Osnabrück University welcomes Prof. Dr. Jenny Augustin! Since April 1, she has held the junior professorship "Romance Literary and Cultural Studies (French/Spanish)" in the School of Language and Literary Studies.
Prof. Dr. Augustin's research focuses on the role of literature in times of social upheaval, e.g. in the contemporary Mexican novel and in French and Spanish theater of the early modern period.
How did the writer Heinrich von Kleist build up an extensive political and cultural network? A research team involving Osnabrück University is now investigating this.
Fancy some Swedish pre-Christmas cheer? At the Festival of Lights on December 12, which is always organized by the Language Center, participants and guests will sing traditional songs together with the music group "Nymans Dans". The event starts at 7 pm.
What could globally networked forms of work look like in the future? To explore this question, 15 young researchers from all over Germany came together at Osnabrück University at the end of November.
Observations by scientists from Osnabrück University in Uganda show that chimpanzee mothers interact with their young in a rhythmic way - almost like a human conversation.
