The Faculty of Health Sciences (FGW) considers itself and has acted as a hub for health science research in Brandenburg since its foundation. It was founded at the instigation of the state with the declared aim of strengthening cooperation between university and non-university scientists in the state by intensifying joint research activities. In this way, effective concepts for improved healthcare can be developed in the long term.
One of the core ideas behind the FGW concept was to strengthen the research topics already established at the institutions, which are networked across universities by the faculty. The subjects of the newly created professorships have been chosen accordingly. They have an impact on the respective institutions and network the already established professorships, which are located in different faculties. The main topics will continue to be pursued at the institutions with the newly appointed FGW professorships, even after the establishment of university medicine in Lusatia.
The 12 FGW professorships form the core of the network, which links the health science subjects of the three partner universities with each other, but also maintains cooperation with non-university research institutions and the state’s universities of applied sciences.
A total of 12 new professorships will be appointed to the FGW, each from one of the three partner universities.
As part of a joint research profile, the members defined the two focus areas of prevention and intervention as well as health promotion under the overarching topic of healthy ageing, with the two cross-cutting topics of AI and digitalization as well as ethics, communication and participation.
The newly created professorships make it possible to train specialists in the field of healthcare research and public health. Study courses have been developed for both subjects so that specialists will be available for the development of new healthcare concepts in the country in the future.
A further area of activity of the faculty is the transfer and translation of the results of collaborative health science research, both for application in medical and healthcare practice and for areas of the economy.
