Chair of Health Communication

Apply now for the Master's Degree Program Health Communication

We are now accepting applications for admission to the upcoming winter semester 2026/2027. The application deadline is July 15, 2026.

NOTE: We will be presenting the Master's degree program Health Communication at the Hochschulinfotag (University Open Day) on May 9, 2026. Come and talk to students & lecturers. We look forward to seeing you there!

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News

Cornelia Betsch, Professor of Health Communication and Director of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of Erfurt, is to be honoured with the Franz-Emanuel-Weinert Prize by the German Psychological Society (DGPs). In doing…

Rising temperatures, urbanisation and artificial light at night are altering the living conditions of mosquitoes in Europe – with potential consequences for the spread of pathogens such as the West Nile virus. A new network project by the One Health…

A new study by a research team from the University of Erfurt shows: The widespread assumption that people underestimate how strongly others support climate protection falls short of the mark. Instead, people sometimes even overestimate how many…

On 27 June in Berlin, the Young Academy and the Volkswagen Foundation presented the "Best Research Environment 2026" award. The award recognises innovative, supportive and creative research structures. Among the five winning teams, each of which…

Presentation of the Master's program Health Communication (in German)

Vorschaubild Video Master Gesundheitskommunikation

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Podcast "GeKonnt Gesund"

“GeKonnt Gesund” is the podcast of the Health Communication program at the University of Erfurt. Students in the Master’s program in Health Communication (Gesundheitskommunkation, short: GeKo) dive into a wide range of health topics—ranging from conspiracy theories in the climate context to women’s health and organ donation—and present them as engaging podcast episodes to communicate science in an accessible way. At the same time, creating a podcast episode can also count as part of their coursework. You can listen to all previous episodes here.

Translating research into practice

Nicola Kuhrt, Jan Oude-Aost und Cornelia Betsch: Fakten-Check Impfen: Pro & Contra auf den Grund gegangen (Gräfe und Unzer Verlag, 2021)
"The Debunking Handbook 2020" by John Cook / Stephan Lewandowsky and 20 prominent scholars of misinformation (among them Philipp Schmid / University of Erfurt).
(2021)
Professor of Health Communication
(Faculty of Philosophy)
C19 – research building "Weltbeziehungen" / C19.01.27
Office hours
Tuesday 02-03 pm only online at
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Study Advisor Master Health Communication
(Faculty of Philosophy)
C19 – research building "Weltbeziehungen" / C19.01.22
Team and Research Assistant to the Professor of Health Communication
(Department of Media and Communication Studies)
C19 – research building "Weltbeziehungen" / C19.01.26

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