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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

Mona Motakef and Katharina Hoppe at the lectern in front of the applauding audience

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

Guests are very welcome.

A photo of Dr. Giorgia Di Gessa

Full house: The SIGU Platform’s ‘Zukunftsfabrik 2026’ event in Berlin was very well received

Social Research Centre Dortmund organized a workshop "Higher Education as a Forge for Social Innovation" and contributed with a presentation and panel

A large audience of participants from the Zukunftsfabrik listens to the panel, consisting of PD Dr. Christoph Kaletka from the SFS, Viola Stegmann (SEND e.V.), and Norbert Kunz (Social Impact gGmbH). The discussion is moderated by Kiara Sobina (Social Impact gGmbH).

Nine International Senior Fellows Start Collaborations with UA Ruhr Researchers

Sreeparna Chattopadhyay and Daniel Chigudu are visiting senior fellows at the Department of Social Sciences

Group photo of the Senior Fellows and their hosts.

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