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Important information for students: Exam registration in the summer semester

Registration for the examinations of the Institute of Social Sciences in the summer semester 2025 is possible from 13.06.2025 up to and including 11.07.2025.

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IfS researcher receives funding from the International Network of Universities

Dr. Maéva Clément has been awarded a Researcher Mobility grant from the International Network of Universities (INU) to work with colleagues at Stellenbosch University in South Africa on the topics of gender, reconciliation and peace.

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What kind of society do we live in?

What kind of society do we live in? This basic question is the focus of the new Master's degree course "Sociological Diagnosis of Time", which Osnabrück University will be offering from the winter semester 2025/26.

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