cross-faculty research centres, networks and collaborative research consortia such as the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence. The faculty is therefore also a key contributor to several of UBT’s interdisciplinary Research Networks.

Research units with participation of the Faculty of Cultural StudiesHumanities & Social Sciences

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Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence: Reconfiguring African Studies 

The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence pursues an ambitious and innovative agenda of cooperation and research with the aim of reconfiguring Africa Studies in the global research landscape, both structurally and conceptually. Our faculty is represented through 11 out of 25 principal investigators and many more research members and affiliates.

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Institute of African Studies (IAS) 

The IAS hosts all activities related to Africa and African diasporas at the University of Bayreuth. A substantial share of our faculty are members of the IAS and active throughout various of its projects.

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Conflict, Crisis and Change (C³) Research Center 

Anchored in our faculty, the C³ advances peace and conflict research at the University of Bayreuth, fostering teaching, research, and public debate.

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Research Center for AI in Science & Society (RAIS²) 

RAIS² is the central platform for pooling AI expertise on our campus. Our faculty is taking a leading role in the center and benefits from its activities in teaching and research

Research Networks der UBT

Research at UBT is organized into nine research networks, which cover a broad range of topics and are interdisciplinary in nature, fostering synergies across different fields.
The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is particularly involved in the following research networks:

  • Technology, Society and Foresight
  • Health, Sport and Food
  • Translations and Conflicts
  • African Studies
  • Molecules, Life and AI
  • Ecology and Environment
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