Central Division 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 the university’s internal research funding and support services.

Dr. Michael Ebert

T +49 30 30877-1567

Campus Schöneberg, Building A, Room A 2.06
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin

Areas of responsibility:

  • assistance in the maintenance of the Internet and Intranet websites for Research Support Services
  • assistance in the HWR Berlin Doctoral Studies Course and the support fund
  • university prizes
  • contact person for the research book series “HWR Berlin Forschung”
  • research forum

Dr. Bettina Biedermann

T +49 30 30877-1421

Campus Schöneberg, Building A, Room A 2.31
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin

Areas of responsibility:

  • national research funding and support: information, advice concerning and support with funding applications, especially BMBF specialist programmes
  • Institute for Applied Research Berlin (IFAF)
  • contract research
  • strategy development for Research Support Services at the university
  • research database
  • office of the Commission for Research and for Young Researchers with the Academic Senate
  • indices and figures for performance-based university financing

Jens Westerfeld

T +49 30 30877-1007

Campus Schöneberg, Building A, Room A 2.32
Badensche Straße 52, 10825 Berlin

Areas of responsibility:

  • maintenance of the research database
  • office of the research commissions for departments 1 to 5
  • assistance in the collection of research indices and figures

Areas of responsibility:

  • EU research funding and support services information on, advice concerning EU funding applications and support, especially Horizon 2020, Interreg and Erasmus+Key Action 2
  • strategy development for EU research at the university
  • knowledge and technology transfer within the BIT6 network
  • advice on doctoral studies and organisation of the HWR Berlin Doctoral Studies Course
  • assistance in the creation and implementation of a new academic structure at HWR Berlin