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Research data management sounds like a lot of work to many people, but it actually offers enormous potential for better collaboration, sustainable data structures and real time savings. In this interview, Maike Kleemeyer, Research Data Management Coordinator, explains how personal frustration with data chaos turned her into an advocate for clear structures. She explains why well-thought-out research data management is beneficial, not only for Open Science, but also for one's own research success.  more

How does racism experienced in childhood affect our health across a lifetime? Muna Aikins from the MPRG Biosocial is investigating this question. In this interview, she explains how early experiences of racism leave lasting marks on both physical and mental health. As the lead researcher of the Afrozensus research project, she helped deliver the first comprehensive survey capturing the experiences of Black people in Germany.  more

Hannes Diemerling is a predoctoral fellow at the International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (IMPRS LIFE) and works in the Center for Lifespan Psychology. His research focuses on machine emotion recognition. He is developing software that can analyze emotions in audio and video recordings. This technology could one day support psychotherapy by closely following the emotional development of patients. more

Many of the empirical questions researched at the Institute can only be answered with the support of dedicated study participants. Their first point of contact is Sabrina Strelow, who has been working in the telephone studio for 16 years with great sensitivity and passion. Over the years, she has developed a special relationship with the long-term study participants and is a familiar voice to many of them. In the interview, she provides fascinating insights into her daily work, talks about the tasks she particularly enjoys and how her work has changed over the years.  more

How can knowledge be made freely accessible to everyone? This is the question that Josefine Blunk, a member of the Service Unit Library and Research Information, is passionate about. In this interview, she explains why she chose a career in librarianship and what her enthusiasm for Open Science is all about.  more