Research

Tissue sectioning – © WWU / photo: P. Grewer

MEDICAL RESEARCH

Scientists within the Faculty of Medicine actively combine clinical research with strong interdisciplinary basic research. Their goals are to understand the human body and the progression of diseases, and ultimately to develop new diagnostic methods as well as individualized therapeutic options. Researchers collaborate with colleagues across the borders of disciplines, nationalities and cultures. Combined expertise and diversified approaches promote scientific creativity that results in medical innovations.

Career paths creating synergy between research and clinical work

The Faculty of Medicine supports physicians looking to combine scientific and clinical work in their careers, as well as natural scientists whose discipline-specific strengths can contribute to translational medical research, and fosters close cooperation between these two professional groups.

Clinician Scientist Programme: open spaces for research-active physicians
Medical Scientist Programme: promoting natural scientists in medical research

Good scientific practice

The University of Münster and the Faculty of Medicine are committed to scientific integrity and fairness. Researchers adhere to the rules of good scientific practice, which includes a research data management policy, specifications for scientific publishing as well as guidelines for the ethical treatment of animals in research and teaching.

Good scientific practice – rules set by the University of Münster
Publication standards [de] – guidelines for scientific publishing and authorship provided by the Faculty of Medicine
Publication standards [de/eng] - Affiliation Guidelines of the University of Münster (WWU)
Research Data – DFG Guidelines on the Handling of Research Data

Our English website is currently under construction. Additional information concerning the following topics can be found on our German website.

Research funding & careers in science
Paper of the Month: Awards for extraordinary publications and their authors as well as information regarding this competition (information of select contributions also available in English)
Our publications