The Leibniz Association acts as an umbrella organisation for three large and prestigious institutions, each of which represents a globally significant research infrastructure in their respective disciplines: Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics; the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach; and the ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association.
One-to-one communication between scientists is particularly important in the field of Mathematics and Informatics. The discovery of new mathematical relationships and solutions to problems, or the development and programming of algorithms for concrete application are creative and time-consuming activities whose results are published in condensed form. In both scientific fields, the direct contact between scientists allows them to most efficiently discuss ideas that will ultimately be concentrated into compact formulae or algorithms.
The ARL is the central platform and professional voice of spatial science research and practice and brings recognised experts together on socially relevant topics. The academy provides all network participants with human and financial resources necessary for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, the synthesis of spatial knowledge and the effective transfer of results. In this way, current issues of sustainable spatial development are tackled in an integrated, multidisciplinary and practice-orientated manner. This inter- and transdisciplinary approach characterises all activities, events and publications with the aim of stimulating forward-thinking change and actively shaping the process of spatial transformation. The academy documents the results of this exchange and cooperation between disciplines and between science and practice as appropriate for specific target groups and makes these publications freely accessible to all interested parties.
