Research Groups

The following program areas (PA) and research groups (RG) or teams have structured the Institute’s research since 2026:

PA 1 Social Functions of Communication and Media

This area comprises six research groups (RG):

• RG Growing Up in Digital Media Environments
• RG Health Communication
• RG Media Research Methods Lab
• RG Media History
• RG Media Use and Its Social Effects
• RG Transformation of Journalism and the Public Sphere

PA 2 Communication Structures and Their Governance

This area comprises two research groups:

• RG Opinion Formation
• RG Order Formation

PA 3 Science Communication, Agile Formats, and Library Services

This area comprises three teams:

• Science Communication
• Agile Formats
• Library Services