Special Research Areas (SFB) are long-term research projects of universities in which researchers work together in an interdisciplinary research program.

Within the SFB program several program variations are sponsored. Namely they are the Special Research Areas (SFB), a course of lectures in cultural sciences (SFB/FK) and 'Transregio' (SFB/TR) as well as program additions within Transfer Areas (TFB) and groups for young professionals. International cooperations are supported in all program variations.

The program is supported by the 'Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft' (DFG, German Research Foundation).

More information on program variations and program additions within 'Special Research Area' of the 'DFG'

Special Research Areas of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

II-VI-Semiconductors: growing mechanisms, low dimensional structures and interfaces (SFB 410)

Interdisciplinary participation in Special Research Areas of other Faculties

Detection, production and functional analysis of substances against infectious diseases (SFB 630), Faculty of Organic Chemistry of the University of Würzburg

Mechanisms and imaging of cell-cell-interaction in cardiovascular systems (SFB 688), Faculty of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry of the University of Würzburg