Research Projects in Academies' Programme
The Academies' Programme Germany's largest research programme in the humanities and social sciences and enjoys an outstanding international reputation. Through its long-term basic research projects, it makes a significant contribution to the cataloging, preservation, and scholarly analysis of key sources and artifacts of cultural heritage.
Editions, dictionaries, and text corpora serve as enduring knowledge resources of high academic value, which are increasingly being made available to researchers and the general public in digital form as well.
dictionary
The German Legal Dictionary (DRW)
cultural studies
German Inscriptions of the Middle Ages (DI)
cultural studies
ALMA - Networks of Knowledge in Medieval Romania
cultural studies
Hindu temple legends in South India
Edition
Bible glossaries as hidden cultural carriers
economics
Financial and Business Research from a Long-Term Perspective
dictionary
Goethe Dictionary
The Academies Program is coordinated by the Union (of the Academies), an association of eight German science academies with locations in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Göttingen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Mainz, and Munich. In this capacity, the Union (of the Academies) coordinates Union (of the Academies) joint work of the academies and provides organizational and scientific support for the projects of the Academies Program. As part of the Academies Program, approximately 900 employees are currently working on 130 projects at 198 research sites.