Programme now available! Experts from different domains will shed light on various aspects of #AIGovernance, regulation and ethics, considering international differences. 📝 Register by 19 Feb.: t1p.de/deh88 #Polisky #SocSci #STS Thanks for sharing: @rctrust.bsky.social

Bewerbungsfrist verlängert: Jetzt noch bis zum 12. Februar bewerben! *** #SHKJob #UARuhr Deadline extended: apply now by 12 February! www.stellenwerk.de/duisburg-ess...

📅 SYM: AI in Science Communication: Impacts on Perception and Learning | 26 Mar. t1p.de/lrd3z Current developments, challenges, and future perspectives in #SciComm and #ScienceEducation will be the focus of this interdisciplinary symposium, with a particular emphasis on the role of #AI. #EduSky

Delighted to share this opportunity for postdocs in the humanities and social sciences: apply for a KWI international fellowship until 28 February 👇

Interesse an einem Studi-Job in Essen mit Bezug zu deinem Studium? ✅ Jetzt noch bis Ende der Woche bewerben! 👇 t1p.de/80fcw *** Interested in a student job in Essen that is related to your studies? ✅ Apply now by the end of this week! 👇

📅 SYM: Building Democratic Citizenship: Civic Education, Inequality, and Engagement | 4 March | digital t1p.de/pyok8 How can young people be prepared for informed #CivicParticipation in a changing world? This symposium brings together recent research on youth civic development & #CivicEducation.

#FellowFriday: Meet @ryanlor.bsky.social, Asst. Prof. of #HispanicStudies at the Univ. of Birmingham (UK). During her #fellowship, she is investigating Spanish #MemoryCulture with Prof. Zepp-Zwirner @unidue.bsky.social. Learn more about her research & motivation in this Q&A (LinkedIn): t1p.de/b6lum

Workshop programme now available: researchers from diff. European countries will contribute their expertise on ethnic-racial socialisation (ERS) in family, school, peer, and higher education contexts. 📝 Register until 28 Jan.: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/... #SocSci #devpsyc

📖 New publication: the De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Health and Society, edited by former Senior Fellow @benjaminmarent.bsky.social. It compiles theories, evidence, strategies & governance approaches on the future of #health & #care in the digital age. doi.org/10.1515/9783... #DigitalHealth #SocSci

Excellent opportunity for (prospective) international #postdoc researchers! Our JProf @mattkranke.bsky.social is offering to host a candidate in his interdisciplinary research group. 👇

🔔 STELLENANGEBOT: ❓Du studierst in den Sozial- oder Geisteswissenschaften und suchst einen Job mit Bezug zu deinem Studium? Wir suchen: studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/d), Schwerpunkt Kommunikation 🔷 8–12 h/W 🔷 Start: 1. April 👉 Details: t1p.de/80fcw 🗓️ Wir freuen uns auf deine Bewerbung bis 01.02.!

📨 New newsletter issue out now: catch up on recent developments and upcoming events at the College, meet our new members, and discover recently released publications and feature posts! ➡️ Read in your browser: sh1.sendinblue.com/aebu5b67wlpf... ➡️ Subscribe here: www.college-uaruhr.de/newsletter

To what extent have #peacekeeping norms shaped Bangladesh’s armed forces, which have been involved in #UN peacekeeping operations for five decades? Our Senior Fellow Rashed Uz Zaman will present his research on this and related questions in his lecture on 3 February. 👇

📅 CONF: Harnessing the Power of Digital and AI Transformation | 23–24 Feb. t1p.de/deh88 This conf. focuses on the societal, legal & ethical challenges posed by #AI & data-driven technologies. Speakers will elucidate the roles of governments, corporations & civil society and assess policy options.

📖 New publication: JProf Matthias Kranke co-edited a special issue of @econsocjournal.bsky.social on ‘(Post-)Growth Infrastructures’, which brings together scholarship on (post-)growth, transformations, infrastructures and socio-material relations. Most articles open access. #PostGrowth #SocSci

Next week at the College: Our Senior Fellow Qingxiu Bu will give a lecture on global governance and Africa's role in the great power competition between the USA and China. Policymakers, academics and practitioners are invited to join the subsequent discussion on inclusive approaches. 👇 #PoliSky

🎧 Wie kann die Vermittlung geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschung gelingen? Das besprechen KWI-Direktorin Julika Griem & @suhrkamp.de-Lektor Heinrich Geiselberger mit Gastgeberin @hannaengelmeier.bsky.social in der 4. Folge von #KrummeStrasse. @redaktionmerkur.bsky.social Zum #Podcast: is.gd/UsPRUl

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.