Oliver Dickhäuser Elected to the Senate of the Leibniz Association

Oliver Dickhäuser trägt ein blaues Hemd und ein graues Sakko.

Oliver Dickhäuser, Professor for Educational Psychology, has been elected as a new member of the Senate of the Leibniz Association. His term of office begins on 1 August 2026. At the same time, he has been appointed to the Senate Competition Committee.

The Senate is the Leibniz Association’s central science policy body. It brings together representatives of leading research organizations, distinguished figures from academia, politics, and public life, as well as researchers from Germany and abroad. Senate members advise the Leibniz Association on strategic matters, issue recommendations on scientific development, and make decisions on evaluations and funding recommendations for Leibniz institutions, among other responsibilities.

The Leibniz Association

The Leibniz Association brings together 96 independent research institutions whose scientific expertise spans the natural, engineering, and environmental sciences, as well as the economic, social, spatial, and humanities disciplines. Leibniz institutes work closely with universities and address issues of significant societal relevance. Together, they employ around 21,700 staff members, including approximately 12,300 researchers. The Leibniz Association has an annual budget of more than €2.3 billion.

This text was translated from German by DeepL.

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