Occupations shape personality, and vice versa A new study by researchers at the University of Mannheim shows that people with similar personality traits often work in similar jobs. Those who stand out from their colleagues, on the other hand, often change jobs. Anyone wondering why "the same type of person" often works in certain occupations now has a sound scientific answer: A new study by the University of Mannheim ...
Europäischer Rechnungshof - European Court of Auditors
Europäischer Rechnungshof - European Court of Auditors
Pozvánka na tiskovou prezentaci pořádanou dne 21. května 2025 Doplňkové důchodové systémy – fungují na vnitřním trhu EU? - Tisková prezentace online: středa 21. května v 10:00 SELČ - Zveřejnění zprávy: tentýž den v 17:00 SELČ Evropský účetní dvůr (EÚD) si Vás tímto dovoluje pozvat ...
Europäischer Rechnungshof - European Court of Auditors
Pozvánka na tiskovou prezentaci pořádanou dne 21. května 2025 Doplňkové důchodové systémy – fungují na vnitřním trhu EU? - Tisková prezentace online: středa 21. května v 10:00 SELČ - Zveřejnění zprávy: tentýž den v 17:00 SELČ Evropský účetní dvůr (EÚD) si Vás tímto dovoluje pozvat na online tiskovou prezentaci ke své nové zvláštní ...
Study reveals that investment behaviors characterized by masculinity can negatively impact returns A new study by researchers from the University of Mannheim and the University of Essex shows that male and female fund managers invest in different sectors - influenced by their own consumption preferences. This has a ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Interaction of exoskeleton and electrical stimulation Regaining mobility quickly after a stroke Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a system that helps patients learn to move their paralyzed arms and hands quickly after a stroke. This requires targeted stimulation of the muscles in the ...
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE Foundation for new cancer treatment strategies Organoids represent the complex cell landscape of pancreatic cancer - Tumors are composed of cancer cells with a variety of different characteristics. - This contributes significantly to the complexity of pancreatic cancer and makes the disease difficult to treat. - For the ...
Research on Discrimination: Access to Professional Networks is Crucial Black people in the USA are disadvantaged in terms of access to relevant professional networks compared to White Americans. However, those who are already part of a professional network enjoy the same benefits. Lunch dates with randomly selected persons help to break up entrenched structures in ...
GBP Monitor: Despite the Supply Chain Act, Financial Factors Dominate the Selection of Business Relationships – Sustainability Takes a Backseat For companies, proven criteria such as price, the reliability of payment terms or the length of the business relationship continue to play the most important role when ...
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
Lowering the Voting Age Does Not Help against the Rise of Right-Wing Populist Parties Lowering the voting age to 16 is only an option but not a guarantee of support for democracy and democratic parties. This is the finding of a new study by political scientist Thomas König and his co-author Stefan Eschenwecker from the University of Mannheim. Can a lower voting age ...
Social Acceptance of Immigrants Working as Politicians or Judges Is Low Often, the dominant society develops negative attitudes towards immigrants and their descendants because their integration is too successful – and not, because they are unwilling to integrate. This is the finding of a new study, conducted by researchers of the University of Mannheim and ...
Discrimination Impairs Mental Health Directly and Indirectly Up to now, there was some indication that discrimination negatively affects a person’s mental health and well-being. With a meta study, female researchers of the University of Mannheim show the clear negative effects of discrimination for the first time. The systematic meta study of Christine Emmer, Julia Dorn, and Professor Dr. Jutta Mata, holder of the ...
New Ways for a Compromise in Migration Policy The German populations’ immigration policy preferences are more nuanced than commonly understood and it is possible to bring together contrasting views. This is shown in a current study of sociologists and political scientists of the University of Mannheim and New York University. Migration is an increasingly dominating topic in politics and is discussed with increasing ...
Harnessing innovation to build a bio-based, climate-neutral and circular economy – that is the goal of Germany’s National Bioeconomy Strategy. But is Germany on track, and does development align with the overarching Sustainable Development Goals? Please excuse any double sendings Joint Press release Oeko-Institut and Symobio 2.0 Darmstadt, 18. April ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10808 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/quantum-technology-for-cancer-imaging NEWS RELEASE Quantum technology for cancer imaging Applied quantum mechanics in medicine Tracing the metabolism of tumor cells using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...
Refugee Researcher from Russia to Conduct Research at the University of Mannheim The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the integration of a Russian refugee researcher into the research group “Reconfiguration and Internalization of Social Structure (RISS)” for three years. For security reasons she wishes to remain anonymous. Professor Richard ...
Renewable energy sources are more profitable than ever Investments in wind and solar power sources have long been considered as expensive and dependent on public subsidies. A new study by economists from the University of Mannheim shows that plants in good locations can now be operated profitably without subsidies. The reason for this: cost reductions through technological innovations have been able to overcompensate ...
Why hydrogen is already an economical energy source At peak times, hydrogen can be an economically viable addition to electricity supply - provided that the hydrogen is converted on so-called reversible power-to-gas storage systems. This is the result of a new study by Mannheim economists Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Ph.D., and Professor Dr. Gunther Glenk. In their study, which was published in Nature Communications, ...
First Guidebook of Pro-Government Militias Worldwide Conflict researcher Sabine Carey of the University of Mannheim developed the first online catalog containing extensive information on over 500 pro-government militias worldwide. Pro-government militias are organized, armed groups that support governments without being part of the formal security apparatus. Whether it’s in the Balkan countries, Afghanistan, or many ...
