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Türkisfarbene Mappen liegen auf einem schwarzen Tisch. Die Mappe haben die weiße Aufschrift "SFB/Transregio 266, Accounting for Transparency".

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GBP Monitor: Despite the Supply Chain Act, Financial Factors Dominate the Selection of Business Relationships – Sustainability Takes a Backseat

For companies, proven criteria such as price, the reliability of payment terms or the length of the business relationship continue to play the most important role when selecting their customers and suppliers. Sustainability aspects are clearly subordinate – despite the new Supply Chain Act. This is ...

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Mannheim Professor of Law Advises Federal Ministry of Finance on Simplifying Corporate Tax

Together with 12 other experts, Professor Dr. Erik Röder prepared a report with proposals for simplifying corporate taxation and lessen the bureaucratic burden on companies. The report has now been handed over to Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

Camille Urvoy lächelt in die Kamera

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After Takeover, French TV Channels Broadcast 50% More Far-Right Opinions

In a new study, the EPoS Economic Research Center at the Universities of Mannheim and Bonn, led by Professor Camille Urvoy, Ph.D., analyzed French TV channels with regard to the political preferences of their owners. Channels of the Canal Plus Group, which was recently bought by billionaire Vincent ...

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Summer Construction by rnv: Universität and Schloss Stops Closed for an Extended Period

Due to construction work by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv), employees and students of the University of Mannheim will have to adjust to significant changes in public transportation.

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Sociologist David Kretschmer Has Been Awarded the 2024 Lorenz-von-Stein Prize

Kretschmer receives the award for his dissertation on the friendships of Muslim youth in Germany.

A man in a suit is sitting at a desk. There is an open laptop on the desk. The man looks thoughtfully to the side.

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Tone of letters influences capital flows into mutual funds

The writing style of shareholder letters from US fund companies influences how much capital flows from investors into the fund. If they are written dishonestly or negatively, it does not go down well with investors.

Eine Studentin steht auf einer Wiese, man sieht Bäume im Hintergrund. Die Studentin ist Aitana Orrego Martínez.

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Aitana Orrego Martínez Receives DAAD Prize

Aitana Orrego Martínez comes from Peru's capital Lima. At the age of 18, she moved to Germany to study Political Science with a minor in Economics at the University of Mannheim. During her studies, she discovered her passion for international development cooperation, for which she was awarded this ...

Junge Frau mit Tablet im Arm lächelt in die Kamera

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University Commits to Appointing More Women

The University of Mannheim joins the voluntary commitment of the German Rectors’ Conference to achieve more gender equality in appointments

Prof. Paulheim steht mit einem Mikrofon auf einer Bühne und hält einen Vortrag. Im Hintergrund steht eine weiße Wand mit blauen Feldern. Auf einem Feld ist der Schriftzug "DATIpilot" zu sehen.

Trustworthy AI Made in Mannheim

How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to make comprehensible medical decisions? A new project at the University of Mannheim, which has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), will analyze this question.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Meiser, Prof. Dr. Simone Paolo Ponzetto, Dr. Ross Ogilvie, Prof. Dr. Marc Debus mit der Proerektorin für Studium und Lehre, Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel

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Four Teachers Were Honored with the University’s Teaching Award

Their teaching is extraordinary: Three professors and one postdoctoral researcher have received the University of Mannheim’s teaching award 2024 in recognition of their outstanding teaching methods and commitment to students. Professor Dr. Simone Paolo Ponzetto, Professor Dr. Marc Debus, Professor ...