Interdisciplinary Centres

The Centre for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics (CASTLE) is an interdisciplinary institution within the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Bonn. Its members include researchers from the Department of Law, the Department of Economics and the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods.

One of the key tasks of innovation-oriented research is to address the ethical, legal and social issues raised by the modern life sciences, and to underpin and inform the wider societal debate through a legal and regulatory perspective. The Institute addresses this normative challenge through scientifically rigorous research, as well as through activities aimed at providing practical and policy advice.

The aim of the Centre for European Economic Law is to coordinate research relating to Europe, exchange findings and establish contacts with the institutions of the European Union, European universities and federal ministries.

The Centre for Medical Data Usability and Translation (ZMDT) is an inter-faculty centre at the University of Bonn, operating under the responsibility of the Rectorate. It is supported by the Faculty of Law and Economics, the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets and Public Policy at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne.