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Around 20 per cent of all Germans live alone - and the number is increasing. This trend can also be observed in most other Western countries.

The "SKL Glücksatlas 2023" produced under the academic guidance of Freiburg researcher Bernd Raffelhüschen has been released The "SKL Glücksatlas 2023" [SKL Happiness Atlas 2023] was released on 9 November 2023.

The development of the earliest cities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East led to a substantial increase in violence between inhabitants.

How do plants shape our daily lives? Starting in October, a two-semester lecture series at the University of Würzburg will address this question and provide insights into the new field of plant study in the cultural sciences.

Researcher from Göttingen University advises on overcoming the difficulties faced by mining communities in transition Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry.

Work Hauptgebäude Chemie 04103 Leipzig Phone: work +49 341 97-36000 341 97-36094 Dean Christoph Schneider Vice-Dean Holger Kohlmann Dean of Studies Reinhard Denecke Deanery Marco Weiß work Institutsge

A study confirms this trend, while also showing major differences between men and women, eastern and western Germany, and low and high-skilled workers Can extending work lives be a solution to the future problems of an aging society?

The Chair of European Ethnology of Professor Michaela Fenske invites you to an international conference on Environmental Humanities research at the beginning of August.

From social media to the mobility revolution - a new YouTube site, in which the University of Würzburg is involved, presents cultural studies in a way that makes it interesting for young people.

Students from the Universities of Freiburg and Würzburg explain everyday phenomena from a cultural studies perspective on YouTube Gender-neutral restrooms or influencers on Instagram, plastic waste or veganism - these are all current phenomena in our everyday lives.

At the end of the six-month dossier, three international universities provide insights into their work With around 8,000 academic and administrative employees, 15 faculties and more than 45,000 stude

Officially, we are currently living in the geological epoch known as the Holocene. But the profound impact of human activities on the Earth's systems has triggered discussions regarding a new era: the Anthropocene.

What framework conditions do children and young people need for good psychosocial development? This is what the MHH and the University of Hildesheim want to find out in a study.

In some monarchies, inherited power offers a ladder that can be ascended to absolute authority - be it through diplomacy, ruthlessness, or the passing of time.

The situation of the Uyghur population in the Chinese region of Xinjiang has been largely unclear since 2017.

Göttingen University has returned sacred ancestral remains from its collections to Aotearoa New Zealand The University of Göttingen has returned koiwi tangata (Māori skeletal remains) and koimi t'ch

A team from the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg is studying the everyday lives of women who love women from 1945 to the 1980s What was everyday life like for women who love women after 1945 if they lived outside the major metropolitan areas such as Berlin or Hamburg?

An interdisciplinary glossary covering historical legal research is being compiled at the University of Münster The Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Legal Unity and Pluralism" at the University of Münster is committed to interdisciplinary exchanges and international networking in the field of comparative historical legal research.

Interdisciplinary research project rediscovers lesbian life worlds in the period from 1945 to the 1980s What aftereffects did National Socialism have on women attracted to women after 1945?

In more ethnically diverse school classes, young people with a refugee background have more friends and experience less rejection than in more homogeneous classes. This is the conclusion of an international research team involving Dr. Georg Lorenz from the University of Potsdam. In their study, the results of which have now been published in the scientific journal Nature Human Behavior, the researchers also present evidence for the causes of their findings: "In more diverse classes, there are more opportunities for contact with peers from immigrant families.

The ceremony was conducted without the use of religious or Eurocentric symbols as had been agreed upon by organizations and representatives of the persecuted groups in question A public memorial serv

Livestream on March 21: Survey of female MEPs Women who are politically active in social media are frequently faced with online hate speech.

Researchers studied the vocal experiences of children growing up on Malakula Island in Vanuatu where multilingualism is the norm How children acquire their mother tongue has always fascinated scholars. However, for the most part, these studies have focused on children growing up with only one mother tongue, and mostly, in the United States learning English.

International research team emphasises importance of diversity, equity and inclusion The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity.