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CDSS Alumnus Benjamin Engst appointed Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Exciting times ahead for political scientist Benjamin Engst who is looking forward to starting his new position as Associate Professor of Political Science within Public Policy & Administration at NTNU in Trondheim this August. His research interests include Comparative Politics and Public Policy ...

Florian Pethig. He is wearing a green sweater and is standing in front of a green hedge.

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CDSB Alumnus Florian Pethig appointed as Assistant Professor at Tilburg University

Florian Pethig, a CDSB graduate who holds both his master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Mannheim, has recently joined Tilburg University as an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management. With expertise in digital ...

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Season's Greetings from the GESS

As we bid farewell to another year, we extend our warmest wishes to you and those you hold dear. Happy Holidays! Let us step into the new year with excitement, happiness, and hope. Thank you for being part of our journey and for your continued support. We look forward to reconnecting with you in ...

Lars Leszczensky. He is wearing a blue shirt and is standing inside the A5 building.

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CDSS Alumnus Lars Leszczensky appointed Professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt

Many congratulations to CDSS Alumnus Lars Leszczensky who joined Goethe University in Frankfurt in December 2023 and holds a chair in sociology with a focus on network research. In 2024, he'll begin a new project on “The Interplay of Children’s and Parents’ Networks in Shaping Each Other’s Social ...

Mirka Henninger. She is wearing a black jacket over a white shirt.

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CDSS Alumna Mirka Henninger appointed Professor of Statistics and Data Science

CDSS Alumna Mirka Henninger will join the Faculty of Psychology as Professor for Statistics and Data Science at the University of Basel from February 2024. Her research program comprises psychometric modeling, machine learning methods and the modeling of multilevel data. In these areas and their ...

Jens Förderer. He is wearing a black suit and is standing inside a white walled building.

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ERC Starting Grant awarded to CDSB Alumnus Jens Förderer

Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer, Professor of Innovation and Digitalization at the Technical University of Munich's School of Management, Heilbronn Campus, was awarded the European Research Council Starting Grant for his project “Fair Competition in App Markets”. His research project, which he already ...

Felix Rusche. He is wearing a black sweater and is standing in front of brown door.

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Joachim Herz Foundation awards Fellowship to CDSE Doctoral Candidate

Congratulations to CDSE doctoral student Felix Rusche who has been awarded an Add-on Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Economics and Interdisciplinary Business Administration by the Joachim Herz Foundation for his research in labor and development economics. The Fellowships are endowed with research ...

Six of the award winners and Thomas Gschwend are standing in the courtyard of B6, 30-32 and are holding their certificates.

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And the winners of the 2023 GESS Awards are ...

The GESS Awards commend outstanding research and teaching in the past academic year. It is with great pleasure that we announce this year's recipients. The award for Best Interdisciplinary Research Proposal goes to innovative projects and collaboration across different disciplines. The winners of ...

CDSE Alumna Pia Pinger receives an ERC Starting Grant

CDSE Alumna Prof. Dr. Pia Pinger, Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne is awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her research project “OPPORTUNITY”. The project investigates whether and, if so, why people from different ...

Thomas Gschwend. He is wearing a blue suit and is standing outside of the A5 building.

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GESS Board of Directors – new term, new positions, and board members

Congratulations to Professor Thomas Gschwend who took over the position of GESS Dean of Graduate Studies in addition to his position as Academic Director of the Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS), which he holds since the 2019 spring term. Furthermore, the GESS ...