150,000 households recently received some unusual mail. They are invited to become participants in the "Lower Saxony Panel" and actively take part in…

The workshop invites scholars to examine contemporary family life through diverse theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and disciplinary…

PD Dr Philipp Köker conducted an interview with the UOL press department about his latest publication entitled "Wie Populisten das Vertrauen in die…

Study shows differentiated effects on mothers and fathers

How does the birth of a child change parents' attitudes towards environmental and climate…

From the summer semester 2025, Dr. Philipp Köker from the Leibniz University of Hanover will administer the professorship “Political System of…

In the summer semester 2025, Prof. Dr. Gundula Zoch will take over the professorship for Sociology, in particular Family and Work (W3) at the Otto…

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Sina Farzin as the new Professor of Sociological Theory at our Institute of Social Sciences. 
Sina Farzin will…

Two new Oldenburg projects in hearing research and political science have recently received funding from the state. The focus is on the influence of…

Our Master's student Matheus Silveira Mendes has been awarded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) prize of 1,000 euros for outstanding…

Sociologist Prof. Dr. Gundula Zoch has been awarded the “Prize for Excellent Research” by the Oldenburg University Society.
Gundula Zoch has been…