The inaugural meetings of the review boards for the 2024-2028 membership period are currently taking place. The membership period of the new members starts with the respective inaugural meeting of their review board and the membership period of the old members ends. Until all inaugural meetings have taken place (early June) this site will still show the review board members of the 2020-2024 membership period. All dates for the inaugural meetings can be found here (in German only). The members of the review boards for the coming 2024-2028 membership period can be found here (in German only).

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Life Sciences

• Natural Sciences

• Engineering Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area
101	Ancient Cultures
	101-01	Prehistory and World Archaeology
	101-02	Classical Philology
	101-03	Ancient History
	101-04	Classical Archaeology
	101-05	Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
102	History
	102-01	Medieval History
	102-02	Early Modern History
	102-03	Modern and Current History
	102-04	History of Science
103	Art History, Music, Theatre and Media Studies
	103-01	Art History
	103-02	Musicology
	103-03	Theatre and Media Studies
104	Linguistics
	104-01	General and Comparative Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
	104-02	Individual Linguistics
	104-03	Historical Linguistics
	104-04	Applied Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
105	Literary Studies
	105-01	Medieval German Literature
	105-02	Modern German Literature
	105-03	European and American Literature
	105-04	General and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
106	Social and Cultural Anthropology, Non-European Cultures, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies
	106-01	Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
	106-02	Asian Studies
	106-03	African, American and Oceania Studies
	106-04	Islamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies
	106-05	Religious Studies and Jewish Studies
107	Theology
	107-01	Protestant Theology
	107-02	Roman Catholic Theology
108	Philosophy
	108-01	History of Philosophy
	108-02	Theoretical Philosophy
	108-03	Practical Philosophy
109	Educational Research
	109-01	General Education and History of Education
	109-02	General and Domain-Specific Teaching and Learning
	109-03	Education Systems and Educational Institutions
	109-04	Educational Research on Socialization, Welfare and Professionalism Research
110	Psychology
	110-01	General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology
	110-02	Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
	110-03	Developmental and Educational Psychology
	110-04	Social Psychology, Industrial and Organisational Psychology
	110-05	Differential, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology
111	Social Sciences
	111-01	Sociological Theory
	111-02	Empirical Social Research
	111-03	Communication Sciences
	111-04	Political Science
112	Economics
	112-01	Economic Theory
	112-02	Economic Policy, Applied Economics
	112-03	Business Administration
	112-04	Statistics and Econometrics
	112-05	Economic and Social History
113	Jurisprudence
	113-01	Principles of Law and Jurisprudence
	113-02	Private Law
	113-03	Public Law
	113-04	Criminal Law
	113-05	Criminology

Life Sciences

RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area
201	Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
	201-01	Biochemistry
	201-02	Biophysics
	201-03	Cell Biology
	201-04	Structural Biology
	201-05	General Genetics and Functional Genome Biology
	201-06	Developmental Biology
	201-07	Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology
202	Plant Sciences
	202-01	Evolution and Systematics of Plants and Fungi
	202-02	Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
	202-03	Organismic Interactions, Chemical Ecology and Microbiomes of Plant Systems
	202-04	Plant Physiology
	202-05	Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
	202-06	Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
	202-07	Plant Genetics
203	Zoology
	203-01	Systematics and Morphology (Zoology)
	203-02	Evolution, Anthropology
	203-03	Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
	203-04	Sensory and Behavioural Biology
	203-05	Animal Physiology and Biochemistry
	203-06	Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
204	Microbiology, Virology and Immunology
	204-01	Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
	204-02	Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
	204-03	Medical Microbiology and Mycology, Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology
	204-04	Virology
	204-05	Immunology
	204-06	Parasitology and Biology of Tropical Infectious Disease Pathogens
205	Medicine
	205-01	Epidemiology and Medical Biometry/Statistics
	205-02	Public Health, Health Services Research, Social Medicine
	205-03	Human Genetics
	205-04	Physiology
	205-05	Nutritional Sciences
	205-06	Pathology
	205-07	Medical Informatics and Medical Bioinformatics
	205-08	Pharmacy
	205-09	Pharmacology
	205-10	Toxicology, Occupational Medicine, Clinical Chemistry
	205-11	Anaesthesiology
	205-12	Cardiology, Angiology
	205-13	Pneumology, Thoracic Surgery
	205-14	Hematology, Oncology
	205-15	Gastroenterology
	205-16	Nephrology
	205-17	Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism
	205-18	Rheumatology
	205-19	Dermatology
	205-20	Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
	205-21	Gynaecology and Obstetrics
	205-22	Clinical Immunology and Allergology
	205-23	Reproductive Medicine, Urology
	205-24	Biogerontology and Geriatric Medicine
	205-25	General and Visceral Surgery
	205-26	Cardiac and Vascular Sugery
	205-27	Orthopaedics, Traumatology, Reconstructive Surgery
	205-28	Dentistry, Oral Surgery
	205-29	Otolaryngology
	205-30	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Radiobiology
	205-31	Clinical Infectiology and Tropical Medicine
	205-32	Medical Physics, Biomedical Technology
	205-33	Anatomy
206	Neurosciences
	206-01	Developmental Neurobiology
	206-02	Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
	206-03	Experimental and Theoretical Network Neuroscience
	206-04	Cognitive, Systems and Behavioural Neurobiology
	206-05	Experimental Models for the Understanding of Nervous System Diseases
	206-06	Molecular and Cellular Neurology and Neuropathology
	206-07	Clinical Neurology; Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology
	206-08	Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
	206-09	Biological Psychiatry
	206-10	Clinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
	206-11	Ophthalmology
207	Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
	207-01	Soil Sciences
	207-02	Plant Breeding and Plant Pathology
	207-03	Plant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology
	207-04	Ecology of Land Use
	207-05	Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Sociology
	207-06	Forestry
	207-07	Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry
	207-08	Veterinary Medical Science

Natural Sciences

RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area
307	Condensed Matter Physics
	307-01	Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
	307-02	Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
308	Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
	308-01	Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas
309	Particles, Nuclei and Fields
	309-01	Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
310	Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics
	310-01	Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics
311	Astrophysics and Astronomy
	311-01	Astrophysics and Astronomy
312	Mathematics
	312-01	Mathematics
313	Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Climate Research
	313-01	Atmospheric Science
	313-02	Oceanography
314	Geology and Palaeontology
	314-01	Geology and Palaeontology
315	Geophysics and Geodesy
	315-01	Geophysics
	315-02	Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography
316	Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
	316-01	Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
317	Geography
	317-01	Physical Geography
	317-02	Human Geography
318	Water Research
	318-01	Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management
321	Molecular Chemistry
	321-01	Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
	321-02	Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
322	Chemical Solid State and Surface Research
	322-01	Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
	322-02	Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
323	Physical Chemistry
	323-01	Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
324	Analytical Chemistry
	324-01	Analytical Chemistry
325	Biological Chemistry and Food Chemistry
	325-01	Biological und Biomimetic Chemistry
	325-02	Food Chemistry
326	Polymer Research
	326-01	Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
	326-02	Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers
	326-03	Polymer Materials
327	Theoretical Chemistry
	327-01	Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
	327-02	Theoretical Chemistry: Molecules, Materials, Surfaces

Engineering Sciences

RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area
401	Production Technology
	401-01	Metal-Cutting and Abrasive Manufacturing Engineering
	401-02	Primary Shaping and Reshaping Technology, Additive Manufacturing
	401-03	Joining and Separation Technology
	401-04	Plastics Engineering
	401-05	Production Systems, Operations Management, Quality Management and Factory Planning
	401-06	Production Automation
402	Mechanics and Constructive Mechanical Engineering
	402-01	Engineering Design, Machine Elements, Product Development
	402-02	Mechanics
	402-03	Lightweight Construction, Textile Technology
	402-04	Acoustics
403	Process Engineering, Technical Chemistry
	403-01	Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
	403-02	Technical Chemistry
	403-03	Mechanical Process Engineering
	403-04	Biological Process Engineering
404	Fluid Mechanics, Technical Thermodynamics and Thermal Energy Engineering
	404-01	Energy Process Engineering
	404-02	Technical Thermodynamics
	404-03	Fluid Mechanics
	404-04	Hydraulic and Turbo Engines and Piston Engines
405	Materials Engineering
	405-01	Metallurgical, Thermal and Thermomechanical Treatment of Materials
	405-02	Materials in Sintering Processes and Generative Manufacturing Processes
	405-03	Coating and Surface Technology
	405-04	Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials and their Microstructural Origins
	405-05	Glass, Ceramics and Derived Composites
	405-06	Polymeric and Biogenic Materials and Derived Composites
406	Materials Science
	406-01	Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
	406-02	Biomaterials
	406-03	Thermodynamics and Kinetics as well as Properties of Phases and Microstructure of Materials
	406-04	Computer-Aided Design of Materials and Simulation of Materials Behaviour from Atomic to Microscopic Scale
407	Systems Engineering
	407-01	Automation, Control Systems, Robotics, Mechatronics, Cyber Physical Systems
	407-02	Measurement Systems
	407-03	Microsystems
	407-04	Traffic and Transport Systems, Intelligent and Automated Traffic
	407-05	Human Factors, Ergonomics, Human-Machine Systems
	407-06	Biomedical Systems Technology
408	Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
	408-01	Electronic Semiconductors, Components, Circuits, Systems
	408-02	Communications, High-Frequency and Network Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering
	408-03	Electrical Energy Generation, Distribution, Application
409	Computer Science
	409-01	Theoretical Computer Science
	409-02	Software Engineering and Programming Languages
	409-03	Security and Dependability
	409-04	Operating, Communication, Database and Distributed Systems
	409-05	Interactive and Intelligent Systems, Image and Language Processing, Computer Graphics and Visualisation
	409-06	Information Systems, Process and Knowledge Management
	409-07	Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
	409-08	Massively Parallel and Data-Intensive Systems
410	Construction Engineering and Architecture
	410-01	Architecture, Building and Construction History, Construction Research, Sustainable Building Technology
	410-02	Urbanism, Spatial Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Landscape Planning
	410-03	Construction Material Sciences, Chemistry, Building Physics
	410-04	Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation
	410-05	Applied Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics
	410-06	Geotechnics, Hydraulic Engineering