Collaborative Research Centres (Sonderforschungsbereiche – SFBs) are interdisciplinary research concentrations at one or more universities, which can be funded for up to 12 years.
kəlˈæbɹətˌɪv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚz sˈɑːndɚfˌoːɹʃəŋsbɚɹˌaɪk ˌɛsˌɛfbˌiːˈɛs ɑːɹ ˌɪntɚdˈɪsɪplˌɪnɛɹi ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kˌɑːnsəntɹˈeɪʃənz æt wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz, wˌɪtʃ kæn biː fˈʌndᵻd fɔːɹ ˌʌp tə twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz.