Facts and Figures
49%
of postdocs aim for a professorship and 54% aim for a long-term career in science in permanent positions beyond the professorship
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies
The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) is a multidisciplinary research institution. Its work focuses on empirical research on highly qualified individuals, both within and outside the science system; questions concerning institutions, governance, and organisational structures in higher education and science; and the dynamics of scientific knowledge production, examined from an internationally comparative perspective.
Across its research areas, the DZHW conducts representative long-term surveys. It uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. It also examines data infrastructure and develops new methods for surveying and analysis. The DZHW provides quality-assured research data and information, both its own and from external sources, to the scientific community and for evidence-based policymaking on higher education and science at the federal, state, and institutional levels.
DZHW at a Glance
DZHW Surveys
(Longitudinal and Trend Studies)
Data Infrastructures
for Research and Practice
News
2026-Oct-26
Viele Wege führen zur Lebenszeitprofessur
Neue Studie in Quantitative Science Studies mit Daten des DZHW prof*panels identifiziert vier typische Karrierewege zur ...
2026-Oct-22
Nacaps beim OECD Blue Sky Forum in Paris
Einmal alle zehn Jahre bringt die OECD mit dem Blue Sky Forum internationale Expert*innen zusammen, um über die Zukunft von Daten und Indikatoren für Wissenschaft, ...
2026-Oct-14
Deutschland bleibt weltweit gefragter Standort für Studium und Promotion
Deutschlands Hochschulen sind für Studierende aus aller Welt weiterhin attraktiv – dies zeigt die heute ...
2026-Jun-29 3:15 to 4:00 PM (CEST)
CS3 Meeting Talks
The role of new forms of data in small area estimation of social indicators: Methodological challenges and applications
Angelo Moretti (Utrecht University)
2026-Jun-23 - 2026-Jun-24
7th Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM)
Nuremberg, Germany
Special focus on "Intended and Unintended Consequences of Higher Education Reforms".
2026-Sep-28 - 2026-Ocz-02
11th HERSS-Summer School
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany