A busy year is drawing to a close. We thank you for your interest and would be delighted if you continued to follow the College's activities in the coming year. We are taking a short winter break and will be back with renewed energy on 5 January 2026. Best wishes and happy holidays!

What significance does higher education have in Latin America, and Brazil in particular? In this lecture on 15 Jan., Prof. Sandra G. Almeida will discuss the influence of international cooperation on the higher education landscape in Latin America. t1p.de/77lr5

Call for participation open until 5 January: researchers working on #EthnicRacialSocialisation are invited to send proposals for presentations at this workshop 👇 www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/...

Research Academy invites international postdocs (to be) to explore the Ruhr Area as research landscape next summer. More than 40 professors offer to host a guest @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, @unidue.bsky.social, or @tu-dortmund.de. Browse their profiles! 👉 www.research-academy-ruhr.de/programm/res...

📅 LECTURE: Norms Adherence and #UN Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of Bangladesh | 3 Feb. 26 t1p.de/hsgr9 At the example of #Bangladesh, Rashed Uz Zaman discusses to what extent #peacekeeping norms have shaped the country’s armed forces & what this means for foreign policy. #UnitedNations #UNPKO

💡FEATURE: Multisensory Approaches in #Archaeology A workshop organised by @urosmatic.bsky.social & C. v. Rüden @ruhr-uni-bochum.de explored multisensory approaches in the study of Egyptian, Near Eastern & Aegean palaces of the Bronze & Iron Age. 🎞️ Videos now available: t1p.de/b7j6n #Egyptology

📅 LECTURE: Africa in Great Power Competition: China, the USA, and Global Governance | 16 Jan. t1p.de/vrjni Qingxiu Bu examines Africa’s pivotal role in the evolving great power competition between the USA & China, exploring aspects such as trade, investment, governance, and technological dynamics.

Wie wachsen #Kinder aus türkeistämmigen Familien in Deutschland auf? Prof. Tülin Şener & Prof. Philipp Jugert suchen Eltern & #Jugendliche für ihre wissenschaftliche Studie. Jetzt bis 21.12. anmelden! Sie erhalten eine Aufwandsentschädigung. 👉 www.college-uaruhr.de/studie-aufwachsen-de #aufwachsen

#FellowFriday: Meet Sean Franzel, Prof. of German at the Univ. of Missouri (USA). His research focuses on the literary & #MediaHistory of the 18th & 19th centuries. We asked him to briefly explain his research topic and what moved him to apply for a #fellowship. Read the Q&A (LinkedIn): t1p.de/3qtdz

📅 WORKSHOP: Collaboration between Universities and Industry in the Global North and the Global South | 28 Jan. | hybrid This workshop discusses patterns of #collaboration between #universities and companies – based on the examples of Germany & Mozambique. Please register by 25 Jan.: t1p.de/95nes

The conference 'Ordinary Men' explored different representations of perpetrators and bystanders in Spanish literature, film, and culture in the context of the Civil War and Franco Dictatorship. It was co-organised by our fellow @ryanlor.bsky.social & Susanne Zepp-Zwirner, @unidue.bsky.social.

📅 WORKSHOP: Ethnic-Racial Socialisation in Racially / Ethnically Minoritised Families in Europe | 4–5 Feb. 2026 This workshop brings together researchers working in the field of ethnic-racial #socialisation to discuss findings & methodology. Call for participation open until 5 Jan. 2026! #devpsyc

🎬 Our current #fellow @ryanlor.bsky.social and tandem partner Susanne Zepp-Zwirner talk about their collaborative project on Spanish memory culture as part of the Senior #Fellowship Programme in this interview with the Faculty of Humanities @unidue.bsky.social. www.college-uaruhr.de/fellowship/t...

The KWI is once again calling for applications for their international postdoc fellowships! 👇

Yesterday, we celebrated the successful establishment of the College for Social Sciences and Humanities of the #UniversityAllianceRuhr in Essen at the ceremonial opening with the Minister of Culture and Science of NRW Ina Brandes and around 100 guests. 👉 www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/... (1/4)

#FellowFriday: Meet Rashed Uz Zaman, a researcher in the field of #InternationalRelations at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on strategic and international security issues & civil-military relations in #Bangladesh. Learn more about him in this Q&A (LinkedIn): t1p.de/hsutf

Delighted to share: Interesting panel discussion at KWI on academic teaching in the humanities in the age of artificial intelligence 👇

The tandem partnerships that are an integral part of our Senior #Fellowship Programme often lead to long-lasting research partnerships with excellent scholars and institutions worldwide. This is one wonderful example! 👏👇 www.college-uaruhr.de/fellowship

📻 INTERVIEW With #DLF, Nesrin Tanç spoke about her new book 'Kulturelles Gedächtnis und Literatur' which explores how authors who migrated to Germany, such as #FakirBaykurt, literarily influenced the #Ruhr region. #CulturalMemory 🎧 Listen here (in German): www.deutschlandfunk.de/nesrin-tan-i...

📢 Eltern & Jugendliche für Interviews gesucht – Studie zum #Aufwachsen von Kindern aus türkeistämmigen Familien in Deutschland 👉 Mehr erfahren & anmelden bis 21. Dez.: www.college-uaruhr.de/studie-aufwachsen-de 🇹🇷 Version auf Türkisch / Türkçe versiyona: limesurvey.uni-due.de/index.php/95...

Reminder: How do Spanish literature, film, and culture represent perpetrators in the context of the Civil War and Franco Dictatorship? Learn more in the conference 'Ordinary Men. Perpetrator Memory in Spanish Culture'. 📝 Register until 25 Nov.: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/...

🔔 Job opening: The College is looking for an office management assistant (f/m/x) to support our research groups in administrative matters (75%; permanent). Advanced proficiency in German is required. Application deadline: 10 Dec. Complete job profile (in German): www.college-uaruhr.de/calls

#FellowFriday: Our Senior Fellow Tulin Sener is Prof. of #EducationalPsychology at Ankara University, Turkey. An expert in developmental #psychology, she focuses on culturally contextualised perspectives. Learn more about her research & her motivation in the Q&A on LinkedIn: t1p.de/h54fm #Devpsy

📅 CONF: The #Politics of Limits: #Sustainability and #Democracy in Times of Changing Climates | 8–9 Dec. This interdisciplinary conference explores the relationship between freedom and equality & restricting economic growth. Register by 30 Nov.: www.college-uaruhr.de/events #Polisky

🔔 Reminder: This transdisciplinary workshop challenges different approaches to social memories and collective identities in the context of genocidal social practices. 📝 Register by 20 Nov. (corrected)!

Our former fellow Tannistha Samanta published this article about midlife #motherhood, reflecting on the results of the study she worked on during her fellowship. She interviewed (working) women in Germany who underwent assisted reproductive interventions in their 40s. #Sociology #AgeingStudies #IVF

📢 CfP: Sensorische Re-Situierungen: Die Sinne in techno-ökologischer Veränderung Conference on #senses in techno-ecological transformation – with @theoriesektiondgs.bsky.social @dgsoziologie.bsky.social Submit your abstract by 15 Dec.: www.college-uaruhr.de/calls #Soziologie #SensoryStudies #STS

The workshop 'Growth (In)Dependencies' last week offered a space for scholars from different disciplines to openly discuss how societies could rely less on, or even function entirely without, continuous economic #growth. Read the short recap on LinkedIn: t1p.de/ldifz #sustainability #governance

📅 CONF: Ordinary Men. Perpetrator Memory in Spanish Culture 4–5 Dec. | Essen How do Spanish literature, film & culture represent perpetrators in the context of the Civil War & Franco Dictatorship? The conference explores concepts of complicity, bystanding & perpetration in Spanish cultural memory.

Three weeks left to apply for #postdoc researchers at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de | @unidue.bsky.social | @tu-dortmund.de!

💡 NEW FEATURE | Event Review Therapeutic Encounters: Social and Ethical Implications of AI Chatbots in Mental Healthcare Read here how the organisers of the symposium ‘Therapeutic Encounters with Chatbots’, @benjaminmarent.bsky.social and Sebastian Merkel, reflect on key insights: t1p.de/h341s

#FellowFriday: Meet our fellow Ingo Heidbrink from Old Dominion University, USA. A maritime historian, he is a specialist for inland #WaterwayHistory, fisheries and whaling history, and polar history. Learn how his historical research is relevant for us today in this Q&A (LinkedIn): t1p.de/5f8p9

Welcome, Tamara Mercante Thierauf! Tamara joined the research group ‘Sweat – #Sociology of Transpiration in the Age of Global Warming’ as a doctoral researcher. Her research explores sweating with a focus on the entanglements of bodies, data infrastructures, and global warming.

Reminder to all postdocs from the #UARuhr working in the social sciences and/or the humanities: if you would like to form a cross-university working group with fellow #postdoc researchers, our #PostdocLab programme is tailor-made for you. 📧 Apply here until 26 Nov.: www.college-uaruhr.de/postdoclab

Welcome, Bjarne Behrens! He joined the research group ‘Political Economy of Inequality’ as a doctoral researcher. Bjarne's research focuses on the role of public discourse in preference formation, with particular interest in climate policy & distributive implications of environmental transitions.

📅 WORKSHOP: Sweaty Matters. Körper, Medien, Kühltechniken 13 Nov. | hybrid | in German Der Workshop setzt sich mit Körperflüssigkeiten, Kühltechniken, „schwitzenden Medien“ & feministischen Infrastrukturen auseinander. Dabei geht es auch um methodische, materielle & politische Fragen. t1p.de/1vszy

#FellowFriday: Daniel Feierstein is Director of the Center of #GenocideStudies at National University of Tres de Febrero, Argentina. In the Q&A (LinkedIn), he explains the need for transdisciplinary research and the benefits of the tandem partnership with a #UARuhr researcher: t1p.de/ff-feierst

📅 WORKSHOP: Deep Dive into ICCS 2022 – Advanced Data Analysis of Large-Scale Assessment Data in R 28 Nov. Interested in enhancing your understanding of the methodological foundations and the analysis of large-scale assessment data, in particular ICCS? 👉Register until 7 Nov.: eveeno.com/586544186

📅 WORKSHOP: Social Memories and Collective Identities in the Context of Genocide 25–26 Nov. This transdisciplinary workshop challenges different approaches to social memories and collective identities in the context of genocidal social practices. Register by 20 Oct.: t1p.de/q8pvw #SocSci

📬 A new issue of our newsletter COLLEGE CONDENSED is out, bringing you up to date about recent news and activities at the College. Read it in your browser: sh1.sendinblue.com/ae7mfz67wlpf... 📧 Subscribe here: www.college-uaruhr.de/newsletter

📅 WORKSHOP: Was heißt Schwarze Archivpraxis? 21–22 Oct. | in German t1p.de/05ovu Ausgehend vom Nachlass der afrodeutschen Musikerin & Friedensaktivistin #FasiaJansen (1929–1997) thematisiert die Veranstaltung die Lebendigkeit und Widersprüche einer Schwarzen #Archivpraxis. #BlackHistories

Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene – just published by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social in @gepjournal.bsky.social direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...

From good to bad? The contested desirability of economic growth – just published by @mattkranke.bsky.social in @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...

🗨️ Elena Beregow, cultural #sociologist, will be guest at the event series 'Streit ums Politische' at Schaubühne Berlin on 13 Oct., 19:30 (livestream). With host Heinz Bude, she will talk about "the temperatures of the current turning point in history": www.schaubuehne.de/de/produktio...

Unique opportunity for postdocs from the University Alliance Ruhr #UARuhr working in the social sciences and/or the humanities: with its #PostdocLab programme, the College for Social Sciences and Humanities offers funding for cross-university working groups. 🔔 Call: www.college-uaruhr.de/postdoclab

Reminder: The #CfP for the international conference ‘Ordinary Men: Perpetrator Memory in Spanish Culture’ on 4 and 5 Dec. 2025, organised by our Senior Fellow @ryanlor.bsky.social, is still open – submit your abstracts until 8 October: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/...

Scholarship opportunity for doctoral students in the social sciences and humanities within the #UARuhr 👇

We warmly welcome Dr Nesrin Tanç and Jenny Oliveira Caldas as new members of the College for Social Sciences and Humanities. They recently joined the research professorship 'Curating Digital Objects of Cultural Knowledge and Memory' led by Prof. Tahani Nadim. #UARuhr

In his article published in 'Global Policy', our Senior Fellow Qingxiu Bu elucidates how the fragmentation of #GlobalTrade in response to China’s dominant position in #GreenTechnologies risks derailing the energy transition, & suggests ways to prevent it. www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/09/2...

#NextWeek The ECF conference, »Reflecting Virtuality«, will take place on September 24 and 25 at Ruhr University Bochum. Registration information: www.virtuelle-lebens...