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Humanities and Social Sciences (140 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
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 (235 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
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 (126 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
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 (131 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
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