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Elisabeth Sievert successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Testing communication strategies for patients' decision-making regarding antibiotics" (supervisor: Professor Dr. Cornelia Betsch) at the Faculty of Education. Professor Dr. Johannes…

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Health Communication in the 2024 and 2025 cohorts had the opportunity to participate in the 75th Scientific Congress of the Public Health Service (ÖGD) in Wuppertal in April.

The 9th National Vaccination Conference focused on the role of communication in promoting informed vaccination decisions. Under the conference theme, "Boosting Vaccination Efforts: The Role of Communication", Dr. Sarah Eitze presented current…

The German Science and Humanities Council (WR) is calling for a change of course towards more prevention in the healthcare system. Professor Dr. Cornelia Betsch was involved in the development of the position paper in the "Prevention and Health…

This year's GeKo Reunion took place on 7 November 2025 in the research building "Weltbeziehungen" at the University of Erfurt. The event organised by the Master's degree programme in Health Communication offered current students, former students and…

Dr. Sabine Best, research associate at the professorship for Health Communication at the University of Erfurt, has received funding of around 235,000 euros from the Foundation for Innovation in University Teaching programme.

The Master's degree programme in Health Communication at the University of Erfurt is expanding its international network: an Erasmus cooperation with the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Cremona (Italy) is now in place.

On 19 August, 2025, Frederike Taubert successfully defended her dissertation entitled "A double-edged sword - The role of physicians in spreading and countering vaccine-related conspiracy narratives." (supervisor: Prof Dr. Cornelia Betsch) at the…