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The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the integration of a Russian refugee researcher into the research group “Reconfiguration and Internalization of Social Structure (RISS)” for three years. For security reasons she wishes to remain anonymous. Professor Richard Traunmüller, political ...

The event is part of the ENGAGE.EU Think Tank on 29 September

University is just for grown-ups? Quite the contrary: At the Kids’ University, the participating children learn something about the coincidences and probabilities of everyday life (8 October), go on an exciting journey through Italy (12 November) and get to know their own eating habits from a ...

The September report of the German Business Panel (GBP) shows that financial information of companies must currently be taken with a grain of salt. It seems that companies are using their room for manoeuver more than they used to, and that they use it, in particular, to make their profits appear ...

The “No to harassment” initiative of the Department of Gender Equality and Social Diversity of the University of Mannheim raises awareness of the issue of harassment and offers advice for those affected. In addition, university members have now been trained for more safety in nightlife as part of ...

From 26 to 30 September, the Trifels Summer School on Open Science will take place. The Summer School is part of a long-term series of events and, this year, hosted by the University of Mannheim. On Thursday, 29 September, all those interested are invited to the “Trifelser Gespräch”, a panel ...

In the fall semester, the Mannheim Center for Data Science (MCDS) and the European University ENGAGE.EU will host a lecture series on the broad spectrum of areas in which data science can be applied.

Investments in wind and solar power sources have long been considered as expensive and dependent on public subsidies. A new study by economists from the University of Mannheim shows that plants in good locations can now be operated profitably without subsidies. The reason for this: cost reductions ...

Since July 2022, the University of Mannheim has become a member of the German Reproducibility Network (GRN), a multidisciplinary consortium advocating for more transparency in research. The University of Mannheim is the first university to join this network.

As of the fall semester 2022, students of the University of Mannheim can obtain a free certificate as part of the Studium Oecologicum. With presentations and workshops, the program offers a holistic approach to sustainability across all schools and semesters.