Further research projects

In addition to the long-term projects of the National Academies Program, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities HAdW) is home to numerous research initiatives. This overview presents the broad spectrum of our externally funded projects, state-level initiatives, and academic collaborations.

The scope of research ranges from the cataloging of historical text corpora and the preservation of global cultural heritage to studies at the intersection of the humanities, natural sciences, and cultural studies.

third-party funded project

Buddhist stone inscriptions for CBETA

The project enables the integration of the digital data compiled by the Research Center for Buddhist Inscriptions in China with CBETA, an initiative that digitizes the Buddhist canon preserved in Chinese and makes it accessible in accordance with scholarly standards.

third-party funded project

Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP)

In cooperation with the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS), endangered cultural assets in Nepal are being documented, recorded, and made accessible online.

third-party funded project

Editing tools for digital epigraphy (EDEp)

The DFG-funded project is developing an open-access publication platform for editions of inscriptions and research data in the field of ancient epigraphy.

third-party funded project

Hagrid Web Services

The project aims to link and make accessible the standard-data-based information from HAdW research centers HAdW establishing central interfaces.