Research News

In October, a new Humboldt Research Fellow has joined the University of Mannheim. Over the next two years, Dr. Meridith LaVelle will be conducting research at the chair of Professor Sabine Carey on human rights, political violence, and the right to privacy.

As part of the Wübben Foundation for Science's Appointment Accelerator funding program, Dr. Pooja Rani will take up a professorship in computer science at the University of Mannheim in the summer semester of 2026.

Interdisciplinary CanadaForum explores the North American country through cultural, historical, and sociological perspectives – Kick-off event with Canadian professor Myra Bloom (Toronto).

Political scientist Dr. Constantin Wurthmann from the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) of the University of Mannheim has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant in the amount of 1.5 million euros. In his project, he investigates how the identities of sexual and gender minorities ...

A new survey by the German Business Panel (GBP) at the University of Mannheim shows that German businesses view the economic policy direction of the new government only moderately positively. In particular, skepticism is high regarding the planned corporate tax reform—and the ongoing trade dispute ...

Extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods affect the economic strength of European regions not only in the short term, but often years later. This is shown by a new study conducted by economist Dr. Sehrish Usman from the University of Mannheim, co-authored with economists from ...

How do order books affect economic cycles? And what happens when “hawks” instead of “doves” steer the central bank? The economist Matthias Meier, who took up a Heisenberg Professorship at the University of Mannheim on 1 August 2025, is working on these questions.

The planned massive increase in Germany’s military spending may contribute significantly less to economic development than is often claimed. This is the finding of a new study by economists Professor Tom Krebs, Ph.D., and Dr. Patrick Kaczmarczyk from the University of Mannheim.

A new study involving the Mannheim-based economist junior professor Dr. Wladislaw Mill shows: Victims of abuse of power get used to unfair rules.

A new study by researchers at the University of Mannheim demonstrates how cultures evaluate attractiveness differently and the influence this evaluation can have on social success.