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WELCOME AT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Department of Social Sciences was founded in April 2020. The department includes sociological teaching and research sections, the Social Research Center and the Didactics of Social Sciences. On this page you can find all teaching and research areas belonging to the department, our study programs and news from the department.

Department News

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Prof. Martina Brandt gives keynote speech at symposium on ageing research with Federal Minister for Family Affairs in Berlin

On October 8, 2024, the symposium “Ageing research in challenging times: Impulses for Society and Politics” will take place in Berlin.

Old person hands are holding a cane.

SFS presentation on “The Vision of Industry 5.0 in the Construction Industry” at the 16th Organization, Technology and Management International Conference

SFS represented by Thorben Krokowski at this year's OTMC in Šibenik with a contribution on “Industry 5.0 in the construction industry”

Daniel Wentzek (l.) and Thorben Krokowski (r.) infront of a poster at OTMC 2024

Social Engagement in Hubs4Circularity

Circular Economy – The Pathway towards a Sustainable Development

Michael Kohlgrüber bei einem Vortrag

The 16th ISIRC in Bern in Review

Strongly represented sfs sets new impulses at the 16th ISIRC with lectures and own streams and wins award

Team der sfs

Dr. Christian Deindl appointed adjunct professor

Certificate of appointment presented

In the photo, Dr. Christian Deindl holds the certificate of appointment as adjunct professor in his hands, which he received from Dean Prof. Nicole Burzan. She is standing next to him.

New deanery elected

The newly elected deanery will take office on October 1, 2024.

The photo shows the newly elected Dean's Office of the Department of Social Sciences. On the left is the re-elected Vice Dean of Research, Prof. Martina Brandt, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand. In the middle is the newly elected Dean, Prof. Cornelius Schubert. To his right is the re-elected Dean of Studies, Dr. Arne Niederbacher, who is also holding a bouquet of flowers.

Funding successfully acquired

The working group on the topic of "urban conflicts over property" is funded by the College for Social Sciences of the UA Ruhr

CfP "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?"

Conference "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?", TU Dortmund University, March 12-14, 2025

Poster of the conference "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?"

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