New CDSS doctoral programme in social data science to start in 2026

The Centre for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioural Sciences (CDSS) is launching its fourth doctoral programme: ‘Social Data Science’. It was developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business Informatics and Mathematics. The application phase for the 2026 cohort will begin in mid-November 2025, with the first cohort starting in September 2026. We warmly welcome Prof. Dr Heiner Stuckenschmidt as a new member of the CDSS Selection and Examination Committee.