at the Department of Social Sciences!
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
Successful exchange at the first joint Department Research Day
Panel discussion on the department profile and poster session to present the research areas
FAIR Workshop on "Digital Trace Data in Social Science Research"
The interdisciplinary research area FAIR organizes a three-day workshop on Digital Trace Data in Social Science Research.
SPIRE-SAIS Final Conference “Shaping the Future: Emerging Skills for A Sustainable EU Process Industry” will take place at the TU Dortmund on 23 May 2024
SPIRE-SAIS Final Conference “Shaping the Future: Emerging Skills for a Sustainable EU Process Industry” will take place at the TU Dortmund on 23 May.
Admission of Dr. Alina Schmitz to the Scholarship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers and Junior Professors by the Daimler and Benz Foundation
We congratulate Dr. Alina Schmitz on this scholarship!
First Departmental Research Day on 13 March 2024
Researchers at the Department of Social Sciences exchange information about their research internally
Interview for the NDR documentary "Am I beautiful?"
Dr. Julia Wustmann interviewed for the 3-part NDR documentary on aesthetic plastic surgery
New study on ChatGPT's climate narrative
New article by Bernd Sommer and Sarah von Querfurth on ChatGPT and climate change
"Benrather Gesprächsreihe": Ulrich Beck and his exploration of the motif of freedom
Prof. Dr. Angelika Poferl will take part in an event on Ulrich Beck's concept of freedom as part of the renowned "Benrather Gesprächsreihe".
