The four research areas of the Mercator Research Group 2 are:
- Unit 1 - Prof. Dr. Christina Brandt - History of the Life Sciences and Philosophical Anthropology
- Unit 2 - Prof. Dr. Dr. Yvonne Wübben - Literature and Anthropological Knowledge
- Unit 3 - Prof. Dr. Anna Tuschling - Media and Anthropological Knowledge
- Unit 4 - Prof. Dr. Estrid Sørensen - Cultural Psychology and Anthropological Knowledge