To kick off this year's PizzaSeminars, Lena Herbst, researcher at the Technical University of Braunschweig, will speak on January 30 about the UN Cybercrime Convention. The convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2024 and released for signature and ratification in October 2025. Lena Herbst will discuss the convention and provide an overview of the negotiation process.

The new BIGS Standpunkt "Strategies against the spread of disinformation in Germany – for all generations" outlines the disinformation landscape in Germany and identifies particularly affected groups, common topics, and dissemination channels. The goal is to obtain an overview of the measures available to combat disinformation in Germany and to assess where there is still room for improvement, with a particular focus on older adults. Based on this, the study provides recommendations for action for policymakers and civil society actors.

The study "INTEL: NextGeneration - Insights into the perceptions of younger security personnel in Germany" presents the results of a comprehensive opinion survey of employees and vocational trainees aged up to 35 in the private security industry in Germany. The survey examined how young people perceive their work, training, and career prospects in this sector and aims to contribute to improving understanding among sectoral social partners. The study was conducted by BIGS as part of the EU-funded project INTEL: Next Generation.