News

07/08/2026

The NeMo.bil project celebrated its successful completion

Sebastian Hoffmann and Fabian Adelt at the closing event for the NeMo.bil project

07/01/2026

Prof. Maximiliane Wilkesmann new Prorector for Diversity and International Affairs

Prof. Maximiliane Wilkesmann was elected as the new Vice-President of TU Dortmund University by the university's electoral assembly.

06/17/2026

SAVE THE DATE - Winter Semester 2026/27 Colloquium

As part of the social sciences colloquium, researchers from the department will present recent findings from their own research during the 2026/27…

05/19/2026

SOWI colloquium on 27 May 2026 with Dr. Daniel Chigudu and Prof. Sreeparna Chattopadhyay

Guests are very welcome.

05/06/2026

Dr. Nadja Dörflinger starts professorship at the sfs

Welcome to the Social Research Center at the Department for Social Sciences, Nadja Dörflinger.

04/21/2026

UA Ruhr establishes three research communities on key future topics.

The three universities are pooling their strengths in research consortia focused on education, sustainability, and diversity.

04/17/2026

Research Award Winner Speaks on Ageing and Care in England

Dr. Giorgio Di Gessa, a visiting scholar at the Department of Social Sciences, will give a lecure on 29 April.

04/13/2026

Huge interest in the DGS Spring Conference, “Genders of the Social: Dialogues on the Positioning and Perspectives of Sociological Theories”, held at TU Dortmund University

Conference report “Wechselseitige Irritation” (Mutual Irritatio) published in Soziopolis

04/07/2026

SOWI Colloquium on April 29, 2026 with Ass. Prof. Giorgio DiGessa

Guests are very welcome.