ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fˈiːtʃɚz fˈoːɹ kəlˈæbɹətˌɪv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚz dʒˈɜːmən: sˈɑːndɚfˌoːɹʃəŋsbɚɹˌaɪk, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ˌɔn ɐ kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv bˈeɪsɪs baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ faʊndˈeɪʃən dˈɔɪtʃ fɔːɹʃˈʌŋsdʒɪmˌeɪnʃæft, dˌiːˌɛfdʒˈiː.
Among other large research projects, the university features four Collaborative Research Centers (German: Sonderforschungsbereiche), which are established on a competitive basis by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG).