In the UoC Forum small projects (e.g. lecture series, workshops) are funded with the main purpose of advancing scientific exchange within the University of Cologne and with partners from the Research Alliance Cologne. Programs and projects having impact on the strategic research development of the UoC in general and on its Competence Areas in particular will receive priority. The UoC Forum provides a flexible funding structure that encourages innovative projects with new ideas.
Funded Projects 2020
Project title: Building a computational model to analyze temperature dependent information processing in the mammalian energy homeostatic system
Principal Investigator: Prof. Peter Kloppenburg, Prof. Martin Nawrot
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Visualizing macromolecular protein complexes with large-scale chemical crosslinking mass spectrometry and cryogenic electron microscopy
Principal Investigator: Prof. Elmar Behrmann, Prof. Hans-Günter Schmalz, Prof. Marcus Krüger, Prof. Günter Schwarz
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Transformative Nanocarriers for RNA Transport and Tracking – Advanced Concepts for Therapy and Diagnostic
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sanjay Mathur, Prof.‘in Stephanie Kath-Schorr, Prof.‘in Ines Neundorf, Dr.‘in Isabel Gessner, Prof.‘in Margarete Odenthal, Prof. Jochen Fries, Prof.‘in Michal-Ruth Schweiger
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Beyond the Domesticated and Wild Divide: Plant Biology and the Politics of Nutrition
Principal Investigator: Prof. Boris Braun, Prof. Stanislav Kopriva
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Behavioral Determinants of Chronic Disease Self-Management
Principal Investigator: Prof. Daniel Wiesen, Prof.‘in Stephanie Stock
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Metal nanocluster-based quantum dot sensors for imaging of electrostatic potentials of surfaces and nanostructures
Principal Investigator: Prof. Thomas Michely, Prof. Ruslan Temirov
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Project title: Conversational priming in language change
Principal Investigator: Prof. Eugen Hill, Prof. Martin Becker, Dr.‘in Sonja Gipper
Duration: 01.01.2021-31.12.2022
Funded Projects 2017
Project title: CHINA global: ideas, values, practices
Principal Investigator: Prof.' Susanne Brandtstädter, Prof. Wilfried Hinsch
Duration: 01.11.2017-31.10.2019
Project title: Classical and quantum dynamics of interacting particle Systems
Principal Investigator: Prof. Alexander Drewitz, Prof. Joachim Krug
Duration: 01.11.2017-31.10.2019
Project title: From Structure to function: sensory processing and decision in full-scale cortical network models
Principal Investigator: Prof. Martin Nawrot
Duration: 01.11.2017-31.10.2019
Project title: Neurodegeneration Forecast. A Computational Brainsphere Model for Simulation of Alzheimer´s Disease
Principal Investigator: Prof.' Angela Kunoth, Prof. Alexander Drzezga, Prof. Yaping Shao
Duration: 01.11.2017-31.10.2019
Funded Projects 2016 (Projects on Energy)
Project title: Energy Conservation through Real-Time Feedback
Principal Investigator: Prof.' Bettina Rockenbach, Prof. Matthias Sutter
Duration: 01.03.2016-31.12.2016
Project title: Reshaping the EU Emission Trading Scheme: an econometric assessment
Principal Investigator: Prof. Jörg Breitung, Prof. Dieter Hess
Duration: 01.03.2016-31.12.2016
Project title: Market design and regulation for stochastic electricity supply chains
Principal Investigator: Prof. Felix Höffler, Prof. Ulrich Thonemann
Duration: 01.04.2016-31.12.2016
Project title: How to carry through an energy transition in a federal state: the impact of joint decision-Making on the German Energiewende
Principal Investigator: Prof. André Kaiser
Duration: 01.04.2016-31.12.2016
Funded Projects 2015
Project title: Motivation, self-control and economic behavior
Principal Investigator: Prof. Carlos Alos-Ferrer
Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016
Project title: Effects of deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens on reward-decisions, social comparison based motivations
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Jens Kuhn, Dr. Jan Crusius
Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016
Project title: Strings & Structures: Codes of Sense and Function in Genomics and Linguistics
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiehe, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rolshoven
Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016
Project title: Quality of life and subjective well-being of the very old in NRW
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen, Prof. Dr. Michael Wagner
Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016
Funded Projects 2014
Project title: Value Creation in a Changing Customer and Media Environment
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. M. Fischer
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Project title: Managerial Risk Factors in Medicine
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. L. Kuntz
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Project title: Does cognitive training in the elderly enhance the ability to understand speech in complex communication environments?
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. H. Meister, Prof. Dr. T. Kaul, Prof. Dr. J. Kessler
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Project title: Exploring the therapeutic potential of carbon monoxide by means of enzyme-triggered CO-releasing molecules
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. H.-G. Schmalz, Dr. O. Krut
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Project title: Cultural Heritage in Africa and Asia - Discourses and Practices
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. A. Storch, Dr. H. Felber
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Funded Projects 2013
Project title: Linguistic Awareness in Teacher Education Based on Geographical Media
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. A Budke, Dr. M. Michalak
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Project title: Symplectic Techniques in Topology and Dynamics
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. H. Geiges
Duration: 01.10.2013 - 30.09.2015
Project title: MOX SWITCH - Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxide Nanolaminates for Nonvolatile Resistive Switching Memory Devices
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. S. Mathur
Duration: 01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015
Project title: Ethnicity as a Political Resource: perspectives from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. M. Pelican, Dr. A. Manke
Duration: 01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015
Project title: Advancing Common Pool Resource Management in Heterogenious Groups
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. B. Rockenbach, Dr. A. Weiss
Duration: 01.07.2013 - 30.06.2015
Project title: Control and Manipulation of Developmental States of Cells by Small Molecules
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. A. Berkessel, Dr. T. Saric
Duration: 01.10.2013 - 30.09.2015
Project title: Determinants and Effects of Inadequate Health Literacy in Chronically Ill (DHL-C)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. S. Stock
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015