National Academics Panel Study (Nacaps)
Nacaps is a multi-cohort panel study that aims to provide data on doctoral candidates and doctorate holders in Germany regarding their study conditions as well as their career trajectories within and outside academia. Nacaps 2018 is the first cohort in which all doctoral candidates registered at 53 higher education institutions entitled to award PhDs/doctorates in Germany as of December 1, 2018, were invited to an initial survey, which took place in 2019. Further panel waves follow at yearly intervals. New cohorts of doctoral students were added to the panel every two years, and starting from 2024, every four years. Each cohort will be surveyed every one to two years, and their career paths will be tracked for up to 15 years after their doctorate.
Study design
Cohort - open, Cohort, Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
28,349 (participants - Nacaps 2018)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2019
Primary Institutions
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (Deutsche Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung, DZHW)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) now known as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, BMFTR)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – online
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Engagement
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