In 1609, the University of Marburg established the world's first professorship in chemistry. In 2012 it opened the first German participative chemistry museum, called "Chemicum". Its experimental course programme is aimed at encouraging young people to pursue careers in science.
The university is most famous for its life sciences research, but is also home to one of the few centers that conduct research on the middle east, the CNMS (center for near and middle eastern studies). The departments of psychology and geography enjoy an outstanding reputation and reached Excellence Group status in the Europe-wide CHE Excellence Ranking 2009.
According to the 2012 QS Ranking, the university ranked among the top 30 German universities. The ARWU ranking which is more focused on research, ranks the university around 200,[3] with its life sciences and social sciences department in the 151-200 range worldwide.
The strong research is also illustrated by its participation in several SFBs (Sonderforschungsbereiche). These collaborative research centres are financed by the German Science Foundation DFG. They encourage researchers to cross the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties within the participating university.
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