Organisation & Service

Dean

• Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster
  Administration Villa, Room 1.03
  Phone: 09221/407 1000
  E-mail: dekanin.leg@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Office hours: Tuesday 8-10 a.m. and by appointment
  

Vice Deans

• Prof. Dr. Nils Grosche
• Prof. Dr. Gerald Lackner

Deans of Studies

• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann
• Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar
  E-mail: studiendekan.leg@uni-bayreuth.de 

Representatives for Women and Equal Opportunities

• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß (Women's Representative)
  
• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer (Deputy Women's Representative)
  E-Mail: gleichstellung.leg@uni-bayreuth.de
  
• Ayesha Jahangeer (student representative)
  

Applying for conference or guest lecture grants

Grants for conference participation, especially for student assistants, as well as grants for guest lectures offer valuable opportunities for professional development and academic exchange and are financed by the Women's Advancement Award, which the faculty received for the year 2023.

The application deadline is October 31, 2025.

Website: Servicestelle Chancengleichheit an der Universität Bayreuth
Please call 09221/55 1111 for harassment or assault of any kind.

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Coordination

• Dr. Susanne Strebin
  Administration Villa, 1st Floor, Room 1.01
  Phone: 09221/407 1004
  E-mail: coordination-kulmbach@uni-bayreuth.de or susanne.strebin@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Office hours: By appointment only
  
  
• Christine Williams (Team Assistance)
  Administration Villa, 1st Floor, Room 1.02
  Phone: 09221/407 1005
  E-mail: campus-kulmbach@uni-bayreuth.de or christine.williams@uni-bayreuth.de

Faculty Administration

• Silke Kämpfer-Hauck
  Administration Villa, 1st Floor, Room 1.01
  Phone: 09221/407 1003
  E-mail: faculty.fnh@uni-bayreuth.de or silke.kaempfer-hauck@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 9-12 p.m.
  
  
• Doris Pfaffenberger (Secretary)
  Administration Villa, 1st Floor, Room 1.02
  Phone: 09221/407 1002
  E-mail: campus-kulmbach@uni-bayreuth.de or doris.pfaffenberger@uni-bayreuth.de

Faculty advisors for teaching and learning / PULS Study Support

• Dr. Pia Kaul
  Phone: 09221/407 1007
  E-mail: puls.leg@uni-bayreuth.de or pia.kaul@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  
• Helke Biehl
  Phone: 09221/407 1006
  E-mail: puls.leg@uni-bayreuth.de or helke.biehl@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  
• Alina Meierhofer (Team Assistance)
  Phone: 09221/407 1018
  E-mail: alina.meierhofer@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Alte Spinnerei, 2nd Floor, Room 205
  
  Office hours: By appointment only
  

• Prof. Dr. Frank Suhr
  E-mail: erasmus.fnh@uni-bayreuth.de
  

• Saskia Schneider (on parental leave)
  
• Sheena Weinlein

E-Mail: pruefungsamt.leg@uni-bayreuth.de
Website: Examination Office

Office hours: Thursday 9-12 a.m.

• Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis - Prof. Dr. Andreas Römpp
• Biochemistry of Microorganisms - Prof. Dr. Gerald Lackner
• Crop Plant Genetics – Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster 
  
• Digital Health with Data Science in Life Sciences - Prof. Dr. Aldo Faisal 
• Food Law – Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen
• Food Metabolom – Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann
• Food Sociology – Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß 
• Food Supply Chain Management – Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar
• Global Nutrition and Health Policy – Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tim Dorlach 
• Law and Economics of Health and Risk Regulation - Prof. Dr. Nils Grosche
• Molecular Muscle and Exercise Physiology - Prof. Dr. Frank Suhr
• Nutritional Biochemistry – Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer
• Nutritional Physiology - currently vacant, deputy: Prof. Dr. Marika Haderer
• Public Health Nutrition – Prof. Dr. Peter von Philipsborn

Members

• Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster (Chair) 
  
• Prof. Dr. Nils Grosche (Vice Dean)
• Prof. Dr. Gerald Lackner (Studies Dean) 
• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann (Studies Dean)
• Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar (Studies Dean)
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß (Women's Representative)
• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer (Deputy Women's Representative)
• Prof. Dr. Frank Suhr
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tim Dorlach
• Dr. Maria Fitzner-van Bömmel (representative of the academic middle block)
• Dr. Brit-Maren Schjeide (representative of the academic middle block) 
• Helke Biehl (representative of the non-scientific staff)
• Jonathan Roth (speaker of the Student Council) 
• Ezenge Angeli (representative of the Student Council)

Members

• Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster (Chair)
  
• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann (Studies Dean)
• Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar (Studies Dean)
  
• Brit-Maren Schjeide (representative of the academic middle block)

Student Representatives

• Daksha Sharma
• Tanushree Nehta

Individual Doctorate

The doctorate at this faculty can be arranged individually, however, the supervisor and the doctoral candidate record the jointly agreed parameters of the cooperation in a written supervision agreement.

• Supervision Agreement in German
• Supervision Agreement in English
• Doctoral Regulations
• Link online registrierung (individual doctorate)
• Application as candidate for doctorate (individual doctorate)
• Application as candidate for doctorate (individual doctorate - aid for English translation)
  Please submit the following documents with the application: Supervision Agreement, Curriculum vitae, Diploma incl. Transcripts of Records (certified copy or original for inspection)
• FAQs about your doctorate
• Comprehensive information on the doctoral studies programme can be found here.

Doctorate Committee

• Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster (Chair)
  
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß (Women's Representative)
• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer (Deputy Women's Representative)
• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann (Studies Dean)
• Prof. Dr. Peter von Philipsborn

Sessions winter semester 2025:

22 October 2025, 12 November 2025, 21 January 2026, 11 March 2026

Sessions summer semester 2026:

22 April 2026, 27 Mai 2026, 24 June 2026

Please submit your complete doctoral documents (see doctoral regulations) at least 14 days before the next meeting of the doctoral committee.

Regardless of the type of doctorate, every doctoral candidate is eligible for membership in the University of Bayreuth Graduate School.

Contact person for the subject of doctorate:

• Silke Kämpfer-Hauck
  Administration Villa, 1st Floor, Room 1.01
  Phone: 09221/407 1003
  E-mail: dekanat.leg@uni-bayreuth.de

Habilitation Committee

• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer
  
• Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen
  
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Römpp
  
• Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar
  
• Prof. Dr. Nils Grosche
  
• Dr. Brit-Maren Schjeide
  
  Habilitation regulation of the faculty (only available in German)
  

• Gabriele Schreppel
  Alte Spinnerei, 2nd Floor, Room 231 b
  Phone: 09221/407 1260
  E-mail: Gabriele.Schreppel@uni-bayreuth.de
  

• Sebastian Walter
  Administration Villa, 2nd Floor, Room 2.17
  Phone: 09221/407 1017
  E-mail: service-kulmbach@uni-bayreuth.de or sebastian.walter@uni-bayreuth.de
  

Student Council

• Jonathan Roth (Student Council Chair)
• Ezenge Robincrusoe Angeli
• Helena Schmid
• Julian Krause
• Jana Behnisch
• Levin Jost
• Eric Alfredo Ronquillo Silva

Alte Spinnerei, Room 210.1
E-mail: studentcouncil-kulmbach@uni-bayreuth.de
Website: Student council

In 1980 a regional group of the Universitätsverein Bayreuth e.V. (Univerein) was founded in Kulmbach. The spokespersons at that time were Dr. Stammberger and Henry Schramm (former mayor). The current spokesperson for the regional group is Dr. Michael Pfitzner. One of the regional group's ideas is to organize city talks in Kulmbach based on the talks in Bayreuth. There is no separate membership in the regional group. Currently the following companies from Kulmbach are members of the Univerein: The city of Kulmbach, the county of Kulmbach, Raps & Co., Ireks GmbH, Kulmbacher Brauerei, Stadtwerke Kulmbach, Sparkasse Kulmbach-Kronach. The municipalities Markt Thurnau, Markt Marktschorgast, Markt Mainleus, the community of Neudrossenfeld, Markt Kasendorf, the administrative community Untersteinach and private individuals from the district are also members of the Univerein.

The statutes of the Univerein stipulate that regional groups may be established to improve links with the region. Their objectives are identical to those of the Univerein in Bayreuth. The regional groups inform the executive committee about current issues. The spokespersons for the regional groups have close ties to the Univerein. So far there is one active regional group in Pegnitz.

Link to the Univerein