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Studies in psychology and media studies at the universities at Mainz and Heidelberg; |
| periods of research in Ann Arbor and Berkeley; | |
| since 1992: University professor of social psychology at Saarland University; | |
| 1994 1997: Vice-President for Study and Teaching at Saarland University; | |
| 2000-2006: President of Saarland University and Vice-President of the German Rectors‘ Conference | |
| since 2006: President of the German Rectors‘ Conference. | |