Universities
In the domain of life sciences Regensburg has plenty to offer in matters of research. There are two tertiary institutions settled here. In addition to the University of Regensburg and its University Medical Center there is also the Technical University of East Bavaria. In total there are 33,000 students in Regensburg and at the tertiary institutions approximately 8,500 employees in research teaching and administration. Some lectureships at University Medical Center are practically linked into the regional hospitals and the preclinical medicine is placed at the natural sciences faculty.