Demographic changes and urbanization are global developments that pose challenges to ageing well. Both Germany and Singapore are facing similar macro-level trends albeit in different socio-cultural contexts. The German and the Singapore populations are ageing rapidly, which is challenging traditional family structures and models of caregiving, stressing health systems in which primary care is less strongly developed, and highlighting the importance of financial security among older persons. Left unaddressed, this situation will result in fewer years of healthy life expectancy and a decline in the quality of life of older adults. The aim of this project is to investigate to what extent four key dimensions of wellbeing at older ages – health, mobility, loneliness, and financial security – are related to potentially modifiable aspects of older adults’ living environment, specifically health service availability and accessibility, built environment characteristics, and its age-friendliness.

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Herrmann, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Paul Gellert, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Haase, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Angelique Chan, National University of Singapore
Mr. Abhijit Visaria, National University of Singapore
Prof. Dr. David Matchar, National University of Singapore

RePLITO starts with marginalized repertoires of coexistence as a starting point to reconsider social cohesion from a transregional perspective. We examine how social actors in politically and conceptually neglected regions of the Global South and on the outskirts of Europe imagine and practice coexistence and create bonds. Our central goal is the creation of a dynamic digital archive that collects and conceptualizes global repertoires of coexistence in their interconnections and interdependencies.

Prof. Dr. Schirin Amir-Moazami, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Kai Kresse, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Sérgio Costa, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Manja Stephan-Emmrich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. Saskia Schäfer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Britta Tietjen (FU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Uwe Ulbrich (FU Berlin), and Prof. Dr. Tobias Sauter (HU Berlin) lead the Einstein Research Unit.

The Einstein Research Unit Climate and Water under Change (CliWaC) is a transdisciplinary research initiative of the Berlin University Alliance dedicated to investigating water-related risks of climate change in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. CliWaC brings together social and natural sciences, as well as practical expertise from stakeholders, to develop mitigation and adaptation measures against the impacts of climate change.

The consortium comprises 28 project leaders from the Berlin University Alliance members Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité. In addition, the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research and the Institute for Ecological Economic Research are involved.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jens Eisert, Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems / Freie Universität Berlin

Vice-Speaker: Prof. Dr. Çiğdem İşsever, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

How can quantum computers revolutionize computational power? What new insights do quantum computers offer for high-energy physics or quantum chemistry? These are the questions addressed by the first Einstein Research Unit (ERU) of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA). The interdisciplinary research team from partner institutions Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin aims to clarify the potentials of digital quantum transformation. This effort uniquely combines expertise from theoretical and experimental physics, applied mathematics, computer science, and machine learning

The preparatory phase of the Einstein Research Unit "Pathways to Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research in Global Health" aims to develop a better understanding of global health terminologies and methods across disciplines, researchers, and local and international partners at all levels. The goal is to achieve long-term success and create a sustainable inter- and transdisciplinary "Global Health" research environment.

The neurourbanism research platform explores how urban density affects people's mental health. Based on a new theory of cognitive science of urban space, social, design, and construction factors that influence the mental health of young people and people with a migration history in the city are examined.

The project consortium  

Prof. Dr. Mazda Adli, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
PD Dr. Anne Berghöfer, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Joerg Fingerhut, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Klaus Gramann, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hehl, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Inês Hipólito, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. Nadja Kabisch, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Shuyan Liu, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Angela Million, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Stephan Ripke, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Johannes Vogel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Museum für Naturkunde

In the implementation of the right to health, numerous barriers and exclusion mechanisms of a social, cultural, and structural nature exist for migrant populations in Germany. This project will examine the health needs of various migrant groups, gender-specific differences, and the dynamics of intersectional inequalities in Germany. Perspectives from potential countries of origin will be included in the development of solutions.

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Beisel, Freie Universität Berlin, is leading this effort.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kurth, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Sara Nasser, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Palm, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Pr. Angel Phuti, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Zerrin Salikutluk, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
PD Dr. Joachim Seybold, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Yasemin Soysal, Freie Universität Berlin
PD Dr. Stefanie Theuring, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin  

The development of resistance to antimicrobial agents is one of the major challenges in combating infectious diseases. GlobalResist is developing a comprehensive approach to predict antibiotic resistance by closely integrating different disciplines.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Ammon, Technische Universität Berlin
PD Dr. Ulrich Kertzscher, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Kloft, Freie Universität Berlin
PD Dr. Rasmus Leistner, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Annette Moter, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dirk Oberschmidt, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jens Rolff, Freie Universität Berlin  

In the implementation of the right to health, numerous barriers and exclusion mechanisms, both social, cultural, and structural in nature, exist for migrant populations in Germany. 

The aim of this project is to reassess the social role of museums, which, in conjunction with universities, are central places for knowledge transfer and community building, with a focus on social cohesion.

Ranjamrittika Bhowmik, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Institut für Museumsforschung
Dr. Pegah Byroum-Wand, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Lukas Fuchsgruber, Technische Universität Berlin
Kathrin Grotz, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Institut für Museumsforschung
Dr. Ina Heumann, Museum für Naturkunde
Roos Hopmann, Museum für Naturkunde
Prof. Dr. Meike Hopp, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Andrea Meyer, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Tahani Nadim, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. Patricia Rahemipour, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Prof. Dr. Bénédicte Savoy, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Mareike Vennen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

The project analyzes the epidemiological forecasting capabilities in Ghana using an interdisciplinary comparative research approach and simultaneously develops a framework that can potentially be adapted in other countries. The project brings together expertise from various disciplines within the Berlin University Alliance, including infection epidemiology, health services research, health policy, and socio-geography, and will integrate these within a comparative research network with insights from Ghana.

Prof. Dr. Vitaly Belik – Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann – Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Busse – Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Philip El-Duah – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Johanna Hanefeld – Robert Koch Institute
Prof. Dr. Leif-Erik Sander – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

The research on urban human-animal-environment relationships and how they influence human health in urban areas forms the basis of this project. The project investigates the diverse connections between health, biodiversity, and environmental pollution.

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Beisel, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dorothee Brantz, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ignacio Farías, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Sandra Jasper, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
PD Dr. Sandra Junglen, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jörg Niewöhner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jörg Stollmann, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Tanja Straka, Technische Universität Berlin

How and under what conditions do civil society actors participate in interactions that promote or disrupt cohesion? The goal of the project is to examine social cohesion as it is driven and continuously developed through social interactions. Cohesion is not viewed solely as a normative ideal but as a property of social relationships and interactions across various scales and modalities that manifest in direct encounters, groups, and society as a whole. Our team will develop a new conflict- and interaction-based theory of cohesion in contemporary society, integrating perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and computer science, along with partners from civil society and politics.

Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jule Specht, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Monika Schwarz-Friesel, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jan Slaby, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hanna Schwander, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
PD Dr. Simon Koschut, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Swen Hutter, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ursula Hess, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Verena Hafner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas, Freie Universität Berlin

The Project systematically examines the Social Cohesion-Food-Health Nexus for the first time and integrates perspectives from the social and political sciences, nutrition and innovation system research, food technology, as well as medical and nutrition sciences.

Prof. Dr. Peter H. Feindt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. Klaus Jacob, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dr. Martina Schäfer, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. med. Knut Mai, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Prof. Dr. Susanne Huyskens-Keil, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Caroline Stokes, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zentek, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Carsten Dreher, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Cornelia Rauh, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Tilman Brück, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
Dr. Sarah Hackfort, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

"The Laws of Social Cohesion" (LSC) is an interdisciplinary research project at the intersection of law and social sciences. It explores the various impacts of the law on social cohesion, including how it can promote integration, inclusion, and societal discourse, as well as its limitations in fostering inclusiveness and the potential for driving society further apart. LSC is a collaborative effort involving the Integrative Research Institute Law & Society (LSI) at Humboldt University, the Empirical Legal Studies Center (FUELS) at the Free University, and the Research Network Law in Context at Humboldt University.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Engert, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Iris Därmann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. PhD Gregory Jackson, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Anna-Bettina Kaiser, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Stefan Grundmann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Sabine Kropp, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Bertram Lomfeld, Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christian Volk, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schaper, Freie Universität Berlin

"Transforming Solidarities: Practices and Infrastructures in Migration Society" is an interdisciplinary research group that views Berlin as a "laboratory" of migration society. They examine the conditions enabling solidarity and the practices and infrastructures in which it is negotiated in the fields of work, housing, and health. Work, housing, and health are considered central areas of the often-diagnosed crisis of societal reproduction, where we collectively agree on how we show solidarity. Given the undeniable challenge of redefining social cohesion under conditions of migration/mobility and digitalization, as well as locally diverse articulations of global influences, Transforming Solidarities opens new avenues for collaborative knowledge generation.

• Prof. Dr. Robin Celikates, Freie Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Manuela Bojadzijev, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz, Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kluge, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Dr. Moritz Altenried, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Dr. habil. Mathias Berek, Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Gosepath, Freie Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Sabine Hark, Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Rahel Jaeggi, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kaschuba, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Hanna Meißner, Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum, Technische Universität Berlin