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Second Cohort of Senior Fellows Begins Research Stays

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The picture shows 7 people from the Senior Fellow Program of the UA Ruhr. © College​/​UA Ruhr
The new Senior Fellows from left to right: Prof. Ahmad Sa’di, Prof. Imke Meyer, Prof. Foluke Unuabonah, Prof. Irven Resnick, Prof. Patrício Langa, Prof. Zintombizethu Matebeni, Prof. Heidi Schlipphacke; not in the picture: Dr Althea Greenan.
The second cohort of international Senior Fellows has arrived at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities in Essen. The accomplished researchers from universities around the world will spend the next six months working on collaborative projects with their tandem partners from the University Alliance Ruhr. Two Senior Fellows are working with professors at TU Dortmund University.

Eight outstanding international scholars are joining the College for Social Sciences and Humanities as Senior Fellows for the winter term 2024/2025, coming to Essen from renowned universities in Israel, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Their fields of research cover a wide range of disciplines, from sociology, gender studies, German studies, and English linguistics to philosophy and religious studies, political science, and arts.

At the Welcome Day on 18 September, the College administration officially received the Senior Fellows and some of their tandem partners at the College facilities in Essen. On behalf of the Scientific Board, Prof. Ute Schneider (University of Duisburg-Essen) warmly welcomed the visiting scholars, wishing them a productive stay at the University Alliance Ruhr: “I hope you will experience the College as a vivid place for interdisciplinary exchange, and I am sure that you will inspire multi-faceted academic discussions and contribute to a fruitful collaboration.” Presenting their projects, the Senior Fellows provided insights into their research agendas and outlined the activities planned during their fellowship. They will organise various academic events, give lectures, work on publications, and conduct field work.

At TU Dortmund University, Prof. Liudvika Leišytė from the Center for Higher Education is working together with Prof. Patrício V. Langa from Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique. In their  tandem project, they are researching the epistemic implications of International Research Collaborations. In addition, Prof. Sigrid Nieberle from the Institute of Diversity Studies, Prof. Heidi Schlipphacke and Prof. Imke Meyer from the University of Illinois Chicago, USA, are researching the topic of male and female friendships in their project.

About the Programme
The international Senior Fellowship Programme promotes sustainable international partnerships and multilateral cooperation in research. Through an annual call for applications, the College selects up to 20 scholars who are active members of a foreign university or research institution and have an internationally recognised, outstanding research profile.

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