2026-Jul-30 | DZHW Brief
Ordemann, J., & Pfeiffer, F.
Facts and Figures
43%
of respondents in the graduating class of 2022 are unclear about their interests regarding their educational and career path after school, six months before graduating.
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies
The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) carries out application-oriented empirical research. Our work focuses on two main fields: research on higher education, including analyses of students' and graduates' experiences, issues relating to life-long learning, steering and funding, and research into the scientific world and academic organisations. The Centre sees itself as part of the scientific community and is a service provider for higher education institutions and policy-makers.
News
Announcements
2026-Aug-06
Habilitation von David Broneske stärkt datengetriebene Forschungsinfrastrukturen am DZHW
Dr. David Broneske, Leiter der Abteilung „Infrastruktur und Methoden“ am Deutschen Zentrum ...
2026-Jul-30
DZHW Brief: Studium bleibt finanziell attraktiv – jedoch gehen Bildungsrenditen seit 2015 zurück
Ein Hochschulstudium lohnt sich finanziell auch heute noch. Allerdings haben sich die mittleren ...
2026-Jul-01
FifHO eröffnet Forum für interdisziplinäre Forschung zum Hochschulrecht im föderalen System
Wie lassen sich die Hochschulgesetze der Länder systematisch vergleichen? Welche Erkenntnisse ergeben ...
2026-Jun-25
HELM 2026: Internationale Konferenz zu Bildungs- und Erwerbschancen
Beim 7. Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM 2026) diskutierten am 23. und 24. Juni ...
2026-Jun-15
Bildungsbericht 2026: Hochschulen im Umbruch – demografische Entwicklung und soziale Ungleichheit im Fokus
Das deutsche Hochschulsystem befindet sich weiterhin in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Das zeigt das ...
2026-Jun-11
Leibniz Universität Hannover verlängert Juniorprofessur von Jan Karem Höhne – Erfolgreiche Forschung am DZHW wird fortgesetzt
Die Leibniz Universität Hannover hat ...
Publications
2026-Aug-18 | Publication
Stefani, A., & Schiffer-Fiedler, I.
Women’s Experiences of Discrimination and Their Success Expectations in Higher Education: Evidence from Gendered Fields of Study
2026-Aug-10 | Publication
Walke, D., Pandey, S., Saake, G., Jarasch, A., Broneske, D., & Heyer, R.
Evaluation of subgraph querying from databases for mini-batch training of graph neural networks
2026-Jun-18 | DZHW Brief
Kizilirmak, J. M., & Begemann, C.
Ein Titel, viele Wege: Die Vielfalt der Laufbahntypen in die Lebenszeitprofessur
2026-Aug-06 | Publication
Oberschelp, A., Dölle, F., Jenkner, P., Sanders, S., & Winkelmann, G.
Ausstattungs-, Kosten- und Leistungsvergleich Universitäten 2024
Events
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
Special focus on "International perspectives on higher education research and science studies: Global citizenships".
Projects
Start of the project: 2026-Apr-01
Pursuing a Doctorate with Health Impairments (ProBee)
The project “Pursuing a Doctorate with Health Impairments (ProBee)” examines the situation of doctoral candidates in Germany whose doctoral...
Start of the project: 2026-Mar-01
Support, networking, and research transfer in the field of participatory student engagement (BeNeFiT ESt)
How can students contribute their concerns and positions to universities? Where can they participate in...
Start of the project: 2026-Mar-01
Participation and Student Engagement at Universities (PuSH)
The project “Participation and Student Engagement at Universities: Conditions for Success and Impact” (PuSH) examines which individual,...
Start of the project: 2026-Mar-01
EUROGRADUATE 2026 Germany
With EUROGRADUATE 2026, the European-wide survey of higher education graduates enters its next round, covering 17 countries. The project is coordinated by the European Higher Education Sector...
Start of the project: 2026-Feb-01
Attacks on and conflicts within science and higher education institutions in Germany
In many countries around the world, academic freedom is protected by law and supported by society. In light of...
Start of the project: 2026-Jan-01
Translation process optimisation in the context of the internationalisation of the FDZ-DZHW using the example of additional data publications (OptiDat)
The OptiDat project aims to strengthen the internationalisation and ...