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Research Data Day: Dialogues on Data Management and Data Literacy
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- BIPS DepartmentsNews
Read moreThe Research Data Day took place on 18 June 2024 in Bremen and was organised by the U Bremen Research Alliance. The event served as a platform for intensive exchange on handling research data. BIPS was present and showcased several projects…
Health deteriorates in the first years of motherhood
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- Clinical EpidemiologyNews
Read moreIf a woman has a child, this can have a negative impact on her health. These are the findings of a recent study by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Leibniz Institute for Prevention…
Prevention and health: Science Council conference discusses the launch of a new initiative
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- Prevention and EvaluationBiometry and Data ManagementNews
Read moreGermany urgently needs an initiative for prevention and health - that is the conclusion of the Science Council's conference "Rethinking Prevention", which took place in Berlin at the end of May. Experts from science and politics, including…
Bremen's Senator for Science visits BIPS
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- BIPS DepartmentsNews
Read moreKathrin Moosdorf, Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science in Bremen, visited BIPS today. Together with some of her staff, she learned about the institute's current projects and key areas of focus. During the lively exchange, the…
Exchange between BIPS and the University of Bristol
- Prevention and Evaluation
Read moreDr Sarah Forberger, a researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, recently received an invitation from the University of Bristol to give a lecture on the implementation of interventions and health…
Meeting of the NAKO study center management at BIPS in Bremen
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- Epidemiological Methods and Etiological ResearchBiometry and Data ManagementNews
Read moreOn April 23 and 24, 2023, a meeting of the NAKO study center management took place at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS in Bremen. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss ongoing research work and plan…
BIPS junior scientist wins prize for the best presentation at the 70th Biometric Colloquium
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- Biometry and Data ManagementNews
Read morePegah Golchian, a young scientist at BIPS, caused quite a stir at the 70th Biometric Colloquium. With her presentation on "Adversarial Random Forests for the Imputation of Missing Values", she was able to convince the jury and win the…
More than one billion people live with obesity today, according to a global analysis with BIPS participation
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- Epidemiological Methods and Etiological ResearchBiometry and Data ManagementNewsResearch results
Read moreA study recently published in the Lancet, in which BIPS was involved, provides new insights into the global rise in obesity and the simultaneous decline in underweight. The research findings point to a worrying global health trend and call…
New Secretary of the International Biometric Society - German Region comes from BIPS
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- Biometry and Data ManagementNews
Read moreDr. Ronja Foraita, Head of the Division "Statistical Methods for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology" at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, was elected Secretary of the International Biometric Society…
Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb takes over as Chairman of the German Society for Public Health
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- Prevention and EvaluationNews
Read moreLast Thursday, Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb was elected 1st Chairman of the German Society for Public Health (DGPH) in Düsseldorf. Zeeb heads the Department of Prevention and Evaluation at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and…