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We welcome our new academic team member Dr. Matteo Piolatto from October 1, 2021 in the research group Sociology with a focus on Gender Studies

On July 16th, 2021 Diana Galos has successfully defended her PhD on "Maintaining Advantage: How Social Background Matters for University. Graduates' Labour Market Outcomes" at the European University Institute (EUI).

Meyer, Jasmin, Leuze, Kathrin, Strauß, Susanne (2021): Individual Achievement, Person-Major Fit, or Social Expectations: Why Do Students Switch Majors in German Higher Education?

Ariane Bertogg (Postdoctoral Fellow / History and Sociology) and Cristina Ruiz Agudo (Research Fellow / Chemistry) are two out of three winners of this year´s Messmer research award 2021, which is conferred by the "Werner und Erika Messmer-Stiftung".

In this article they study the emergence of local solidarity in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany.

Article of Susanne Strauß und Ariane Bertogg

On 6 May, the project team of "Fair: Working in Germany", led by Prof. Dr. Susanne Strauß, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hinz, and Prof. Dr. Nick Zubanov, has launched a survey on perception and opinions about wage inequalities in the labour market.

The largest student survey "One for all - The student survey in Germany" has now started on May 4, 2021. One million randomly selected students from all over Germany will be invited to participate in the survey.

Bertogg, Ariane, Nazio,Tiziana, Strauß, Susanne (2020): Work–family balance in the second half of life: Caregivers' decisions regarding retirement and working time reduction in Europe.