Contact Us

Dr. Ursula Higgins
Head of Office
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7783
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-7651
E-Mail: ursula.higgins@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.11
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Key aspects
- DFG, ERC, non-European funding (such as NIH, NSF, ARC etc.), external funding postdoctoral researchers
- Research Data Management
- Contact for matters of the Presidential Advisory Committee for Research & Junior Researchers
- Contact for matters concerning the focus areas of the University of Bayreuth

Sabine Zühlcke
Administration Office
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7782
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-7651
E-Mail: sabine.zuehlcke@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.09
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth

Dr. Mirjam Horn-Schott
Research Consultant
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7786
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-7651
E-Mail: Mirjam.Horn-Schott@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.12
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
(Working hours: Monday - Thursday)
Key aspects
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation, other interregional foundations; DAAD, Oberfrankenstiftung, Rainer Markgraf Foundation
- Research awards
- Internal Funding Pool of the University of Bayreuth
- Contact for research communication

Dr. David Magnus
Research Consultant
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7785
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-7651
E-Mail: david.magnus@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.14
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Key aspects
- Federal ministries/Federal funding, AiF/ZIM, DFG, including large equipment applications, Bavarian ministries, other Bavarian programmes, Bavaria international (such as BayIntAn, BayLat etc.); ESF, EFRE, ETZ
- Development of common research infrastructure (key laboratories)
- Newsletter F

Dr. Immanuel Zitzmann
Research Consultant
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7784
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-7651
E-Mail: Immanuel.Zitzmann@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.12
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Key aspects
- ERC, EIC, EU collaborative research, Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Actions; non-European funding (such as NIH, NSF, ARC etc.)
- Contact for process development and interface administration
- Contact for the topic sustainability in the context of research support

WiN-UBT Support
Dipl.-Ing. Iris Hetz
Head of WiN-Office
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-7781
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-847781
E-Mail: iris.hetz@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: AI/INF Building, Room 0.10
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Key aspects
- Coaching and training offers for further qualification - especially in the context of project development
- Human resources development in research, WiN Academy
- Coaching on request, in cooperation with the staff of WiN unit, for habilitants and junior professors
Additional contact information
Do you have a question regarding external funding, procurement, business travel, or personnel? Would you like more information on research marketing, technology transfer, start-up advice, or patents? If so, please get in touch with the University Administration and the various Service Centres.