News and Press Releases

The MPIfG welcomes six new postdoctoral researchers to Cologne in the 2022/23 winter semester. Five visiting scholars join the MPIfG this winter semester. more

A cohort of five new doctoral students join the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE) in the 2022/23 winter semester. more

Arianna Tassinari, a senior researcher at the MPIfG, is taking up her post as assistant professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna in January 2023. more

Jasper Simons has recently taken up a post in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam. In his new role he will be lecturing in EU policy and European integration on the university’s European Studies bachelor’s program. more

Osama Iqbal, doctoral spokesperson of the IMPRS-SPCE, was elected in October to the PhDnet Steering Group and as its new spokesperson. The Max Planck PhDnet is a network representing more than five thousand doctoral researchers at over eighty Max Planck Institutes. more

At the end of October, Zarah Westrich was elected as the new doctoral spokesperson at the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE). more

Karen Lillie was elected as the new deputy equal opportunity officer at the MPIfG in October. The equal opportunity team are involved in all aspects of gender equality work at the Institute. They offer support, advice, and assistance on equal opportunities and actively promote gender equality and sensitivity to related issues. more