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Call for applications: Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow


07.09.2026

Call for applications: Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow


The Chair is accepting applications for a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow position at CeMIS on a rolling basis.




Science Award Lower Saxony 2025


13.11.2025

Science Award Lower Saxony 2025


Prof. Vollmer receives the Science Award Lower Saxony 2025 in the category Application-Oriented Research.




Workshop: Socio-economic inequality in India


05.06.2024

Workshop: Socio-economic inequality in India


A CeMIS workshop on the causes and consequences of socioeconomic inequality in India.




The Dissolution of the English Monasteries


2021

The Dissolution of the English Monasteries


Heldring, Robinson and Vollmer trace the long-run economic impact of the Dissolution on England (QJE).




Commentary in the FAZ


2022

Commentary in the FAZ


Prof. Vollmer on compulsory coronavirus vaccination and the state's role in the pandemic.




BMJ Talk Medicine podcast


2020

BMJ Talk Medicine podcast


Prof. Vollmer and colleagues on measuring the broader impacts of healthcare.




In memory of Stephan Klasen


2020

In memory of Stephan Klasen


Remembering our colleague and mentor, and the Stephan Klasen Fellowship established in his honour.




Portrait of Dr. Cara Ebert.


2020

Cara Ebert: Young Researcher Award 2020


Dr. Cara Ebert receives the Young Researcher Award for policy-relevant development research.




Detecting hidden SARS-CoV-2 infections


2020

Detecting hidden SARS-CoV-2 infections


Bommer and Vollmer estimate that only about nine percent of infections were officially detected.




EASAC report on climate and health


2019

EASAC report on climate and health


Prof. Vollmer contributes to the EASAC report on the health imperative of climate action in Europe.




The global economic burden of diabetes


2018

The global economic burden of diabetes


A Latest Thinking video on the global economic burden of diabetes.




Summer School on Global Health and Poverty


2018

Summer School on Global Health and Poverty


A two-week programme bringing international students to Göttingen to study global health and poverty.




Portrait of Dr. Christian Bommer.


2018

German Society of Health Economics Award


Bommer, Heesemann, Sagalova and Vollmer receive the award for their study on the economic burden of diabetes.




Development Economics Conference


2016

Development Economics Conference


More than 150 development economists gather in Göttingen for Stephan Klasen's 50th birthday; keynote by Amartya Sen.




Portrait of Prof. Sebastian Vollmer.


2015

2015 KfW Development Bank Prize


Vollmer and Harttgen receive the KfW prize for work on economic growth and childhood undernutrition.