College UA Ruhr: College UA Ruhr

College for Social Sciences and Humanities

Designed as an international Institute for Advanced Study, the College for Social Sciences and Humanities promotes excellence in research. It provides a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue and facilitates international collaboration among outstanding scholars. The College is part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, a cross-university initiative founded in 2021 under the umbrella of the University Alliance Ruhr.

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First Senior Fellows Start Research Stays at the College

21/03/2024, Essen

The first international Senior Fellows have begun their research stays at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities in the beginning of March. Their reception marks the official start of the…

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Call for Applications: Senior Fellowships at the University Alliance Ruhr from 2025

10/04/2024

The College for Social Sciences and Humanities calls for applications for its Senior Fellowship Programme. Excellent international researchers in the social sciences and humanities and tandem partners…

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Multimodal Landscapes of Mediterranean Antiquity

25/04/2024, Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities

This workshop will catalogue and study existing and remembered imageries of ancient pasts in the city of Essen. Co-organised by Senior Fellow Marta García Morcillo and her tandem partner Florian…

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Waste as a By-Product of Modernity: New Approaches to the Old Problem

14/05/2024, Essen

The old dream that plastic would improve the world is one of many failed projects of modernity. The panel discussion, which is co-organised and chaired by College Senior Fellow Małgorzata Sugiera and…

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New Maps and Rubbish. Dynamic Forms of Nature - Artist Talk with Joanna Zdzienicka-Obałek

15/05/2024, Essen

From mind-mapping to the final result, artist-collector Joanna Zdzienicka-Obałek reflects upon her search for artistic methods and field practices gathering rubbish at Żabie Doły, a nature and…

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Towards Social Innovation Digital Ecosystems (SIDEs): Challenges and Opportunities

21/05/2024, Essen | partly hybrid

How can digital ecosystems support social innovation? The workshop, co-organised by Douglas Wegner, Senior Fellow at the College, and his tandem partner Jürgen Howaldt (TU Dortmund University),…

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Research

Three senior research professorships and three research groups form the backbone of research activities at the College, complemented by joint projects of international Senior Fellows and UA Ruhr researchers. High-profile scholars benefit from excellent conditions and strong networks, allowing them to focus on cutting-edge research.

College for Social Sciences and Humanities

College for Social Sciences and Humanities

Call for Applications

International Senior Fellowship Programme 2025/2026

News & Events

First Senior Fellows Start Research Stays at the College

Call for Applications: Senior Fellowships at the University Alliance Ruhr from 2025

Multimodal Landscapes of Mediterranean Antiquity

Waste as a By-Product of Modernity: New Approaches to the Old Problem

New Maps and Rubbish. Dynamic Forms of Nature - Artist Talk with Joanna Zdzienicka-Obałek

Towards Social Innovation Digital Ecosystems (SIDEs): Challenges and Opportunities

Senior Fellowship Programme

Advancing Internationalisation

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