ACADEMIC FUTURES
Track Record
Selected institutional contexts, initiatives and programmes in research
and higher education.
Institutional Reach
Working with Universities, Research Institutions and Foundations
Academic Futures works with universities, non-university research institutions, foundations and funding-related organisations — in strategic development processes as well as in training programmes and workshops.
Universities
Including Universities of Excellence and institutional alliances, such as TUM, KIT, the University of Bonn, the University of Hamburg and the Berlin University Alliance
Non-University Research Institutions
Including institutes and units of the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Foundations and Funding-Related Organisations
Including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Carl Zeiss Foundation and the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
Institutional Reach
Working with Universities, Research Institutions and Foundations
Academic Futures works with universities, non-university research institutions, foundations and funding-related organisations — in strategic development processes as well as in training programmes and workshops.
Universities
Including Universities of Excellence and institutional alliances, such as TUM, KIT, the University of Bonn, the University of Hamburg and the Berlin University Alliance
Non-University Research Institutions
Including institutes and units of the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Foundations and Funding-Related Organisations
Including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Carl Zeiss Foundation and the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
Strategy and Organisational Development
Support in Development, Funding and Collaborative Initiatives
•Institutional development and proposal processes within Germany’s Excellence Strategy, including Ruhr Innovation Lab, the successful Excellence Alliance of Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund University
•Proposal and development contexts in research, transfer and early-career researcher support, including the Tenure Track Programme and EXIST Potenziale
•Collaborative initiatives, including Zukunftscluster and Cluster of Excellence initiatives
•Retreats, reflection formats and organisation-related development processes on research strategy
•Further development of research support structures and internal alignment
Training Programmes and Workshops
Supporting Researchers at Different Career Stages
•Recurring formats in Research Leadership, Research Funding and Research Careers
•Delivery in person, online and in hybrid formats
•English-language delivery
•Use as stand-alone workshops, workshop series or embedded components in broader institutional development and funding contexts
40+
institutional clients
180+
workshops in the last five years
2000+
participants across different formats
Initial Conversation
Clarify Context. Define Scope.
Further information on the areas of work and the profile of Academic Futures can be found on the pages Strategy & Organisational Development, Training Programmes and Profile.