Lead: Prof. Nima Shokri, Institute for Geohydroinformatics, TUHH

Duration: seit 2025

Groundbreaking advances in computer technology have led to the development of new generations of Earth system models, which provide detailed information on how our planet might respond locally to ongoing global warming, with a spatial and temporal resolution of 1 km and a few minutes respectively – levels previously unattainable. This vast amount of climate data is invaluable when engineers can use it to develop technical solutions to the challenges of tomorrow by integrating climate data into their designs, solutions and processes. It is precisely this idea that is the driving force behind the establishment of the Research Training Group (RTG) on ‘Climate-informed Engineering’ (CIE): an emerging interdisciplinary field of research that integrates up-to-date climate information into engineering education. 

Participating institutions:

Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie (MPI-M)

Spokeperson: Prof. Görschwin Fey, Institute of Embedded Systems, TUHH

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Nowadays, almost every technical system is digitally controlled. Such digitally controlled systems comprise numerous subsystems that interact in different functional ways, as well as system levels and connections to other systems. Many problems that arise during their design and operation are attributable to a limited understanding and the resulting inconsistencies at their interfaces. To avoid such errors, mutual explanations are required to ensure that behaviour is clearly understood by other systems, designers, developers and operators. (Source: DFG GEPRIS)

Beteiligte Einrichtungen: 

• Technische Universität Hamburg
• Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
• Universität Bremen

Spokeperson: Prof. Björn Busse Universität Hafencity Hamburg

Sprecher für die TUHH: Prof. Alexander Schlaefer 

Laufzeit seit 2026

The interdisciplinary Research Training Group ‘Multiscale Analytics and Biomedical Imaging at Interfaces for Skeletal Function’ goes beyond traditional measurements of bone mass and density to investigate the complexity of musculoskeletal integrity. It aims to gain a better understanding of the functional processes between bones, muscles, tendons, fat and blood vessels, as well as their interfaces. The programme investigates factors such as muscle health, vascular characteristics and the effects of fat accumulation on fracture risk, taking into account comorbidities, biomechanical stress and individual movement profiles. It combines biomedical and technological perspectives and promotes innovation in diagnostics and preventive healthcare. (Source: GEPRIS)

Participating institutions: 

• Universität Hamburg
• Technische Universität Hamburg
• Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

Spokeperson: Prof. Monika Grubbauer, HafenCity University of Hamburg

Spokeperson at TUHH: Prof. Carsten Gertz

Duration: since 2022

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The research training group was applied for by HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU) in cooperation with Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and the University of Hamburg (UHH) and "deals with the scope for action of professional practice in the design of the built environment in the face of current pressing challenges. The project brings together researchers from the social sciences and from construction and planning-related sciences and aims to produce interdisciplinary knowledge for the future of cities. Such "urban future-makers" can be found in public authorities, in private companies, but also in the non-profit sector and in civil society initiatives. Their actions are characterized by temporal and spatial fields of tension."

Participating institutions:

• HafenCity Universität Hamburg
• Technische Universität Hamburg
• Universität Hamburg