Questions & Answers

I have not received an invitation e-mail. Can I still take part in the survey?

Thank you very much for your interest! If you are a professor at a German university, we would be very pleased to have you participate. Please send us a short and you will immediately receive a personal invitation to the survey!

How did the project team get my contact information?

We have taken your address from the electronic edition of the 2021 University Faculty Directory.

How can I change my address data?

Have your name, address, or e-mail address changed? Then please write us a short , so that we can update your contact details.

How will the results be published?

The results are made available to various target groups in the form of scientific presentations, articles and qualification papers, but also through press releases and transfer workshops. We also publish selected findings on our homepage. The publication of the results always takes place in strict compliance with the anonymity of the respondents. Further information on data protection can be found here.

How can I use the data scientifically myself?

The collected data are made available to interested researchers in anonymised form as a scientific use file via the Research Data Centre of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (FDZ-DZHW) for scientific use. To guarantee the anonymity of the respondents, certain details that could theoretically allow conclusions to be drawn about individual persons (e.g., university or subject) are not passed on or only in aggregated form (further information on data protection can be found here).

Who can I contact with questions about the project or my participation?

If you have any questions or suggestions about the prof*panel and/or your participation, you can reach us at or contact the project staff directly.