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INSIDE - Inclusion in and after lower secondary tier in Germany
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Overview of ongoing and completed projects at LIfBi

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All publications incl. the LIfBi series "NEPS Survey Paper", "LIfBi Working Paper" and Transfer Reports

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About us

History and Purpose of LIfBi - from the Origin of the National Educational Panel to the Present Day

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Overview of all employees of the institute with filter and search function

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News

News on research, events and developments at LIfBi incl. news archive

Events

Conferences, events and trainings of LIfBi as well as all dates of the institute's own lecture series LIfBi Lectures

Media

Information services, press portal and distribution list, and downloads for media professionals

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All LIfBi annual reports, subscription to the newsletter as well as all transfer reports and publication series.

Data & Services
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Research Data Center

Information about the FDZ-LIfBi incl. contact form and registration for the newsletter "LIfBi data"

Data and Documentation

To the data of NEPS, ReGES and further studies incl. documentation and variable search

Data Access

Request for access to scientific use files incl. overview of all data use projects

Services

Information on FDZ events, tutorials and help for handling the data incl. online forum

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LIfBi as an Employer

Flexible working and part-time models, equal opportunities and good work-life balance

Further Education, Doctorate, Networks

Offers for all qualification levels and best networking opportunities

Workplace Bamberg

Living and working in the heart of the world heritage city - central location of empirical educational research

Job Offers

All open positions in the areas of research, infrastructure and administration at a glance

Data and Service Portal

The data and service portal contains the complete range of LIfBi research data and related services. It informs about the requirements for accessing the data and supports the search for variables and documentation materials. The portal refers to numerous aids for dealing with the available scientific-use files. In addition, it announces relevant events and provides access to a contact form, an online discussion forum and the newsletter "LIfBi data". The central contact for this data and service offering is the Research Data Center (FDZ-LIfBi).

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Data Portfolio

The research data from NEPS, ReGES, BiLO, and GUS are available free of charge as documented scientific-use files for scientific analyses.

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Variable Search

For the NEPS and ReGES study datasets, instruments can be searched online for keywords and constructs in German and English.

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Data Access

Access to the data (download, remote, onsite) is subject to the conclusion of a contract. The required forms and all registered projects are available online.

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Services

In addition to various training courses and similar events, the FDZ-LIfBi offers a range of instructions and help on how to use the data, as well as an online forum.

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Research Data Center

The FDZ-LIfBi is responsible for the processing and provision of research data. It publishes the newsletter "LIfBi data" and answers questions on data use.

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Events

KonsortSWD Netzwerktreffen 2024
11/27/2024 - 11/28/2024
KonsortSWD Netzwerktreffen 2024
112th NEPS Data Training
11/28/2024 - 11/29/2024
112th NEPS Data Training
9th International NEPS Conference
12/5/2024 - 12/6/2024
9th International NEPS Conference
12. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für empirische Bildungs­forschung
1/27/2025 - 1/30/2025
12. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für empirische Bildungs­forschung
BMBF-Bildungsforschungstagung
3/25/2025 - 3/26/2025
BMBF-Bildungsforschungstagung
ESRA Conference: "Promises and problems of new and alternative data sources and data formats for survey research. Methodological challenges and substantive conclusions"
7/14/2025 - 7/18/2025
ESRA Conference: "Promises and problems of new and alternative data sources and data formats for survey research. Methodological challenges and substantive conclusions"