From 28–30 May 2026, the Visions in Methodology conference will convene in Berlin for the first time. The event will bring together women scholars in political methodology for three days of research presentations, mentorship, and academic exchange. 👉 vim2026.com/schedule

Less than a year after graduating from the Hertie School's Master of Data Science for Public Policy (MDS) programme, Rodrigo Dornelles is already presenting his research on an international stage 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

Our final Inside Data Journalism talk is taking place today! We welcome @helenbielawa.bsky.social Helen Bielawa, data journalist and visualization developer at DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de 🗓 14:00–15:00 CEST 📍 the @hertieschool.bsky.social, MakerSpace Registration is not required. #DataJournalism

This week, we had our final Research Group discussion of the semester. Henry Baker presented his open research tool hashtag#LLenergyMeasure, designed to measure the inference efficiency of open weights AI systems. Read more👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Recently, Liuhuaying Yang, a data visualisation designer at the @csh.ac.at Complexity Science Hub Vienna, shared her insights at the Inside Data Journalism talk series. Read more 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

A new study published in @nature.com Nature Human Behaviour, by @seramirezruiz.bsky.social, @hertieschool.bsky.social & @rsenninger.bsky.social, @au.dk reveals how power shapes not just politics but the very knowledge that informs it. Read 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Recently, at a Data Science Lab Brown Bag talk, @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social Simon Munzert, Professor of Data Science and Public Policy at the Hertie School, explained that most people don’t really understand how polls actually work or how those numbers get turned into what is published in the news.

Our paper is out in Nature Human Behaviour! @rsenninger.bsky.social and I asked a simple, underexplored, question: when governments write policy documents, whose knowledge do they actually cite? 👉 rdcu.be/fhngy 🔓 seramirezruiz.github.io/papers/ramir... DOI: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵👇

The advisory panel, convened by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, found that AI can be both environmentally sustainable and competitive. 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

In his recent talk at the Inside Data Journalism series at the Hertie School Data Science Lab, @lennybronner.com Lenny Bronner shared his journey as a data scientist at The @washingtonpost.com, working at the intersection of data science and journalism 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

✨ The past few weeks at the Data Science Lab have been filled with new ideas, research talks, and conversations on data journalism and public policy. Read our latest newsletter 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Join us tomorrow for a Brown Bag Talk with @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social Simon Munzert, Professor of Data Science and Public Policy at Hertie School. 📅 5 May 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CEST) 📍 Maker Space, the Hertie School Register 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

📢 Our next Inside Data Journalism talk is coming up on Monday, 4 May 🗓 14:00–15:00 CEST 📍 @hertieschool.bsky.social, MakerSpace We’re happy to welcome Liuhuaying Yang, who is an award-winning data visualization specialist and faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna.

📢 Our next Inside Data Journalism talk is coming up on Monday, 4 May 🗓 14:00–15:00 CEST 📍 @hertieschool.bsky.social, MakerSpace We’re happy to welcome Liuhuaying Yang, who is an award-winning data visualization specialist and faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna.

My favourite philosopher giving his first ever talk in a philosophy department

Could have sworn I posted these yesterday … cc @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiedatascience.bsky.social

Data science researcher @silkekaiser.bsky.social has become the @hertieschool.bsky.social’s first graduate of the Berlin School of Economics PhD programme – a milestone both for her and for the university. In this interview, Silke reflects on her journey & her research on sustainable urban mobility.

Recently, our Professor of Social Data Science, Asya Magazinnik, joined @akentikelenis.bsky.social (@bocconi.bsky.social ) on the @dondenacentre.bsky.social Decode podcast by the Centre for Research on Social Dynamics & Public Policy. Listen 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/0FbF...

🚨CfA🚨 We're looking for a postdoc joining us in summer in Berlin. 3-year position @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiedatascience.bsky.social. Pursue your own research agenda in data science for public policy - ML/AI, causal inference, computational methods. Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out!

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Would you like to tackle major societal challenges through cutting-edge data science? Then join our team as a Postdoctoral Researcher – Data Science for Public Policy (gn). We're hiring! 🚀 Apply 👉 hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs... #Data4Good #WeAreHiring

Join us today! 👉 Zoom link for the event – hertie-school-org.zoom.us/j/6476170299...

🎙️ New episode of Dondena Decode! In this episode, @akentikelenis.bsky.social (@bocconi.bsky.social) interviews Asya Magazinnik (@hertiedatascience.bsky.social) on US immigration policies and their results. 🎧 Listen now 👇: open.spotify.com/episode/0FbF...

📢Next Inside Data Journalism talk is on the way 🗓16:00–17:00 CEST 📍Join us via Zoom or onsite in the MakerSpace We’re pleased to welcome Lenny Bronner, a data scientist based in the US. At The The Washington Post, he has been part of the newsroom engineering team

We invite you to a Brown Bag Talk with Andreas Gros, where he will share insights from his work in machine learning research and the analysis and modeling of complex systems. 📅 21 April 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CEST) 📍 Maker Space, the Hertie School Register 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Today we welcomed Drew Dimmery, Professor of Data Science for the Common Good at the Hertie School and curator of our research group, who shared a draft proposal for his joint project. Moreℹ️👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

📢 Our next Inside Data Journalism talk is coming up on 13 April 📍 Location: MakerSpace, Hertie School We are delighted to welcome Gregor Aisch, Visual Data Journalist at DIE ZEIT. No registration required – just show up! We look forward to seeing many of you there👋

Every time you scroll through social media, search for a job, or click on a news story, an algorithm is making choices on your behalf. Most of us barely notice. Ana-Andreea Stoica's research career is built around scrutinising exactly those invisible decisions – and asking whether they are fair.

A single immigrant mom applies for welfare. Seconds later, an algorithm flags her as “high risk”, without her knowing. Justin-Casimir Braun reveals how governments use ML to police welfare – and how journalists exposed bias. Read more 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Exciting Brown Bag event next week! Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Ana-Andreea Stoica on Designing for Society: AI in Networks, Markets, and Platforms. 📅 7 April 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CEST) 📍 Maker Space, the Hertie School Register 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Last week, we hosted a hands-on session on Building Digital Prototypes with AI Agents for MDS students ahead of the upcoming hackathon. More info on demos 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Congratulations to all 24 executives from federal, state and local administrations, with whom we celebrated their graduation from the AI and Data Science for Public Administration certificate programme! Read 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Don’t miss the next session of Inside Data Journalism, our spring talk series where leading practitioners share practical insights into their work and the evolving field of data journalism. 📅 March 26, 14:00–15:00 🎤 @Justin-Casimir Braun – @stanforduniversity.bsky.social | @lighthousereports.com

Join us tomorrow for an engaging discussion on Multimodal Data and Causal Inference - Challenges, Approaches and Examples with Philipp Bach, Assistant Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. More details 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Don’t miss the next session of Inside Data Journalism, our spring talk series where leading practitioners share practical insights into their work and the evolving field of data journalism. 📅 March 26, 14:00–15:00 🎤 Justin-CasimirBraun – Stanford University | Lighthouse Reports

🆕research is out! It starts with a question: How do we actually know how much traffic moves through a city? Silke Kaiser @silkekaiser.bsky.social & Lynn Kaack @lynnhkaack.bsky.social revisit this long-standing urban challenge & offer a fresh perspective on how we measure what’s constantly in motion

📣 We are happy to invite you to our Brown Bag event next week for an engaging discussion with Philipp Bach, Assistant Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. 📅 24 March 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CET) 📍 Maker Space, the Hertie School Register 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Today, we had a great session, welcoming @jfsalzmann.com Joff, recent Hertie School graduate in Data Science & Public Policy, now an incoming PhD student in Political Science at the Universityof Mannheim and currently a guest at the Hertie School Data Science Lab. 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Our first guest at the Inside Data Journalism series, was Laura Bronner @laurabronner.bsky.social, who brings a rare combination of editorial experience and methodological training to questions about how quantitative evidence enters public discourse. Read more👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Can an open encyclopedia stay neutral in a conflicted world? That's the question four of our MDS students set out to answer and win Best Visualisation prize at #DataFest Germany 2026 at the University of Mannheim last weekend. Incredibly proud 🏆 Read → www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

🌸 Spring in Berlin is inspiring some fascinating discussions. Today, our #ResearchGroup welcomed Oliver Lang, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the @University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented his paper. ℹ️👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

Today we kick off Inside Data Journalism, a spring talk series where leading practitioners share insights into their work and the future of data-driven storytelling. Join @laurabronner.bsky.social for an inspiring talk on skepticism in data storytelling. ℹ️👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

@hertieschool.bsky.social MDS students are heading to DataFest Germany 2026! This morning, four of our Master of Data Science for Public Policy students set off for the University of Mannheim to compete in one of Germany's premier data competitions More 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

The Data Science Lab presents Inside Data Journalism, a spring talk series featuring leading practitioners who share practical insights into their work and the evolving field of data journalism. More ℹ️👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Join us for the graduation ceremony of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Public Administration certificate programme. Save the date: 📍 GovTech Deutschland Campus 📅 25 March 2026 🕓 16:00–18:00 More details: www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

The Data Science Lab presents Inside Data Journalism, a spring talk series featuring leading practitioners who share practical insights into their work and the evolving field of data journalism. More ℹ️👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

What is the role of management in policing? Today at our Brown Bag event, we explored this question with Arianna Ornaghi, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Hertie School, and the findings might surprise you. More details: www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...

We are delighted to invite you to an insightful discussion on police organization and performance, featuring Arianna Ornaghi @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Hertie School. 📅 3 Mar 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CET) Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

Can democracy be saved? Political scientist Professor Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social of @humboldtuni.bsky.social, addressed this question at the first spring #BrownBag event. Her upcoming book explores what we can concretely do to protect democracy. 👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...

We are delighted to invite you to an insightful discussion on police organization and performance, featuring Arianna Ornaghi @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Hertie School. 📅 3 Mar 2026 ⏲️ 12–1 PM (CET) Register: www.hertie-school.org/en/datascien...