Cultural and social research; promotion of research that illuminates the human-society-environment framework, particularly in the fields of social research, philosophy, sociology, and social ethics, preventive cancer research, musicology, and literature; promotion of society- and environment-related work in the aforementioned sciences, as well as practical experiments that gain and test insights through experience; awarding of scientific and practical contracts; organization of interdisciplinary discussions and similar events, as well as the formation of working groups; publication of publications and media; acquisition of real estate.