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Animal sciences / Agriculture / Forestry [i]
e.g. veterinary medicine, agricultural economics, regenerating raw materials, ecological farming, plant and animal production, agricultural technology, wood ecology, soil culture, management of woods and landscapes
Mathematics [i]
e.g. formal logic, technical mathematics, economic mathematics, computer mathematics
Art / Design [i]
e.g. art education, restoration
Mechanical engineering [i]
e.g. thermodynamics, material sciences, (technical) mechanics, construction, metrology, cybernetics
Biology [i]
e.g. botany, zoology, molecular biology, cell biology (cytology), developmental biology, physiology, behavioral biology, evolutionary biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bionics
Media and Communication Sciences [i]
e.g. public relations, journalism, film and television science, benefit and impact research
Chemistry [i]
e.g. general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, technical chemistry
Medicine [i]
e.g. evidence-based medicine, therapeutics, dentistry, neuroscience, alternative medicine, medical technology
Civil engineering / Architecture [i]
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  • buildings, landscape art, architecture
Music / Theatre [i]
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Cultural sciences [i]
e.g. ethnology, anthropology, intercultural communication
Nutrition / Health / Health Care [i]
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  • food monitoring, food law, food labelling, food additives, functional food, prophylaxis, life extension,
  • health support,
  • paediatric nursing, geriatric nursing, health education, psychiatric nursing
Economics [i]
e.g. political economy, business management, history of economics
Philosophy / Ethics [i]
e.g. intercultural philosophy
Electrical engineering [i]
e.g. architectural engineering, control engineering, metrology, cybernetics, media technology, computer technology, technical information science
Physics / Astronomy [i]
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  • astrophysics, space travel, cosmology
Energy [i]
e.g. energy research, renewable or alternative energies, energy technology, energy production, energy use, energy sources
Politics [i]
e.g. administrative sciences, political theory, history of ideas, comparative political science, international relationships
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  • (electro)smog, transportation, civil engineering, energy and water industries, geo-ecology
Psychology [i]
e.g. ergonomics, behavioural science, cognitive science
Geosciences [i]
e.g. geography, earth research on raw materials/stones and earth/heat/weather/climate/volcano/tectonics, applied geology, geotechnology, geoinformatics
Religion [i]
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History / Archaeology
Sea / Climate [i]
e.g.
  • oceanology, hydrology, glaciology, polar research,
  • climatology, meteorology, climate on other planets, climatic factors, climatic change, microclimate, mesoclimate, macroclimate, man as climatic factor, global warming
Information technology [i]
e.g. information science, information and data processing, technological impact assessment, automatisation, man-machine interfaces, artificial intelligence
Society [i]
e.g. sociology, demography, migration
Language / Literature [i]
e.g. language acquisition, language education, artifical intelligence, philologies, linguistics, history of literature, comparative literature
Sports Science [i]
e.g. biomechanics, kinesiology, sports medicine, sports teaching and education, sports economics, sports economics, training science
Law [i]
e.g. philosophy and sociology of law, criminology, legal history
Teaching / Education [i]
e.g. adult education, professional education, integration
Material sciences [i]
e.g. material science, testing, structures and properties of materials
Transport [i]
e.g. road transport, air transport, shipping, infrastructure, mobility, transport planning, research on traffic congestion, passenger traffic, goods (freight) traffic
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