01.10.2025

Prof. Brandt ends his term as head of the German Methods Group

End of term at the Fachgruppe Methoden und Evaluation of the DGPs

Following the recent election, Prof. Brandt stepped down and officially transferred leadership of the Methods Group (Fachgruppe Methoden und Evaluation der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie) to Prof. Andreas Frey (University of Frankfurt) at the general assembly of the group on Monday, 29 September. Prof. Brandt was head of the group since 2021 and was particularly involved in improving conditions for young scientists, the development of open science practices and future integration of quantitative methods and psychometrics in the changing environment of Psychology at German universities.

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