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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
10/23/2024
Master's student Francesco Cavallo was a speaker at the 2nd Queer Political Human Rights Conference in the German Bundestag
On 27.09.2024, the second Queer Policy Human Rights Conference of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag took place in Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin.

10/23/2024
Elected First Spokesperson of the Women's and Gender Studies Section of the German Sociological Association (DGS)
Prof. Mona Motakef was elected first spokesperson at the general meeting of the Women's and Gender Studies Section of the DGS.

10/22/2024
NeMo.bil receives the German Mobility Award
The NeMo.bil project received the German Mobility Award in the ‘New Mobility Solutions’ category.

10/21/2024
“Dortmund Demography Forum 2024: Old and young in transition” will be opened by Martina Brandt & Aladin El-Mafaalani
On November 20, 2024, the Dortmund Demography Forum will take place in Dortmund City Hall.

10/08/2024
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.

10/02/2024
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”

10/02/2024
Social Engagement in Hubs4Circularity
Circular Economy – The Pathway towards a Sustainable Development

09/19/2024
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
