EU funded projects

Computer scientist Prof. Dr. Barbara Hammer from Bielefeld University and three other European researchers investigate how to guarantee drinking water supplies with artificial intelligence in the project "Smart Water Futures: Designing the Next Generation of Urban Drinking Water Systems" (Water Futures). The project is funded by the ERC as a Synergy Grant.

How do flows in fluids change due to random influences? This is what a research group led by Prof. Dr. Martina Hofmanová from the Faculty of Mathematics is analysing in the project "Mathematical analysis of fluid flows: the challenge of randomness" (FluFloRan). The project is funded by the ERC as a Starting Grant.

What do algorithms and their predictions cause in society? This question is being investigated by a research group led by Professor Dr. Elena Esposito from the Faculty of Sociology in the project "The Future of Prediction: The Social Consequences of Algorithmic Forecast in Insurance, Medicine and Policing" (PREDICT). The project is funded by the ERC as a Advanced Grant.

How can normativity be explained from a philosophical perspective? In the context of this question, a multidisciplinary research group led by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kiesewetter from the Faculty of Philosophy is investigating the normative core concept of reason in the project "REASONS F1RST - The Structure of Normativity". The project is funded by the ERC as a Starting Grant.

(Galaxy) surveys as a laboratory for fundamental physics? That's possible if the right theory is combined with weak gravitational lenses. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Cora Uhlemann, a research programme is dedicated to extraordinary cosmic large-scale structures and aims to provide insights into particle physics, the early universe, gravity and astrophysics. The ERC is funding the project with the Starting Grant.

How does violence manifest itself in obstetrics and gynaecological care? Which population groups are particularly frequently exposed to gynaecological violence and what consequences are associated with it? This is what health scientist Dr Céline Miani is investigating in the research project GYNVEPI (Toward an epidemiology of gynaecological violence), which the ERC is funding with the Starting Grant.

What are the consequences of passive commuting on the health and well-being of commuters and their family members? In the "COMFAM" project at the Faculty of Health Sciences, a working group led by Prof Dr Anna Oksuzyan is investigating the effects of passive commuting on different social groups. The ERC is funding the project with a Consolidator Grant.

How does people's living environment influence their health and mortality? A team led by Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr at Bielefeld’s School of Public Health is investigating this aspect in the "INTERSECT" project. Combined with innovative analyses, it uses data on contingent refugees with assigned places of residence. The ERC is funding the project with a Consolidator Grant.

Under what conditions do people allow others to make decisions for them in order to achieve their own goals without taking responsibility themselves? Psychologist Dr Alexa Weiss and her team are investigating this question in the “DELEGATION” project (Delegating decisions: An overlooked way of pursuing immoral goals). The ERC is funding the study with a Starting Grant.