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JLU in the Excellence Strategy

Great success in the Excellence Strategy: three approved clusters – TAM, POLiS, and CPI – provide sustainable support for cutting-edge research.

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Working together towards Excellence

Justus Liebig University Giessen and Marburg University are applying for designation as an “University of Excellence” with their joint proposal, H_CORE – Hessian Collaboration for Research Excellence. Building on a strong Central Hessian alliance, the two universities – both highly successful in the first round of the Excellence Strategy and together securing four clusters of excellence – aim to further strengthen research excellence, talent development and knowledge transfer. The proposal builds on the long-standing collaboration within the Research Campus of Central Hesse which brings together the two universities and the University of Applied Sciences Central Hesse, the latter involved as an associate partner. The University Hospital Giessen-Marburg and four non-university research institutions also contribute to the initiative.

Joint press release from the two universities, 12 November 2025 (german only)

 

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CPI makes fundamental and internationally leading contributions to cardio-pulmonary research and the development of therapies for heart and lung diseases.

Cardiopulmonary Institute – CPI
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POLiS is advancing next-generation battery research to lay the groundwork for more powerful, reliable, and environmentally friendly energy storage solutions.

Post Lithium Storage – POLiS
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TAM aims to understand fundamental processes of human perception, thinking, and behavior that enable adaptation to constantly changing conditions.

The Adaptive Mind – TAM

A Fixed Presence on the Excellence Map

A section of a map of Germany on which the clusters of excellence at the universities are marked.Three Clusters of Excellence in perception, cardio-pulmonary, and battery research make Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) one of the most successful universities in Germany’s national Excellence Strategy. Under Giessen’s leadership, JLU, Philipps University Marburg, and Technical University Darmstadt are investigating human adaptability in the Cluster of Excellence TAM – The Adaptive Mind. In the CPI – Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, JLU collaborates successfully with Goethe University Frankfurt and the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim. In the POLiS – Post Lithium Storage cluster, JLU, the University of Ulm, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are conducting research on the future of energy storage. A research group from Giessen’s bioinformatics department is also involved in the M4C – Microbes for Climate Cluster of Excellence, led by Philipps University Marburg (UMR), the Marburg Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, and the LOEWE Center SYNMIKRO.

Funding Decision: Clusters of Excellence (Press release, 22 May 2025) 

 

Image Sources: Cover Image: Franz Möller; Image "CPI": Rolf K. Wegst; Image "POLiS": Ralf Niggemann; Image "TAM": Till Schürmann.