How to use this website

How to use this website

Below you will find a guide to using all the features of our website.
At the top in the middle of our website there are large letters. 
It says “ZEW”. 
Clicking on these letters takes you back to the ZEW homepage.
The homepage is the first page you see 
when you visit our website.
When you are on another page on our website,
you can click on these letters.
This will always take you back to our homepage.

At the very top you can find many words.
Clicking on these words,
will take you to other pages on our website.

  • The ZEW

On this page you will find everything about the ZEW.
You will find information on
how the ZEW is organised and
what the ZEW stands for.

  • Team

Clicking on this page will give you a list of the people who work at ZEW. 
Their last names are in alphabetical order.
Here you can find photos and information about the people who work at ZEW.

  • Publications

On this page you will find all ZEW publications.
The ZEW staff produces these publications.
The publications are sorted by category.
This makes it easier for you to search for them.

  • Career

On this page you will find information about jobs at ZEW.
Job is another word for workplace.
Here is information about ZEW as an employer.
And the latest job offers.

  • Press

On this page, you can find our press releases. 
Press releases are news and other texts about ZEW.
This is how we share information. 
For example: for newspapers, radio and TV stations, the internet
and other people who visit our homepage.
Many of these texts are written by the people who work at ZEW.

  • Events

On this page you will find our events.
Our events often take place at ZEW.
However, there are also events
that we organise together with others.

Sign language and Easy Read

On the right-hand side, there are 2 small symbols. 
The symbols with the two hands mean: Sign language.
Sign language is a language for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Select this symbol to find videos in sign language. 
The symbol with the book means: Easy Read.
Here you can find information written in Easy Read.
You are currently on this page.

Language

You can change the language by clicking on DE and EN on the right-hand side.

DE means: German.
EN means: English.

The language that you select will be shown as grey. 
You can click on the blue letters to change the language. 
Then you will be able to see the website in the other language.

Search

There is also a search function on our website.
You can find this at the top left.
Click on the magnifying glass.

In the search box, it says: “Explore the ZEW”.
You can type words into the search box.
Then click on Search.
This will give you a list of results of things that interest you.

Categories

You can also search for categories.
Click on categories.
Then a grey bar appears.
Here you can check different categories.

Search Filter

Next to your list of results, you will find other options.
These will give you more specific results. 
For instance: You can select Events
This will give you a list of events that interest you.

Main Menu

Here you can find all research units at ZEW.
The research units are arranged by topics.

When you click on one research unit
you can see all the important information
on the right side.

Click on All content to the research area 
to get to the central site of the research unit.

Down below you can find specialisations,
research projects, publications and
events of the research unit.

Click on the text
to get to the suitable site.

Content

First of all you can find our slider
on the start page.

You can switch between all contents
by yourself.

Here you can find important news.
With the white bar on the bottom of the picture
you can switch between the news.

News

Down below you can find News.
Here you can see all current content from ZEW.
The content is arranged in two columns.
The left column shows current content
that is sorted by date.

In the right column in the upper box
you can find our most important events.
With the white bars at the bottom
you can switch between the displayed events.

Here you can find the title and the date
of the event.
Click on More about the Event
to get to the page of the event.

The lower box shows very important content.

In Focus

Under In Focus you can find information
about our theme pages.

Here you can find a short description
of the topics.

Click on Read more
to get to the theme pages.

Experts

Here you can find our experts at the ZEW.
They are employees
who are well versed in their area.

When you go over the name with your mouse
a grey box opens.
Click on To the Profile
to get to the webpage of the employee.

Subscribe to ZEW Monthly

Here you can register for
ZEW Monthly.

Then you will receive the ZEW Monthly via e-mail.

The ZEW Monthly collects all current content
that the ZEW publishes.

The ZEW Monthly is for free.

Footer

There are 4 different columns:

  • Reception and General Information

In the first column 
you can find contact info.

If you want to contact the ZEW
you can find a telephone number and an e-mail address here.

  • Formalia

Here you can find our imprint.
There are a lot of legal information on the ZEW.
You can also find information about data protection
and accessibility at the ZEW.

Did you find a barrier on our website?
Under Report Barrier you have the posibility
to report this.

  • Quick Links

Here you can find important links
to get to the pages quickly.

  • Follow us

Here you can get to our social media pages.
Social media pages are for example Twitter, 
Youtube or LinkedIn.
On these pages you will find texts and pictures from us.
Or short news.
Or videos.

Every page on our website
has an arrow pointing up 
at the very bottom of the page.
Click on this arrow,
to go to the top of the page.

Mobile Version

Many people look at our website on the phone.
Some things look different on the phone.
Here, you can find information on how to use the mobile version of website:
At the top left corner, it says “ZEW”.
Clicking on these letters takes you back to the ZEW homepage.
The homepage is the first page you see 
when you visit our website.

Menu

At the top left corner you can see three bars.
When you click on them
a new window opens.

Here you can find all research areas from the ZEW.
Click on one word
to open the page.

Under the research areas
there are also other words.

  • The ZEW

 Here you will find lots of information
 about everything we do.

  • Team

 Here you will find photos and information about our staff.

  • Publications

 Here you will find a lot of information
 about the results of our research.
 For example, reports from our employees.

  • Career

 On this page you will find information about jobs at ZEW.
 Job is another word for workplace.

  • Press

 On this page you will find our press releases.
 These are news and texts from ZEW.

  •  Events

 On this page you will find our events.

Search

At the top right corner you can find the Search.
Click on the magnifying glass.
Then you can write down a word in the search box.

You can also search for categories.
Therefore click on a word.

When you click on Search
you start the search.

If you want to go to the top of the page,
select the arrow.