Facts and Figures

12.2%

of scientific and artistic employees at German universities have a foreign nationality (Data for 2018).

Wissenschaft weltoffen 2020-2022

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

2025-Feb-10

Hohe Annahme und dynamische Entwicklung der Tenure-Track-Professur in Deutschland

Der jüngst veröffentlichte Bundesbericht „Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in einer frühen ...

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2025-Jan-30

Privatwirtschaft und Wissenschaftssektor bieten unterschiedliche Chancen für Wissenschaftler*innen in ihrer frühen Karrierephase

Heute erscheint der Bundesbericht ...

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2024-Dec-11

Probieren geht über Studieren: Wie Studienabbrecher*innen dem Fachkräftemangel entgegenwirken können

Bis zu 30 Prozent aller Studierenden brechen ihr Studium ab. Doch ist ein Studium ohne Abschluss ...

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2024-Nov-07

Internationale Akademische Mobilität

Die Bundesrepublik ist nach den USA das zweitwichtigste Gastland für internationale Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, so der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst ...

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2024-Oct-10

Studie zur akademischen Redefreiheit an deutschen Hochschulen veröffentlicht

Wie steht es um die Freiheit der Lehre und Forschung in Deutschland? Ob zu gendergerechter Sprache, zum aktuellen ...

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2024-Jul-04

Aufnahme eines Hochschulstudiums hängt immer noch von der Bildungsherkunft ab

Von 100 Kindern aus akademisch gebildeten Familien beginnen 78 ein Hochschulstudium. Bei nicht-akademisch gebildeten ...

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Publications

2025-Mar-19 | DZHW Brief

Marczuk, A., Multrus, F., Hinz, T., & Strauß, S.

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) im Studienalltag: Einschätzungen von Studierenden zum Einsatz von KI an deutschen Hochschulen

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2025-Apr-25 | Publication

Netz, N., Van Mol, C., & Roohi, S.

Paper Cluster “Determinants, experiences, and outcomes of international student mobility in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic”

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2025-Apr-16 | Publication

Jaksztat, S., Goldan, L., & Gross, C. &.

How Does Taking Parental Leave Affect the Wages of Highly Educated Parents?

https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13109

2025-Jan-28 | DZHW Brief

Ohlendorf, D., Hein, D., Spangenberg, H., & Franke, B.

Berufliche Orientierung von Studienberechtigten – zunehmende Unsicherheiten?

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2025-Apr-14 | Publication

Dölle, F., Jenkner, P., Oberschelp, A., Sanders, S., & Winkelmann, G.

Ausstattungs-, Kosten- und Leistungsvergleich Fachhochschulen 2023

 

2025-Apr-16 | Publication

Quast, H., Spangenberg, H., Mentges, H., Ordemann, J., & Buchholz, S.

Inequality at the Transition to Higher Education in Germany: Social Differences by Prior Educational Pathways

https://doi.org/10.17645/si.8766

Events

2025-Sep-01 - 2025-Sep-05

10th HERSS Summer School - apply now

Wuppertal, Germany

The Summer School with a focus on "Narratives of Disruption and Continuity in Science, Technology, and Society" takes place in Wuppertal.

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Current Summer School

2025-Apr-15  3:15 to 4:00 PM (CEST)

CS3 Meeting Talks

Exploring an AI-powered survey interviewing agent for individuals who are blind or visually impaired

Haomiao Jin (University of Surrey)

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2025-Mar-10  14:00
Research symposium DZHW Berlin

Value Tensions in the Articulation of Societal Relevance in Science and the Need for Narrative Responsibility

Prof. Ruth Müller (Technische Universität München (TUM))

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Projects

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...

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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...

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Start of the project: 2025-Jan-15

From the English-speaking lecture hall to the German job market. English-language degree courses - German job market (ESDA)

In highly developed economies, there is already a shortage of skilled ...

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Start of the project: 2025-Jan-01

Research Center for Interdisciplinary and Federal Comparison of german Higher Education Law

The research center is testing a research structure for interdisciplinary and federal comparison of german higher...

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Start of the project: 2024-Oct-01

The bandwidth model in the context of capacity law: fundamentals and application scenarios (BaRKa)

The first fundamental ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court on the numerus clausus (BVerfGE 33, 303ff.)...

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Start of the project: 2024-Sept-01

Dynamic Surveys for Dynamic Life Courses (DSDLC)

The Dynamic Surveys for Dynamic Life Courses (DSDLC) project addresses three key challenges in the collection of life course data in self-administered...

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