GESS expands doctoral programme: New track in social data science to start in 2026

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) is launching its fourth doctoral program: Social Data Science at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS). The program builds on the strong cooperation between the School of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business Informatics and Mathematics.
Timeline: Applications for the 2026 cohort (including the new track) open mid-November 2025; the inaugural cohort will enroll in September 2026.
With the new track, Prof. Heiner Stuckenschmidt joins the CDSS Admission and Assessment Committee (AAC). [Welcome on board — we look forward to working with you!]
Details & application: www.uni-mannheim.de/gess/apply/admission-requirements/for-cdss/