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Aiming to address the many new questions brought up in context of the pandemic, the VolkswagenStiftung had published a call for proposals titled “Corona Crisis and Beyond - Perspectives for Science, Scholarship and Society” in May. Out of 1,105 proposals, 102 have been selected for funding including four projects of the faculty!

Media pedagogue Dr. Michaela Kramer has investigated the influence of smartphone photography and the presentation of images on social media on the identity formation of teenagers and young adults. In doing so, she has developed a typology that describes different ways in which young people can present themselves through photos on Instagram, Snapchat and similar platforms and what this says about their process of personality formation.

To honour the great importance of teaching, the Faculty of Humanities and Department of Theology has tendered a teaching award for the faculty for the first time in 2020. From now on, the new teaching award will be awarded every year to two innovative teaching concepts.

Dr. Krisztina Kovács of the Hungarian Szeged University is spending the winter term teaching and researching at the Institut für Grundschulforschung. Her stay is being funded by the DAAD’s programme for funding foreign guest lecturers (Förderung ausländischer Gastdozenten zu Lehrtätigkeiten an deutschen Hochschulen), which Dr. Günter Renner of the institute has successfully applied for.

The Division "Public Health and Physical Activity" of the Department of Sport Science and Sport has received two grants for the projects „Bewegung als Investition in Gesundheit – BIG“ (Physical Activity as an Investment in Health) and „Gehen, Spielen und Tanzen als lebenslange Tätigkeiten – GESTALT“ (Walking, Playing and Dancing as Lifelong Activities).

From now until 14 March 2021, female doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology can apply for the next round of the FAU Mentoring Proramme ARIADNEphil. The 18-months programme starts in June 2021.

Six new professorships as part of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria

As 2020 comes to an end, the Dean's Office sends the best wishes to you and yours: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for your support throughout this year with all its challenges. The Dean's Office is closed from 24 December 2020 to and including 6 January 2021.

The Institute for Psychogerontology is launching a new project to strengthen the social participation of older people, receiving a grant of 395,000 euros from the Theo and Friedl Schöller Foundation. The project will start on 1 January 2021. Many older people suffer from social isolation or lonel...

The Institute of Pre- and Early History (Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, UFG) has expanded its Virtual Collection: From now on, visitors can not only visit one room, but are guided into the various showrooms from a new entrance room. The highlight is the new rooftop lounge: a virtual lift takes...