Fachbereich 16 Pharmazie at the Uni Marburg

Uni Marburg

Wilhelm-Roser-Straße 2
35032 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-25891

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General remarks

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Basic information

Total number of students

1,250

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/13 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees

71.4 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.7
Support in studies	2.4
Courses offered	2.9
Study organisation	2.1
Exams	2.3
Research orientation	2.8
Job market preparation	2.8
Support for stays abroad	2.8
Rooms	2.5
Library	1.9
IT-infrastructure	2.3
Laboratories	2.8
Overall study situation	2.5

Degree courses with details

Pharmacy (State Examination)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Medicine meets Pharmacy" seminar and accompanying OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations). Research-oriented elective internships, which can also be completed externally, e.g. partner university in Wuhan, pharmaceutical companies, etc. Introduction of Virtual Reality in teaching within the pharmaceutical formulation practical course. Tutorials in preparation for the first examination section of the Pharmaceutical Examination (State Examination). Topic-related excursions to pharmaceutical companies as part of courses. Study buddy programme for student entry and organisation.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Large international student and doctoral exchange programme: ERASMUS partnerships with many locations; cooperation agreement with Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Faculty of Pharmacy; stays abroad in USA (Utah) and China (Wuhan); possibility of stays abroad outside exchange programs.
Special features regarding the equipment
Modern equipped labs and research laboratories; bioimaging facility, atomic force microscopy; photon correlation spectroscopy, rotational viscometry, isothermal titration calorimetry, SPR, various cell culture and S1 labs for animal cells, plant , fungi and bacteria. Access to the databases SciFinder, Reaxys, Pharm.Eur., PubPharm and electronic journals partly through departmental licenses and via the university library; licensing of subject-specific software for FB members (e.g. ChemDraw).
Special features regarding research activities
DFG-Heisenberg-Professorship; participation in LOEWE-Synmikro with two AGs; participation in LOEWE Druid (with 6 AGs); LOEWE Glue (Sprecherschaft FB Pharmazie, participation with 6 AGs; intensive exchange with the pharmaceutical industry (info days, minisymposia, etc.); participation in EU collaborative projects and other research networks; research-active history of pharmacy; main focus: Neuroscience (e.g. EU consortium "EpiMiRNA"), anti-infectives, tumour and inflammation.
Support for founders
Start-ups from individual research groups are supported by the department by providing premises or infrastructure in the start-up phase (e.g. BMBF Exist scholarship); TransMIT centre participations are also supported. Furthermore, the Philipps University has an Institute for Innovation Research and Business Start-Up Promotion (MAFEX), which offers consultations and lecture series on all aspects of business start-ups. The department continues to support the working groups in their participation in idea competitions (e.g. Science4Life).
Other special features
Independent department with 5 institutes; more than 400 years of tradition in pharmacy and chemistry at the Philipps-Universität; typical student city; short duration of studies; von Bülow Study Foundation Pharmacy based in Marburg to support pharmacy students.
Further information on research activities
www.uni-marburg.de/fb16/forschung