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Department News
01/22/2026
Research college promotes international networking in the humanities and social sciences
The University Alliance Ruhr celebrated the opening of the joint College for Social Sciences and Humanities in Essen

01/20/2026
POSTPONEMENT - SOWI Colloquium on 28 January 2026 with Associate Professor Christian Deindl
A new date will be announced at a later stage.

01/20/2026
Programme for the spring conference ‘Genders of the Social’ organised by the DGS sections ‘Women's and Gender Studies’ and ‘Sociological Theory’
Joint spring conference from 12 to 13 March at TU Dortmund University.

12/23/2025
Promoting diversity through key positions in working life – new SEDiMA project launched
SEDiMA launches: Together with partners, sfs develops new diversity strategies to secure skilled talent sustainably.





