How can health data be meaningfully linked across Europe without compromising its scientific validity? A study from NFDI4Health provides important insights on this topic and is contributing to discussions on the design of the European…

Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb vom Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie – BIPS hat zu dem Sammelband "Gesundheitskompetenz in Krisenzeiten" beigetragen. Herausgegeben haben es Doris Schaeffer, Lennert Griese, Himal Singh,…

Yasemin Albayrak has successfully completed her apprenticeship as an office administration assistant at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS. On June 4, 2026, the institute bid farewell to its apprentice…

How can scientific evidence on noncommunicable diseases be translated into effective public health practice? That question was at the heart of the latest BIPS Institute Seminar, featuring Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe, WHO/Europe Regional…

At BIPS, we had the opportunity to discuss the institute’s work and the social significance of prevention research with Arno Gottschalk, a member of the State Parliament, and Marc Fucke, chair of the Peterswerder/Steintor SPD chapter and…

Today, young people naturally turn to social media, search engines, and digital platforms to find information on health topics. At the same time, the enormous volume of information, misinformation, and conflicting content poses significant…

The Research Data Day focused on the role of data in advancing science and society. Particular attention was given to the value of shared data spaces and the use of artificial intelligence. NFDI4Health emphasised the importance of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened the first Global Forum of its WHO Collaborating Centres in Lyon. Representatives from more than 800 scientific institutions across over 80 countries gathered to discuss current global health…

At the BIPS-Institutsseminar, Dietrich Rothenbacher presented the Ulm birth cohort studies and selected findings from their long-term research. His talk focused on the structure, data collection and key scientific results from two…

At the BIPS-Institutsseminar, Tobias Hayer addressed gambling disorder from a public health perspective. His presentation examined how the ongoing expansion of gambling markets is associated with increasing individual and societal risks.