Start into the New Semester

The new semester is underway, and the SocIAS team kicked it off with a hike!

We went to Tägerwilen in Switzerland, where we enjoyed the beautiful autumn colours.

We are also excited to announce that submissions are now open for the workshop Inequality in Ageing and Health in the Context of Climate Change until 15 December 2026. The workshop will take place at the University of Bamberg and will discuss questions of measuring heat exposure, social vulnerability, and resilience, as well as approaches to prevention from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Finally, Ariane Bertogg will present her research "Childhood Socio-Historical Crises and Cognitive Ageing: The Role of Human Capital and Parental Socio-Economic Status", at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2026, taking place in Vienna on 1 and 2 December.