Its interdisciplinary nature and its ability to capitalize on the wide array of competencies on hand make FBK unique in the Italian research landscape.Fondazione Bruno Kessler activities range from humanistic studies to scientific and technological research. The main areas of scientific research are:

• Information technology – Center for Information Technology
• Materials and Microsystems – Center for Materials and Microsystems
• European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas - ECT*

Research in the humanities:

• Center for Italian-German Historical Studies
• Center for Religious Studies

Interdisciplinary and inter-center research project:

• Gender cOnstructions between Sciences and Humanities (GOSH)