Research
The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) carries out application-oriented empirical research in the field of higher education research and science studies. DZHW also provides research-based services for policy-makers in higher education and science. Another of its tasks is to provide research infrastructure for national and international higher education research and science studies. DZHW is committed to politically independent research of excellent quality. Its research work and service provision are organised by topic and content into four research areas. It also contains several research clusters that work on cross-departmental focus topics.
Recent Projects
2026-Apr-01
Pursuing a Doctorate with Health Impairments (ProBee)
The project “Pursuing a Doctorate with Health Impairments (ProBee)” examines the situation of doctoral candidates in Germany whose doctoral...
2026-Mar-01
Support, networking, and research transfer in the field of participatory student engagement (BeNeFiT ESt)
How can students contribute their concerns and positions to universities? Where can they participate in...
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