The DFG is currently preparing a funding call for data repositories in the context of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The background to this is the increasing demand for storage capacity for research data, which cannot be…

At the BIPS Institute seminar on June 25, 2025, Edward Giovannucci discussed how influences in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood can shape cancer risk in middle to late life. The focus was on the growing evidence that early stages…

In bright sunshine and summer temperatures, BIPS once again took part in the B2Run company run in Bremen in 2025.

For the third time, Research Data Day took place in Bremen on June 11, 2025. The event promotes exchange on current developments in research data management. Organized by the U Bremen Research Alliance, the day was held under the motto…

The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, together with its partners from Ulm, Hanover, and Pakistan, has won the prestigious GLOHRA Prize for Global Health Research 2025. The award was given to the WellPak…

At the BIPS Institute Seminar on May 28, 2025, the focus was on how mass catering can contribute to creating a fair food environment. The presentation examined in particular the challenges of cost management in daycare and school catering…

The BIPS Institute Seminar on May 14, 2025, focused on how data science can provide practical support for epidemiological research. The presentation highlighted how data science methods can help to better structure research processes and…

Many people in Germany regularly participate in cancer screening programs. However, the same rules apply to everyone—for example, the recommended age and frequency of screening. New research, in which the Leibniz Institute for Prevention…

At the BIPS Institute Seminar, Jessica Young, Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, presented a new perspective on the consistency condition in modern causal…

Attacks on science are increasing – authoritarian forces worldwide are undermining this foundation of liberal democracies. Health research is also being targeted. The methods are often the same: scientific findings are denied, facts are…