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A N N E X E S A n n e x e s Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Contents: PARTNERS OF THE UNIVERSITY ..........................................................................73 List of Signatures .............................................................................................................................. 73 Figure A1: Cooperation of the Heidelberg University with universities and research institutions in the USA........................................................................................................................ 75 Letters of Intent ................................................................................................................................. 76 ANNEX 1 – BASIC UNIVERSITY DATA...................................................................86 Table A1: Total budget, fraction thereof third-party funding [non-weighted 2006] ...................... 87 Table A2: Total resources distributed as a function of performance, and their distribution ........ 87 Table A3: Third-party funding ...................................................................................................... 87 Table A4: Student capacity.......................................................................................................... 88 Table A5: Enrolled students......................................................................................................... 89 Table A6: Number of Professors ................................................................................................. 89 Table A7: Student / professor ratio .............................................................................................. 90 Table A8: Academic staff ............................................................................................................. 91 Table A9: Number of graduates................................................................................................... 92 Table A10: Number of PhD graduations........................................................................................ 93 Table A11: Number of habilitations per year, including women and international students.......... 93 Table A12: Number of professorial appointments per year, including women / from abroad ....... 94 ANNEX 2 – DECISION MAKING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES.....................96 Figure A2: Graphical Representation of the University’s Decision Making Structures and Processes .................................................................................................................... 96 Table A13: Members of Academic Advisory Council (AAC).......................................................... 97 ANNEX 3 – DATA CONCERNING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS......................................98 Table A14: CHE Ranking............................................................................................................... 98 Table A15: Selected awards........................................................................................................ 101 Table A16: Research funding and source ................................................................................... 105 Table A17: Publication data......................................................................................................... 107 Table A18: Patents and further transfer-related data .................................................................. 114 Figure A3: Patents: Development of patenting activities 2000-2006.......................................... 114 ANNEX 4 – THIRD-PARTY FUNDING ...................................................................115 Table A19: Total volumes of funding ........................................................................................... 115 Table A20: Projects and funding periods..................................................................................... 116 ANNEX 5 – ACTIVITIES IN 1ST AND 2ND FUNDING LINE .....................................120 Table A21: Ecellence initiative: Funded and proposed projects.................................................. 120 ANNEX 6 – RESEARCH PROFILES OF KEY RESEARCHERS ...........................122 Senior Researchers ........................................................................................................................ 130 Younger Researchers ..................................................................................................................... 173 72 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Partners of the University List of Signatures Partner Institutions The following table shows an overview of the partners of the University involved in the implementation of the measures envisaged. Partners Signature College of Jewish Studies Center for European Economic Research European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Research European Media Laboratory (EML) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Institute for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPI-A) 73 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPI-L) Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPI-MF) Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear-Physics (MPI-K) Research Center Karlsruhe University of Karlsruhe Zentrum f. Wissenschaftsmanagement 74 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Figure A1: Cooperation of the Heidelberg University with universities and research institutions in the USA 75 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Letters of Intent 76 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 77 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 78 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 79 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes April 2007 3. den Heidelberg, 80 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 81 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 30. März 2007 30. März f Hommelhof 82 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 83 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes f Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhof Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 84 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 85 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes 86 Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Crompehensive University – Annexes Annex 1 – Basic University Data Table A1: Total budget, fraction thereof third-party funding [non-weighted 2006] Funding Sources University** Medical faculty Medical faculty Total in Heidelberg*** in Mannheim*** Government grants 167,417,759 107,525,750 39,730,119 314,673,628 Third-party 51,666,092 53,767,000 16,368,801 121,801,893 projects* Other receipts 15,381,955 1,727,285 7,521,484 24,630,724 Total Budget 234,465,806 163,020,035 63,620,404 461,106,245 *Third-party income **University government grants: budget estimates minus savings requirements. other receipts: income from other chapters of the state budget plus all other earnings. ***The data for Medicine was supplied by the faculties. Heidelberg Medical Faculty government grants: budget estimates G 97 without Orthopaedic Hospital plus 25% of investment titles of TG 98 minus savings requirements. other receipts: income from other chapters of the state budget plus all other earnings. Mannheim Medical Faculty government grants: budget estimates TG 96 without ZI minus savings requirements. other receipts: income from other chapters of the state budget plus all other earnings. Table A2: Total resources distributed as a function of performance, and their distribution Area T€ per year Medicine (Heidelberg faculty)* 34,000.0 Mathematics, Natural Sciences 898.2 Law, Economics and Social Sciences 213.7 Sports 15.8 Language and Cultural Studies 432.2 Total 35,559.8 Indications: 1. With performance-led funds allocation in Heidelberg budgeting is at the level of the university unit. For the subject group Art and Art Studies there is, however, no separate organisational unit. The share of this subject group is contained in the subject group Language and Cultural Studies. 2. Interdisciplinary South-Asia Institute (SAI) funding is mainly allocated to Language and Cultural Studies. *Indications for Medicine: 1. The Medical Faculties have their own budgets. They are separate from the budget of the rest of the university. 2. The performance-led allocation model implemented here differs from the subject groups described above. The volume of funds distributed is thus higher by the nature of the model. 3. In the Mannheim Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University there is no formula-related fund distribution model. Table A3: Third-party funding (non-weighted) per professor and per academic staff member [as at 2006] Area € per professor € per academic staff Language and Cultural Studies 89,430 21,129 Sports 245,290 36,793 Law, Economics and Social Sciences 64,148 18,638 Mathematics, Natural Sciences 304,755 42,839 Human Medicine 527,337 47,198 Art, Art Studies 32,635 10,878 Total* 300,579 40,773 *Official figures are not yet available from the state statistics office; figures have been generated by the statistics office of the university. 87 Heidelberg: Realising
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