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…
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 Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) has a new scientific managing director: Dr. Kevin Tiede is taking over the scientific management of the institute with immediate effect.
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…
On 17 December 2025, Lena Lehrer successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Facing the Future: Sociocognitive and Communicative Foundations of Readiness to Act against Climate Change." (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Betsch) at the Faculty of…
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