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NEPS - National Educational Panel Study

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Educational Trajectories of Refugee Children and Adolescents

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Evaluation of the Startchancen Programme

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The Foundation of Strong Research: Data, Services, and Infrastructure

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To the data of NEPS, ReGES and further studies incl. documentation and variable search

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Overview of all approved research projects based on data resources provided by LIfBi

News

Dr. Marie Hornberger, a postdoctoral researcher in the "Kompetenzen” research area at LIfBi, has received the American Political Science Association's “Best Public Facing Scholarship Award 2026” for an article on AI literacy published in “The Conversation.”

Congratulations!

"Best Public Facing Scholarship Award" der American Political Science Association für Dr. Marie Hornberger

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LIfBi Research Award 2026 würdigt herausragende Publikationen von Promovierenden