October

5 October 2021
University of Mannheim Receives More Funding from the German Research Foundation and Ranks Second with Its Funding Volume in Social Sciences

September

5 September 2021
Europeans Have Ambivalent Feelings Towards Autonomous Vehicles
A new study in the EU shows that most participants consider autonomous vehicles to be safe and sustainable. However, they fear that using autonomous vehicles on a large scale may lead to infringements of data protection law. The study is part of “PAsCal”, a cooperative EU project, and was conducted by the chair of Consumer Psychology at the University of Mannheim.

February

25 February 2021
Petition to Ensure Funding of Reformed Psychotherapy Training in Baden-Württemberg
The student representatives of the Department of Psychology at the University of Mannheim have started a petition together with other departmental student committees of universities in Baden-Württemberg. In the petition, the students demand that the state government provide funding for the new psychology programs prescribed for the training of psychotherapists since September 2020 – something the government has yet to commit to. A total of 4,200 signatures have already been collected to date.