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Research, research funding and technology transfer: Where can I get information, advice and support?
The Research Division (F) is the central service unit for any questions you may have about securing external research funding. The staff at the Research Division provide a full-service support package, ranging from the initial idea and submission of a project funding proposal (funding advice) to project execution and project completion (contract review and grant management) and potential technology transfer. Follow this link for a list of contacts.
The funding support team can help you with the formal process of preparing and submitting a proposal for external project funding. Areas covered include: administrative support, proof reading and editing, costing your project, project budget assessment and general questions about research funding. The staff at the Funding Support Team will also help you with any questions about transferring a project to Saarland University. To find the right person to contact, please click here.
The members of the External funding - Financial Services Team provide support during a research project whenever you have to deal with funder-specific administrative and financial management issues. To find the right person to contact for your project, please click here.
Our lawyers offer advice on legal aspects of your externally funded research project and they also provide contract review services. To find the right person to contact, please click here.
The International Office offers advice on the international mobility schemes managed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Franco-German University (DFH).
If you are considering submitting a project proposal to Horizon Europe, Interreg, Erasmus+ or to an international funding body, the Funding support team at the Research Management and Technology Transfer Division (Dezernat FT) can provide assistance.
The Research Management and Technology Transfer Division publishes the latest calls for tenders from funding bodies on its funding and tenders portal.
If you have questions regarding a particular invitation to tender or if you just need some general advice on which research funding bodies award grants in your area or which are best placed to support your research ideas, please get in touch with the Funding support team.
„fund@lunch“ is a series of lunchtime information events that regularly showcase funding programmes, internal administrative procedures and other aspects of external research funding.
The Patent Marketing Agency (PVA) for the higher education institutions in Saarland is a service unit within Saarland University’s own knowledge and technology transfer company WuT that protects and manages IP rights and that markets commercially relevant research results on behalf of Saarland University.
The experienced team of advisers at PVA can be contacted for assistance and can also provide information about funding programmes to validate your research results.
Research integrity is the basis for credible research and responsible academic practice. As a newly appointed professor, you have a key role to play in shaping a culture of honesty, transparency and responsibility. Saarland University is committed to upholding the highest standards of research integrity and expects the same from all members of its academic community.
As a professor, you are not only a researcher, but also a mentor, teacher and leader. By championing research integrity, you are helping to shape the academic culture and set standards, especially for researchers in the early stages of their careers. We encourage you to foster a culture of open discussion, support transparent work processes and raise awareness among your team of the importance of good scientific practice.
Saarland University has established clear procedures for handling suspected cases of research misconduct. Each case is examined confidentially, independently and fairly. Our ombudsperson and the Ombuds Office offer confidential advice and can mediate in cases of conflict.
Contact details: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/administration/research-integrity/contact.html
Saarland University provides workshops and e-learning courses designed to support good scientific practice and that are a useful resource for newly appointed professors.
Further information: https://www.uni-saarland.de/verwaltung/wissenschaftliche-integritaet/angebote-zur-guten-wissenschaftlichen-praxis/elearning-kurs-gwp.html
The university’s guidelines for ensuring good scientific practice and its codes of conduct apply to all members and affiliated members of the university.
View guidelines: https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/ombudsperson/Ordnungen/Anlage-5-GWP-Ordnung-2023_EN.pdf
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Forschung kann unbeabsichtigt auch für militärische oder sicherheitsrelevante Zwecke nutzbar sein (Dual Use). Ebenso können nicht-zivile Geldgeber (z. B. militärische Einrichtungen) ethische und rechtliche Fragestellungen aufwerfen. Um dieser Problematik entgegenzutreten hat die Universität des Saarlandes die Kommission für die Ethik sicherheitsrelevanter Forschung ins Leben gerufen, welche in solchen Fällen zu kontaktieren ist.
