Research in Bavaria

Are you considering doing your PhD in Germany, looking for a postdoc position, or searching for a professorship? Bavaria is the place for you!
Join the international research community here—and call Bavaria home!

Research Panorama Career Guide Destination Bavaria

Research Panorama

Stories from Our Universities

We feature stories and news from Bavarian universities on innovative people, projects, and collaborations in an array of disciplines. Stay tuned—our research topics vary regularly!

Career Paths

How to Move Your Career Forward

A research stay abroad is a real adventure and requires careful preparation. Whether you are looking for housing, or childcare, or trying to decide on the best insurance—our universities offer welcome services to assist you with all practical matters.

The Welcome Center made my family's move to Regensburg quite easy: they helped us to find housing, to complete our residence permit applications, to settle in and feel at home.

Janet Spittler, DFG Centre for Advanced Studies "Beyond Canon", University of Regensburg

Moving to Germany

My New Life in Bavaria

A Blog by Our International Researchers

Anh Nguyen

is a PhD candidate in the GLOMO project and works as a research assistant at the Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Bamberg

I went to Bamberg for the first time in early spring. I came for my interview for the position of an early-stage researcher in the GLOMO project. It was one of the best trips of my life. I got the job, and I fell immediately in love with the city of Bamberg, its nature, architecture, and ambience...

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Keen on a Career in Research?

Kick-Start Your Network

Find Your Peers!

Bavaria‘s academic landscape is highly diverse. Get an overview of research institutions in Bavaria and find your future colleagues and supervisors.

Bavarian Highlights

Where Fairy Tales Come True

Discover Bavaria's dramatic views, charming landscapes, and many historical cities and cultural attractions.

The famous castle "Neuschwanstein" in front of the Bavarian Alps.

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What's up in Research?

Selected News from Our Networks

Stay up-to-date with the latest research trends and developments in Bavaria. Our news channel features exclusive stories and news from Bavarian universities.

03 March 2026 / TUM

Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit during summer

How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do they release? To answer this question, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a high-resolution CO₂ biogenic flux model. Their findings show that, on average, around two percent of…

03 March 2026 / JMU Würzburg

Flying lecture hall: Würzburg AI satellite in orbit for two years

The small satellite SONATE-2 from Würzburg has been in orbit for two years. It completed its mission a year ago; it is still valuable for science and teaching.

24 February 2026

Versatile answers to drought: Succulent plants protect themselves through a variety of adaptation strategies

How do plants adapt to drought and heat? New studies on plants of the Canary Islands show that adaptation is not determined by a single character but by the interaction of entire sets of characters. Even closely related plants can follow very different paths.

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PhD Programs

More than 150 Structured PhD Programs in all Disciplines

My New Life in Bavaria

A Blog by International Researchers

Hightech Agenda Bavaria

A €5.5 Billion Investment Plan for Research and Innovation

Support for Researchers

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