An internal Excellence Council advises the university on research priorities within the framework of the Excellence Strategy.

Most members hold a leading position in a Cluster of Excellence or in other large-scale research projects such as Collaborative Research Centres and graduate schools.

Members of the Excellence Council

• Prof. Dr. Tanja Börzel
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch
• Prof. Dr. Sonja Bröer
• Prof. Dr. Gülay Çağlar
• Prof. Dr. Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum
• Prof. Dr. Radoslaw Cichy
• Prof. Dr. Sérgio Costa
• Prof. Dr. Kirstin Drenkhahn
• Prof. Dr. Katharina Franke
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Gosepath
• Prof. Dr. Beatrice Gründler
• Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag
• Prof. Dr. Andrew James Johnston
• Prof. Dr. Frank Kelleter
• Prof. Dr. Christine Knaevelsrud
• Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Neuberger
• Prof. Dr. Lena Noack
• Prof. Dr. Stephanie Reich
• Prof. Dr. Uwe Rösler
• Prof. Dr. Brigitta Schütt
• Prof. Dr. Christof Schütte
• Prof. Dr. Britta Siegmund
• Prof. Dr. Britta Tietjen
• Prof. Dr. Anita Traninger