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💬 SUZ Public Talks: «What is the Place of Non-knowledge in Healthcare?» by Jessica Mesman
Join us for the public talk on «What is the Place of Non-knowledge in Healthcare?» in the research colloquium at the SUZ.
📆 Tuesday April 21st, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speakers: Prof. Dr. Jessica Mesman
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Welcome Angela Christen
We are delighted to welcome Angela Christen at the department as a PhD student at the GenFam project under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel!
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Meet the Researcher on April 15th with Gemma, Andrea, and Mattia
The ongoing Meet the Researcher series brings together members of the faculty in an informal, collegial setting to exchange ideas and build connections. It is held at 11.00 in AND 3.46 and there's the possibility of going to lunch afterwards.
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Does love in the ivory tower fix the leaky pipeline? A new study by Antonia Velicu, Manon Fauvelais, Julia Jerke, Heiko Rauhut, and Bruno Lemaitre investigates how homogamous relationships shape careers
The motherhood penalty in science: could your partner make a difference? Having children is one of the biggest career obstacles women in academia face. They publish less, get passed over for promotions, and are more likely to leave research altogether. Meanwhile, their male colleagues, even those who also become parents, often continue climbing the ladder unaffected. This imbalance is one of the key reasons fewer women reach senior positions in science, a pattern researchers call the "leaky pipeline." But what if part of the solution was hiding in plain sight?
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💬 SUZ Public Talks: «Wealth (P(Re))Distribution» by Fabian Pfeffer
Join us for the public talk on «Wealth (P(Re))Distribution» in the research colloquium at the SUZ.
📆 Tuesday April 14th, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speakers: Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfeffer
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Large-Scale Study Successfully Replicates About Half of a Sample of Social and Behavioral Science Findings
Heinrich Nax co-authors a new study published in Nature, of which implications point to uncertainty—not failure—and a need for more cautious confidence in research claims.
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Senior Researcher in Sociology - open topic (100%, tenured)
The Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich is looking for a senior researcher for a tenured position who will permanently contribute an additional innovative specialization within theory-driven empirical sociology to the department's research and teaching. ***
Das Soziologische Institut der Universität Zürich sucht eine oder einen Senior Researcher in Soziologie, die oder der eine zusätzliche innovative Spezialisierung innerhalb der theoriegeleiteten empirischen Soziologie in Forschung und Lehre am Institut permanent einbringt.
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«Sei du selbst! Die Tyrannei der Ich-AG» - neue Kolumne von Katja Rost in Ladies Drive
Katja Rost kritisiert die Selbstoptimierungsideologie und das herrschende Glücksdiktat.
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Welcome Tina Baier
We are delighted to welcome Tina Baier at the department as a visiting professor!
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Matthias Klingler wins URPP H2R 2025 Best Researcher Award
Matthias Klingler, PhD candidate in the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded H2R, has been one of three researchers honored with the Best Researcher Award 2025. He was recognized for his publication in Advances in Life Course Research and for his strong commitment to the research community.