Research in Bavaria

Misleading or false claims about nutrition spread rapidly on social media – and reach children, adolescents and young adults in particular. The European collaborative project “FOOD-FRAMES” is investigating the extent to which young people in Europe are exposed to such content, and what consequences…

Many everyday objects, from cordless screwdriver casings to toothbrush handles, are produced using the injection moulding process: molten plastic is injected into a mould, where it then cools and solidifies. Before a new product – and therefore a new mould – can be created, a number of factors must…

An international research team involving the University of Bayreuth has, for the first time, analysed the “inner workings” of AI language models when predicting political voting decisions. To do so, the researchers examined six national elections and AI-based election forecasts and developed a new…