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News // 13.10.2026

Nacaps at the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum in Paris

At the 4th Blue Sky Forum in Paris, Dr. Isabelle Schiffer-Fiedler and Dr. Steffen Jaksztat presented Nacaps as an approach to the long-term study of research and innovation careers.

News // 02.09.2026

Nacaps data in HEADS

We are pleased to announce that the Nacaps data is now available in the DZHW-central digital reporting system HEADS.

News // 21.07.2026

A new Scientific Use File (SUF) from the National Academics Panel Study (Nacaps) is now available. It contains the research data from the first two survey waves of the second Nacaps cohort, the 2020 cohort.

News // 28.02.2026

How are doctoral candidates in Germany doing?

Follow-up survey of doctoral students and former doctoral candidates in Germany starts at the beginning of April

News // 02.02.2026

Podcast: Social Background and Doctoral Studies

Does social background influence the path to a doctorate? Nacaps project lead Steffen Jaksztat discussed this question on the DRS-Podcast: Navigating your doctorate, of the Dahlem Research School at the FU Berlin

Nacaps at the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum in Paris

Nacaps data in HEADS

Scientific-Use-File Release

How are doctoral candidates in Germany doing?

Podcast: Social Background and Doctoral Studies