▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁Research ▁cent ers ▁The ▁Academy ▁has ▁established ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁research ▁cent res ▁over ▁time , ▁including ▁cent res ▁for ▁basic ▁research , ▁language ▁and ▁history . ▁Each ▁see ks ▁to ▁pool ▁expert ise ▁from ▁various ▁fields ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁impro ving ▁co operation ▁between ▁university ▁and ▁non - univers ity ▁institutions ▁and ▁stim ulating ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁research ▁innov ation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁B BA W ▁operated ▁three ▁such ▁cent ers : ▁ ▁Zent rum ▁Grund lagen forsch ung ▁Al te ▁Welt : ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁research ▁of ▁primary ▁sources ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁world ▁Zent rum ▁" Pre uß en - Ber lin ": ▁The ▁" Pr uss ia - Ber lin " ▁Research ▁Centre , ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁projects ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁Pr uss ia ▁and ▁Berlin ▁Zent rum ▁Sprache : ▁The ▁Language ▁Research ▁Centre ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁fund ing ▁The ▁B BA W ▁oper ates ▁at ▁three ▁locations ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Berlin : ▁ ▁Head quarters J äger str asse ▁ 2 2 / 2 3 1 0 1 1 7 ▁Berlin ▁Form er ▁Pr uss ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁building Un ter ▁den ▁L inden ▁ 8 1 0 1 1 7 ▁Berlin ▁New ▁building Am ▁Ne uen ▁Mark t ▁ 8 1 4 4 6 7 ▁P ots dam ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁comes ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Brandenburg , ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of