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Since this year, many companies are obliged to publish their key sustainability figures in the same way they publish their financial information. How do companies deal with the non-financial ESG figures which include environmental and social aspects as well as governance?

The German populations’ immigration policy preferences are more nuanced than commonly understood and it is possible to bring together contrasting views. This is shown in a current study of sociologists and political scientists of the University of Mannheim and New York University.

Just like humans, AI-based large-language models have characteristics such as morals and values. However, these are not always transparent. Researchers of the University of Mannheim and GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences have now analyzed how the settings of the language models can be ...

What are the chances of going to and completing primary school for children in sub-Saharan countries? A current study of Professor Dr. Ilze Plavgo, Professor of Sociology at the University of Mannheim, shows that educational attainment in these countries is characterized by low social mobility.

In June 2023, the President’s Office of the University of Mannheim has adopted Publication Guidelines. The aim of the President's Office is to strengthen the university’s position in international and national research communities, and to increase the visibility of its performance. The Publication ...

Hydrogen is poised to accelerate the global energy transition as the industry exhibits steep learning curves and finds ways to produce the gas more efficiently and at lower cost, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Mannheim and Harvard Business School.

The Growth Opportunities Act, which is about to be passed, aims to promote investments in Germany and to counteract economic crises. But can the planned measures deliver what they promise? The new study of the German Business Panel shows that many companies are skeptical about that. Less than 20 ...

The Mannheim psychologist receives the prize of the German Psychological Society for her research in psychological diagnostics and for establishing diagnostic procedures for recording psychological traits.

The German Research Foundation has awarded funding in the amount of almost 362,000 euros to Dr. David Izydorczyk of the Chair of Experimental Psychology to investigate this question.

A new study by the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 224 EPoS at the Universities of Bonn and Mannheim is investigating how to enable digital participation for people who have so far lived offline.