TU Dresden funds ten transCampus research projects

In the context of the transCampus funding program the TU Dresden supports ten research programs with a total volume of 124.000 EUR, funded by the excellence initiative. The funding aims at creating new collaborations with King’s College London and strengthening existing joint projects. 

The selected projects mirror the diversity and strength of the transCampus, which has developed over the previous years: on the one hand, it is firmly rooted in the life sciences with focus on cell research, the development of cancer therapy and regenerative processes with the participation of the German Research Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the Centre for Regenerative Therapy Dresden (CRTD), and the Biotechnology Center Dresden (BIOTEC). On the other hand, the number of research projects with an interdisciplinary approach are is increasing, covering a wide range of scientific areas. Thus, psychologists and neuroscientists from King’s College London and economic scientists from the TU Dresden are working jointly on a study about resilience and wellbeing (Prof. Bärbel Fürstenau, Dr. Juliet Foster, Dr. Patricia Zunszain), whereas occupational psychologists of the TUD together with King’s Business School analyse the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown on self-employment and businesses. It is particularly noteworthy that six out of the ten funded projects are led by female young researchers.  The transCampus thereby actively contributes to supporting the scientific career of women at the TU Dresden. The goal of the transCampus project funding is to increase third-party funding on the basis of first research results, as well as strengthening and initiating collaborations. Including new transCampus professors, the granted projects become sustainable  and form the basis of a successful collaboration, which will increase the international visibility of both partners. transCampus Dean Prof. Dr. Stefan Bornstein emphasizes: »Especially in the current situation and with regard to the overall political development, strong and trust-based cooperation such as the transCampus are becoming increasingly important. I am all the more delighted that the calls for program funding attracted wide interest in many different disciplines and the transCampus therefore has a broad base and begins to live in all research areas. «

Further information on the funded projects can be found here