Research News

Florian Keusch trägt ein weißes Hemd und darüber einen grauen Pullover.

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Florian Keusch Appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Population Research

Keusch, a professor of Social Data Science and Methodology at the University of Mannheim, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB). His term of office began on 1 July 2026 and will last five years.

Oliver Dickhäuser trägt ein blaues Hemd und ein graues Sakko.

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Oliver Dickhäuser Elected to the Senate of the Leibniz Association

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

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EASP Early Career Award for Dr. Jana Berkessel

Social Psychologist Dr. Jana Berkessel has been granted the Early Career Award of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP).

Die Flagge der Europäischen Union weht an einer Fahnenstange im Wind.

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EU Merger Reform Leaves Key Gaps, Economists Warn

Economists warn that there are gaps in the EU’s draft Merger Guidelines which could lead to systematic errors in assessing mergers.

Amerikanische Flagge.

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Special Issue of the Journal Amerikastudien Marking the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

On 4 July, 2026, the 250th anniversary of American independence was celebrated. To mark this anniversary, experts analyze the founding of the United States in 1776 and its relevance to the present day in the special issue of the journal Amerikastudien, titled “The Cultural Politics of 1776: ...

Frontale Persepktive des Schlosses Mannheim

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Two Awards for Social Scientists at the University of Mannheim

Dr. Leah von der Heyde and Dr. Sandra Morgenstern have been honored for their scholarly work. While von der Heyde is receiving the Lorenz von Stein Prize for her dissertation on artificial intelligence in survey research, Morgenstern is being honored with the Bojanovsky Prize for her research on ...

Vier Personen unterhalten sich.

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Women's quotas boost work engagement – if employees are aware of them

Women’s quotas can have an impact beyond simply ensuring a more balanced distribution of leadership positions. A study by researchers at the University of Mannheim and the Rotterdam School of Management shows that they can also boost employee engagement—but only if employees are aware of the ...

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Climate-neutral Steel Production in Germany Can Be Profitable

A new study by Mannheim economists shows that transformation is feasible

Professorin Kogan steht mit Ministerin Olschowski und mit Hans-Georg Kräusslich auf der Bühne und hält ihre Auszeichnung in der Hand.

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Irena Kogan Honored with State Research Award

The ceremonial handover took place on 11 June in Stuttgart

Digitales Profil eines menschlichen Kopfes mit leuchtenden, vernetzten Linien auf dunklem Hintergrund.

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Study Shows How Facebook Users Affected by Data Breaches Reacted

A new study by Mannheim Business Administration professor Hartmut Höhle examines the reactions of actual victims of the Cambridge Analytica scandal at Facebook over a longer period of time. Its key finding is that despite being affected by data fraud, users remain on the platform.