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 ...
Time makes the difference About 18,000 physicians from Cuba came to Brazil between 2013 and 2018 during the "More Doctors for Brazil" project. The programme aimed at alleviating the public health emergency, however, initially met with surprising resistance, as Konstanz anthropologist Maria Lidola observed in Rio de Janeiro. When countries in the Global ...
Why language matters: Endangered languages and discrimination What endangered languages have to do with inequality and discrimination: new research results from the University of Konstanz and Kristianstad Every two weeks, one of the world's estimated 7,000 languages becomes extinct. It is estimated that ...
Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS)
Press Release Why the Gulf States Are Betting on Hydrogen Why are Gulf oil and gas producers so keen to promote hydrogen energy? This question is addressed in a new discussion paper by Natalie Koch, political geographer and fellow at the Institute for Advanced ...
Campus Klinik an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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 ...
Technische Universität München
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Social Stigma Burdens Innovative Lung Cancer-Therapies, Study Says Social stigma towards diseases such as lung cancer can hinder patients to seek treatment and, as a consequence, negatively affects the diffusion of innovative therapies, according to a recently published study. “Lung cancer carries a unique social stigma due to its association with cigarette smoking, and hence is often seen as a smoker’s disease, ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 22798 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/36358/ NEWS RELEASE Germany's strongest university in business sciences TUM repeats top placement in WirtschaftsWoche rankings The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is the strongest research university in ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510 - e-mail: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/36313/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1579159 NEWS RELEASE Metal-organic ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center e-mail: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/36204/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1554685 NEWS RELEASE Sustainable biotechnological production of a natural substance against tuberculosis Designed bacteria produce coral-antibiotic Corals growing on the reefs of ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510 - e-mail: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/36181/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1554164 NEWS RELEASE How stony-iron meteorites form SAPHiR multi-anvil press solves mystery of the ...
Technische Universität München
Microsoft CEO in conversation with TUM students Satya Nadella to pay a virtual visit to the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM) Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, is embarking on a virtual tour of Germany. It will include a visit to the Technical University of Munich (TUM). On Tuesday, June 23, he will speak with Prof. Sami Haddadin, the ...
Deze pandemie is de grootste beproeving van het Europese project in de geschiedenis van de Europese Unie, maar het leiderschap binnen de EU blijkt echter verlamd te zijn. Dit is een ongekende uitdaging die om een uitzonderlijk antwoord vraagt. DiEM25 biedt een driepuntenplan om alle inwoners van Europa te beschermen, een economische depressie af te wenden en de ineenstorting van de Unie te voorkomen. Drie stappen om ...
How Do Ideologies and Lobbying Connections of U.S. Politicians Influence Corporate Accounting? Researchers at the University of Mannheim recently conducted a study on the influence of U.S. members of Congress on corporate accounting. The team led by Prof. Jannis Bischof of the collaborative research center “Accounting for Transparency” found out that ideologically ...
Male scientists more likely than female colleagues to use language framing their research findings as "excellent", "novel" and "unique". These are the findings of an analysis led by an international team of researchers at the University of Mannheim, the Harvard Medical School, and Yale University, published Dec. 16 in BMJ. Perception is reality, the adage goes, and it may even be true when it comes to conveying the ...
Six Components of Healthy Family Meals Meta-analysis of data from over 29,000 respondents worldwide Turning the TV off, taking time to eat, not arguing at the table: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of Mannheim have evaluated studies examining the quality of family meals. Their findings can serve as guidelines for parents and guardians wanting to help their children ...
