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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 ...

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.

Katrhrine von Graevenitz trägt ein weißes Oberteil und lächelt.

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Prof. Kathrine von Graevenitz, Ph.D., has been elected to the German Data Forum

Effective 1 July 2026, Prof. Kathrine von Graevenitz, Ph.D., will serve on the German Data Forum (RatSWD).

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Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi Appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board at the Federal Ministry of Finance

Since 13 April 2026, Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board at the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF).

Vier Personen sitzen in einem Seminarraum

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University of Mannheim Part of EU-Funded Doctoral Network for the First Time

A total of ten European universities have formed the “MultiLAwa – Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society” network. It is funded with EUR 4.35 million under the EU’s “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions” program.

Prof. Kogan trägt ein rotes Oberteil und eine Brille.

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Federal Ministry of the Interior Appoints Professor Irena Kogan to Expert Council on Integration and Migration

Since 1 April, the professor of Sociology and Societal Comparisons and former director of the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) has been a member of the independent, interdisciplinary body that provides research-based policy advice.

Portraitfoto der Forscherin Eirliani Abdul Rahman. Sie trägt einen schwarze Brille und einen schwarzen Rollkragenpullover.

Harvard Researcher Seeks Refuge at the University of Mannheim

Researcher Eirliani Abdul Rahman, who holds a doctorate from Harvard University, transferred to the University of Mannheim in early March thanks to funding from the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung. The program for international academic freedom is supporting her with around EUR 1.8 million, enabling a ...

Eine Person steckt einen blauen Umschlag in eine Wahlurne.

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Changes in Psychological Well-Being and Personality due to Elections

Mannheim psychologist Professor Olga Stavrova and her colleagues have investigated how supporters of winning or losing parties experience election results and what changes in well-being and personality can be observed until up to four months later.

Studierende sitzen in einem Seminarraum an Tischen und schauen nach vorne zum Dozierenden.

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Wikipedia Project: Students Strengthen Public Knowledge on European Identity

In the winter semester of 2025, students at the University of Mannheim not only analyzed European identity theoretically but also actively contributed to the public dissemination of knowledge. As an alternative examination format, they wrote and revised Wikipedia articles on key aspects of European ...