Research Support Services
Research Support Services at HWR Berlin offers all university members advice on and support in acquiring funding from national and European third-party funding sources. We also provide information on internal university research funding, and offer support for early-career researchers.
Dr. Michael Ebert
T +49 30 30877-1567
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michael.ebert@hwr-berlin.de
Campus Schöneberg,
Building A, Room A 2.06
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin
Areas of responsibility:
- Head of the Central Unit
- EU research funding: information, advice and support for EU funding applications, in particular Horizon 2020, Interreg and Erasmus+ Key Action 2
- Research-based knowledge and technology transfer
- Doctoral advice and organization of the HWR doctoral college
- Collaboration in the development and implementation of the concept for the creation of an academic mid-level faculty at HWR Berlin
- UAS7 AG Research
Silvia Gigante
T +49 30 30877-2684
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silvia.gigante@hwr-berlin.de
Campus Schöneberg,
Building A, Room A 2.31
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin
Areas of responsibility:
- National research funding: information, advice and support with funding applications, especially at the BMFTR: Forschung an HAW
- DFG
- Foundations
- Contract research
- Regional research funding: Institut für angewandte Forschung (IFAF Berlin)
- Editing of Support Service newsletter
Dr. Katharina Maak-Castro
T +49 30-30877-1179
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katharina.maak@hwr-berlin.de
Campus Schöneberg,
Haus A, Room A 2.31
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin
Areas of responsibility:
- Early-career researchers: support for PhD students and counseling for prospective doctoral candidates
- HWR Berlin Doctoral Studies Course (HWR Promotionskolleg)
- Implementation of concept of an academic mid-level faculty at HWR Berlin
- Organization of the HWR International Doctoral Summer School
Meike Schneider
T +49 30 30877-1368
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meike.schneider@hwr-berlin.de
Campus Schöneberg,
Haus A, Room A 2.06
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin
Areas of responsibility:
- Office of the Commission for “Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs“ (FNK)
- Office of the Research Commissions (Forschungskommissionen) of Departments 1 to 5
- Processing applications for Support Fund (“Unterstützungsfond”) for early-career researchers
- Updating the research database
- Assisting with the collection of research metrics
- University awards
- Contact person for the HWR Berlin Research publication series
- „HWR Forschungsforum“
Jens Westerfeld
T +49 30 30877-1007
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jens.westerfeld@hwr-berlin.de
Campus Schöneberg,
Haus A, Room A 2.32
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin
Areas of responsibility:
- Coordination Office for Research Integrity and Research Ethics / Office of the Ethics Committee (“Ethikkommission”)
- Further development of the Research Information System (FIS)
- Digitization projects at Research Support Service
- Evaluation of research-related metrics for performance-based university funding
- Strategy development for the university's research funding
- Editing of Support Service website
- Electoral Office for DFG Review Board Elections (DFG-Fachkollegienwahl)