2026-Jan-09 | DZHW Brief
Völk, D., Steinkühler, J., & Ordemann, J.
Facts and Figures
74%
of all university graduates in the 2021 examination year consider themselves to be adequately employed approximately two years after graduation.
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-Feb-11
Neustart für Forschung mit internationaler Strahlkraft
Am Deutschen Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW) gibt es zum Jahresbeginn personelle Veränderungen ...
2025-Nov-26
Neue Ausgabe von Wissenschaft weltoffen
Deutschlands Hochschulen bleiben für Studierende aus aller Welt hochattraktiv: Im Wintersemester 2024/25 waren rund 402.000 internationale Studierende und Promovierende an ...
2025-Oct-29
Call for Papers
Unter dem Titel „Nachhaltige Entwicklung und die Rolle von Bildung und lebenslangem Lernen“ lädt das Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerk Bildungspotenziale (LERN) am 5. ...
2025-Oct-16
Einladung zur Abschlussveranstaltung
Das Deutsche Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW) lädt zur Abschlussveranstaltung des Projekts "Das Bandbreitenmodell im Rahmen des Kapazitätsrechts: ...
2025-Oct-08
Neue Führungsspitze am DZHW
Das Deutsche Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW) hat seine Führung neu aufgestellt: Dr. phil. Marcus Beiner hat am 1. September 2025 das Amt des ...
2025-May-27
Startschuss für bundesweite Studie zur Lebens- und Studiensituation von Studierenden
Heute startet das Deutsche Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW) die zweite ...
Publications
2026-Mar-01 | Publication
Bröder, C., Schwabe, U., Burkhard, J., Gröschl, B., & Hoche, R.
Chancen schaffen, Vielfalt fördern: Studierende mit Beeinträchtigung im Blick. Impulse für eine inklusive Hochschullehre
2026-Feb-19 | Publication
Wegner, A.
Research conditions and nothing else matters? – A typology of international researchers’ rationales for choosing host institutions
2025-Dec-10 | DZHW Brief
Gwosć, C.
Hochschul- und Studienfinanzierung in Deutschland: Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Strukturanalyse
2026-Feb-06 | Publication
In der Smitten, S., & Gwosć, C.
Hochschulfinanzen: Knappe Mittel erfordern Gestaltung
2026-Feb-07 | Publication
Meyer, H., Niemann-Lenz, J., Rodeck, L., & Revers, M.
Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: how concerns shape the AfD’s populist representation on German TikTok during the 2024 European elections
Events
2026-Mar-05 - 2026-Mar-06
LERN Annual Research Meeting 2026
Hanover, Germany
Sustainable development and the role of education and lifelong learning
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-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-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 ...
Start of the project: 2026-Jan-01
Mental health during studies and doctoral studies: problems and solutions (StuPsy)
From a life course perspective, the project investigates the development, determinants, and effects of mental health...
Start of the project: 2025-May-01
Rules and commitment in Studies – What Impact Do They Have? (Research Group RegelWerk)
The RegelWerk research group investigates the factors influencing academic success at the level of designing...
Start of the project: 2025-Feb-01
Initiation of a network of national bibliometric infrastructures (INNBI)
Commercial bibliometric databases are maintained through a centralised process in which a single commercial entity collates and standardises the...
Start of the project: 2025-Feb-01
Between Economy and Democracy: Reorganizing Research Evaluation through Metadata in the Digital Era (REREV)
Advancing digitalization is leading to a massive increase in metadata about research, on who produced which...