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You "sort of slipped into that postdoc role" – quite deliberately. Congratulations, Jonas Gottschalk-Rayling!
On Friday, October 2, 2026, Jonas Gottschalk-Rayling successfully defended his dissertation at Heidelberg University.Recently published by Anna Korn and colleagues: How gender shapes social protection in the platform economy
Platform work is reshaping labour—but gendered inequalities in social protection remain overlooked. This article reveals…Recently published: "In Need of a Coalition of the Willing" by Tim Seidenschnur
Tim Seidenschnur analyzes interviews with German university presidents, and reflects on different perspectives on…Prof. Dr. Guido Bünstorf reappointed to the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation (EFI)
Berlin, September 2, 2026. Following today’s approval by the German Federal Cabinet (Bundeskabinett) of the composition…Fresh from the press: "The postdoc paradox: causes and manifestations" by Johannes Koenig and Anne Otto
The “postdoc paradox” describes the fact that a high degree of qualification match in academia is associated with poorer…Most Recently Published: Valon Kadriu’s Findings on “Novelty and Selective Reporting in Economics”
In his working paper published by the Institute for Replication (I4R), Valon Kadriu draws on findings from the academic…Congratulations on successfully completing your dissertation, Merve Kılıçkan
We warmly congratulate Merve Kılıçkan on successfully defending her doctoral theses.How innovative entrepreneurial firms survive and perform in the post-incubation phase - new findings published by Brunnström, Bagley, Buenstorf & McKelvey
Drawing on theories about knowledge-intensive startups, the authors analyze the relationship between knowledge…Fresh from the press: "'Independent learning’ in higher education: examining the dynamics of autonomy and collaboration" by Magdalena Fellner
In her new article in the "Journal of Further and Higher Education", Magdalena Fellner analyzes the role of independent…From green thesis to green invention: tracing the contribution of PhDs to green technology transfer of German universities
In their new Scientometrics article G. Bünstorf., A. Hindiyeh, J. König, L.P. Neumann & B. Özgün examine the direct and…
