TUD Lectures PLUS

In our 40th episode, our podcast series YOU ASK we explain - Fear of contact with science is dedicated to the exchange between Dresden and Coventry

Dresden and Coventry are linked by an image that has become indelibly inscribed in the collective memory of both cities: the image of destruction. And yet these destructions are not simply juxtaposed. They mark two historical events that are causally linked - one cannot be understood without the other.

The air raids on Coventry in November 1940, the 85th anniversary of which was celebrated at the end of last year, were a turning point in the Second World War. They not only changed the face of the city, but also shaped its attitude towards its own history. Dresden suffered a similar fate a few years later - with different circumstances, different after-effects and a different culture of remembrance.

To this day, the victims are commemorated annually in both cities. In Coventry, however, this commemoration is inextricably linked to a special legacy: the conscious act of forgiveness. The newly built cathedral stands not only as an architectural symbol of reconstruction, but also as a place for an attitude of reconciliation. Anyone entering this space quickly senses that forgiveness is not demanded here, but offered - and that it is up to us to accept this offer.

The podcast in the TU Lectures Plus series picks up on this common yet contradictory story. In the format You ask - we explain, historical lines, personal perspectives and current questions are linked together. The focus is on exchange: How do these experiences continue to have an impact today? What responsibility do future generations bear? And what happens when different perspectives merge?

It is precisely in this dialog that the value of the Dresden-Coventry exchange lies: not in comparing suffering, but in thinking together about memory, responsibility and the future.

When: 12.02.2026, 19.00-20.15 hrs

Where: Raskolnikoff, Böhmische Straße 34, 01099 Dresden

Our Advisors:

• Tine & Günter Starke - Photographer(link)

• Nikolai Press - Alumni Ambassador for Coventry(Link)

• Sabine Coady Schaebitz - Coventry University, author of the book "Heritage and Democracy - Introductory Thoughts"(Link)

• Rainer Barczaitis - Coventry coordinator, translator(Link)

• Johannes Schütz - TU Dresden, DFG project "Polyphony of the Homeland"

Photo reference

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

Contents

Families are perhaps the smallest democratic cells in our society. Between the breakfast table and bedtime stories, we learn every day what community means: listening, asking questions, enduring, disagreeing - and still belonging together. In families, we learn how important it is to express our wishes, take responsibility and find solutions together. All of this shapes us for the rest of our lives.

On the occasion of the podcast festival in the Neustadt library, we would like to reflect with you - based on the children's question show in the central library - on how we come together as families and how we live together as generations. What challenges do we face? What opportunities lie in the small moments of everyday life? And what can we learn from each other?

Together with the TU Dresden podcast format "YOU ASK we explain", Jana Forkel - known from "Sendung mit der Maus" and "neuneinhalb" - collects your questions about family, living together and generations. They will be taken up and answered live on site by author Gerda Raidt and scientists from TU Dresden. The result is a conversation that shows: Every question counts. And every perspective helps us to better understand how we live together.

Come along, think along - and ask what you've always wondered!
For families and children aged 6 and over.

When:

December 06, 2025, 16:00

Where:

Neustadt Library, Königsbrücker Straße 26, 01099 Dresden

Advisors:

• Jana Forkel - known from the program with the mouse and neuneinhalb
• Gerda Raidt, author

Photo reference:

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

Contents

Motherhood - a word that sounds so homely and yet sets entire world orders in motion. Between traditional role models and modern lifestyles is a field that extends far beyond the family. Mothers juggle appointments, bear invisible responsibilities and are at the same time political subjects, feminist fighters, art enthusiasts and co-creators of society.

While roles are changing, mothers are still stylized, evaluated, interpreted - and at the same time they are granted a "second half". The live podcast unfolds in this field of tension. Motherhood becomes a public issue - not a private one, but also a political one.

Join us live and ask us your anonymous questions. We look forward to your participation and an enriching exchange!

When:

November 12, 2025, 17:30

Where:

Central Library in the Kulturpalast, Foyer 2nd floor - Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

Our Advisors:

• Cordula Weimann, Grannies for Future
• Steffi Palm, Project Leihomas from Frauenförderwerk e. V.
• Maik Spreer, "Mama, think of me" - network for drug prevention during pregnancy
• Eugenie Gehring/Carla Lopez, Project District Mothers from Frauenförderwerk e. V.

Moderation:

• Henriette Mehn, Dresden Municipal Libraries

Photo reference

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

Content

One day before World Peace Day, artist Svea Duwe, together with the TU Dresden podcast format "YOU ASK we explain", invites you to the Red Army Memorial on Olbrichtplatz. The centerpiece of the sculptural situation is the presentation of an inverted memorial wreath with words that refer to the Russian inscription on the memorial. This presentation will be accompanied by an open discussion on the question "How is world peace conceivable?" with Prof. Dr. Dominik Steiger, Prof. Dr. Stephanie Herold, Katja Protte and Svea Duwe, moderated by Gwendolin Kremer. The event will conclude with the performance "Europas Hemd" by Svea Duwe, interpreted by Caroline Beach. The event will be recorded in the TU Dresden podcast format "YOU ASK we explain".

Join us live and ask us your anonymous questions. We look forward to your participation and an enriching exchange!

When:

September 20, 2025, 3 p.m.

Where:

Hans-Oster-Straße, monument

Our Advisors:

• Prof. Dr. Dominik Steiger - Holder of the Chair of International Law, TU Dresden

• Prof. Dr. Stephanie Herold - Monument Conservation and Urban Cultural Heritage, TU-Berlin

• Katja Protte - Curator Art + Military, Military History Museum Dresden

• Svea Duwe - sculptor

Moderation:

• Gwendolin Kremer - Art historian, Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections, TU Dresden, member of the Commission for Art in Public Space Dresden

Photo reference

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

Contents

The TUD Dresden University of Technology, in cooperation with the Dresden Municipal Libraries, the *sowieso* e.V. and the Frauenstadtarchiv e.V., invites you to the traveling exhibition "Together we are unbearable - The independent women's movement in the GDR".

To kick off the exhibition, guests from academia and activism will discuss the independent women's movement in the GDR, its significance back then - and its relevance today - in a public podcast recording.

In the 1980s, independent women's groups were founded in the GDR that were not satisfied with state slogans. They campaigned for peace, democracy and human rights - and challenged the official narrative of equality. They protested against the arms race, denounced discrimination against lesbians and demanded real equality. Despite surveillance, repression and social rejection, they remained unwavering in their commitment. A nationwide movement developed from these groups. In 1989/90, they became part of the peaceful revolution, took their seats at the round tables and fought for women's shelters, equal career opportunities, social security and a critical examination of existing power relations.

The exhibition "Together we are unbearable" brings their stories to Dresden. Documents, photographs and moving interviews show how women fought for their rights back then - and why their commitment is far from over.

Their struggle is still relevant today: after all, how equal is our society really? Economic inequality, access to education, housing policy and environmental crises are still challenges for social justice. The exhibition invites you to think about these questions further - and to continue the dialog.

Exhibition period:

📅 July 21 - August 20, 2025

Where:

📍Foyer 2nd floor, Central Library in the Kultupalast Dresden

Guests:

• Grit Lemke, author (including "Kinder von Hoy. Freiheit, Glück und Terror", 2021) and film curator ("Gundermann Revier", 2019 and "Sorbische Filmlandschaften. Serbske filmowe krajiny", 2024),
• Judith Geffert from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and co-curator of the exhibition

Information about the exhibition:

• Language: German
• Registration is not required
• Accessibility: If you have accessibility needs, please contact us at diversity.management@tu-dresden.de.

Bus tours

Rebels on the move - by bus through the history of the Dresden women's movement

As part of the exhibition, a bus tour invites you to search for historical traces. You will visit central sites of the women's movement in Dresden in the late GDR and the reunification period - such as the Frauenstadtarchiv e.V and the *sowieso*. Contemporary witnesses and experts will talk about the struggles of the time and current perspectives.

When:

Monday, July 28 & Saturday, August 2, 2025, 4 - 7 p.m.

Further information:

• Admission free
• Registration required at: tud.de/ddr-frauenbewegung

Content:

Understanding the past in order to shape the present more consciously - this is the guiding principle behind our 33rd podcast episode: Past, Responsibility, Vision, produced as TUD Lectures+. With analyses and ethical questions, we shed light on the dark chapters of medical history under National Socialism and build bridges to the present.

The starting point for this podcast is the exhibition "In Memory of the Children", which commemorates the more than 5,000 children who were tortured and murdered in so-called "children's wards". These cruel crimes were committed with the involvement of doctors in private practice, state offices, hospitals and scientific institutions. Our podcast is dedicated to these harrowing chapters of history and discusses their significance for today's society.

When:

April 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Kunstverein Dresden, Neustädter Markt 8, 01097 Dresden

Our Advisors:

Our guests are scientists who have been working intensively on the Nazi and medical past and its consequences for years:

• Prof. Dr. phil. Beate Mitzscherlich - Professor of Educational Psychology and Ethics in Healthcare at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau. She has been researching the crimes of Nazi medicine and the role of the health authorities in particular for many years. Her work shows how people who did not fit in with the nationalist view of society were systematically recorded, disenfranchised and murdered. Her findings shed a frightening light on the ethical unscrupulousness of the perpetrators and make it clear how central the issue of data security is, even in this day and age.
• Prof. Dr. Florian Bruns - Professor of Ethics and History of Medicine and Dentistry and Director of the Institute of History of Medicine at TU Dresden. As curator of the exhibition "In memory of the children. Pediatricians and the crimes committed against children during the Nazi era" , he has dealt intensively with the involvement of doctors in the systematic murder of children. His research provides profound insights into the mechanisms of the perpetrator society and the moral dilemmas that still exist today.
• Dr. Hagen Schönrich - Scientific coordinator of the research project "The Technische Hochschule Dresden under National Socialism". He researches the history of universities during the Third Reich and sheds light on how science and ideology were intertwined. His work shows how universities were used as instruments to push through political agendas and what influence this had on research and teaching.

Moderation:

• Linda Fleck, doctoral fellow in the research training group "The Technische Hochschule Dresden under National Socialism". Her research deals with the ideologization of teacher training and examines how education was used in a targeted manner as an instrument of power to spread National Socialist ideology. With journalistic flair and scientific curiosity, she asks the central questions: What responsibility do science and society have from the past? How do we deal with ethical gray areas in medicine today? And what lessons can we learn for the future?

Our podcast is an invitation to reflect; remembrance is the first step towards responsibility. Join us live and ask us your anonymous questions. We look forward to your participation and an enriching exchange

Photo note

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

Content:

Sexuality - it whispers, it screams, it shapes identity. It is desire and barrier, ecstasy and enigma. A place of freedom - and yet often trapped in norms, myths and misunderstandings.

We talk about sex. But often in the wrong light. Too truncated, too normative, too embarrassed.
The debates revolve around identities and categories, while the real questions remain unspoken. Because sexuality is not a rigid concept, but a lived process - changeable, individual, contradictory.

Not everyone feels desire, not every desire is the same. Asexuality is not a deficit, but a reality that needs space. And desire is not a constant, but a dynamic that is shaped by psychological, social and physical factors. When libido wanes, when body image changes, when sex suddenly means more pressure than pleasure - these are not marginal phenomena, but issues that we need to talk about.

Sex is political. It is culturally anchored and socially negotiated. Norms dictate what is considered normal, what appears desirable, what is considered to work. But who decides what is right or wrong, healthy or dysfunctional? There is a fine line between shame and self-determination, between expectation and fulfillment, between norm and lived experience.

Guests

Tina Hölzel-Chokharash, Paul Flemming and Rebekka Schwesig - bring science, practice and plain language to the stage. They talk about desire, identity, dysfunction and social constraints. About sex as a mirror of society - and about what finally needs to be said.

Moderation:

Amelie Schleich

Where:

Laika Bar, Kamenzer Straße 20, 01099 Dresden

When:

Start: 05.03.2025, 19:00 h

More info & podcast links:

• https://tu-dresden.de/med/mf/idl/dasinstitut/carl/you-ask-we-explain/podcasts/folge-32
• https://open.spotify.com/show/6JifjjK1bpRWxADvX0qOtr

Content:

When cuts are made, it often affects those with the weakest lobby.

Social work, especially school social work as part of the youth welfare landscape in Saxony, is essential for children and young people to grow up successfully. It makes a decisive contribution to supporting children and young people directly at school, where they learn and live, in a phase of their lives that is characterized by emotional, social and academic challenges. But what happens if this support is cut or even discontinued?

The consequences of such cuts are diverse and far-reaching. Teenagers are under enormous pressure: exam nerves, conflicts with parents, teachers or classmates, bullying, the search for belonging, social insecurities or even the start of problematic behavior patterns such as drug use. Such challenges require professional support - and this is precisely where school social work comes in.

Trust that takes years - and is lost in seconds
A functioning school social work system is based on a long-term relationship of trust between social workers and pupils. This trust is often the key to reaching young people and offering them a perspective in difficult moments. However, this fragile balance is at risk: cuts and savings are destroying established structures and making it difficult to build such relationships in the long term.

Social and intergenerational effects
The social consequences of the withdrawal of school social work are difficult to foresee, but they extend far beyond everyday school life. Social inequalities could deepen, conflicts could intensify and opportunities for education and integration could be reduced. These developments could shape entire generations and significantly exacerbate the social challenges facing our society.

A dialog for the future
As part of our podcast "Quiet voices, loud consequences", we want to give these topics space and create a platform for exchange. The aim is not only to shed light on the current challenges and the importance of school social work, but also to discuss long-term perspectives.

We are planning to record the event at a public venue in order to make the topic accessible to a wider audience. Dialogue is an integral part of the event: We not only want experts and those affected to have their say, but also to involve the public and give parents in particular the opportunity to contribute their perspectives and questions.

Invitation to reflect and participate
Our event is aimed at everyone who cares about the well-being of young people and the future of our society. Together, we want to look for ways to strengthen the status of school social work and secure its indispensable role for pupils, teachers and families.

When:

22.01.2025, 18:00

Where:

Aula of the Gymnasium Bürgerwiese, Parkstraße 4 (Lennéplatz), Dresden

Our Advisors:

• Paula Bormann - Managing Education Officer at the LAG Schulsozialarbeit Sachsen e.V.
• Tobias Gaub - Deputy Managing Director at the Landesverband Soziokultur Sachsen
• Wieland Köhler - School social worker at Bürgerwiese grammar school
• Amy Kirchhoff - State board member of the Saxony State Student Council
• Anke Voigt - Head of Clinic Social Services at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Dresden University Hospital
• Constanze Berndt - Professor of Social Work and Schools at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Dresden

Moderation:

• Dominique Schwarze - SHK at the Learning Workshop of the Chair of Health and Nursing / Vocational Didactics, TU Dresden

Photo reference:

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.


This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.

What rights do children have when dealing with online content? How can parents protect their children on platforms such as TikTok? What does it mean when parents share pictures of their children online ("sharenting"), and how should children's wishes be taken into account or should they not be taken into account at all? Does a child have the right to decide for themselves? Where is there a lack of regulation, where is there over-regulation and who should take action? Is this also censoring political content that should not be censored at all? Where should the line be drawn?

This lecture will take a look at the challenges and solutions in practice and in research. Join in the discussion, because it's about your experience and your children.

When

September 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Where

Dresden Child Protection Association, Lili-Elbe-Straße 7, Dresden - Johannstadt

Our Advisors

• JProf. Dr. jur. Katharina Kaesling, LL.M. (College of Europe), Junior Professor of Civil Law, Intellectual Property, in particular Patent Law, and Legal Issues of Artificial Intelligence, Institute of International Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Law (IRGET) at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science at TU Dresden
• Carolin Arnold, Specialist Advisor and Advisor for Child Protection at the Dresden Child Protection Association, also advises as a child protection specialist in kindergartens, schools and after-school care centers, for example

Music

Jo Aldinger and Patrick Neumann

Rural regions are facing challenges: Out-migration, lack of meeting places and increasing division through social media. Political education can help by encouraging people to develop their own political views and discuss them respectfully. The question What to do? How can this space be revitalized? What role does civic education play in this process?

Find out at the TUD Lectures+ how projects such as the "Erzgebirge Atlas", the "JoDDiD" and the State Center for Political Education promote exchange and what this means for the future of rural areas.
"You're still allowed to say that?" - not just a rhetorical question, but an invitation. With culinary delights from the Bahnwärterhäusch Tharandt and music by Jo Aldinger and Patrick Neumann.

When

September 11, 2024, 6:00 pm

Where

In case of rain in the bistro of the Tharandt specialty manufactory: Roßmäßler Str. 21

Our Advisors

• David Jugel, Research Associate at the John Dewey Research Center for the Didactics of Democracy ( JoDDiD for short)
• Dipl.-Ing. Gudrun Deppe, Research Associate at the Chair of Urbanism & Design and project collaborator in the Erzgebirge Atlas
• Heike Nothnagel, Coordination School at the Saxon State Center for Political Education
• Katrin Kräcker, General Practitioner Care in Borna

music

Jo Aldinger and Patrick Neumann

European migration policy is increasingly at the center of social and political debates. How does the balancing act between humanitarian responsibility and strict border controls affect social cohesion and the integration of refugees in their new home countries?

Can we continue to watch as people are mistreated, tortured and forgotten at the external borders or in their home countries due to European entry regulations or the failure of the community of values to act? How do we deal with migration against the backdrop of an increasingly heated political and social debate within Saxony and Dresden? Is the reputation of Dresden and Saxony really that bad or can a spark of hope and solidarity be found in medicine?

It promises to be an exciting discussion about Dresden, Europe and the world at the next TUD Lectures+.

When

Date August 29, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Where

Goldener Reiter, Neustädter Markt

Our Advisors

• Hanaa Hakiki, from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights)
• Dr.med. Martin Bortz, Global Health Activist from the Department of General Medicine at the Medical Faculty Dresden and employee of "Médecins Sans Frontières" (MSF)

Moderation

Prof. Nicole Vögele, Chair of Moving Image at the Dresden University of Fine Arts (HFBK Dresden) and investigative journalist for Der Spiegel, among others

Music by

Banda Comunale

"You feel at home where your home is." For many people living in Saxony, the concept of home and the way it is perceived has changed several times in recent decades. In the GDR era, home meant both local and regional ties as well as state control and freedom to travel. After reunification, home gained in importance as a place of retreat. Since 2000, the new East German identity has been consolidated, although differences between East and West continue to exist and lead to tensions. At the same time, there has been a movement for an open and pluralistic definition of Heimat, while the terms Heimat and identity are increasingly being reinterpreted and appropriated by right-wing nationalist parties and groups.

Have these events brought society closer together or is it drifting further apart? What does home mean to us in Saxony and in Germany today? The answer to this question has profound implications for the mental health and well-being of all age groups and challenges us to think about how we can create an inclusive and supportive home for all.

When

August 15, 2024, 6:00 pm

Where

Biobahnhof Klotzsche

Our Advisors

• Dr. Johannes Schütz, Chair of Modern and Contemporary History
• Prof. Anna-Lena Zietlow, Chair of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
• Dr. Lucas von Ramin, Institute of Philosophy

Moderation

Stephan Wiegand

Music by

Banda Comunale

What constitutes happiness for us? How do we measure our happiness? What factors play a role in this? What social framework do we need to promote happiness? What economic aspects influence our happiness?

When

August 01, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Where

Pirna farm store, Kirchgasse 1, 01796 Pirna

Our Advisors

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johan Wölber - Chair of Periodontology, Polyclinic for Tooth Preservation, University Dental Medicine Dresden
• Christoph Rothhaupt - Farmer who talks about his depression
• Dr. med. Cäcilia Strehle - Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy in Freital

Moderation:

Jonas Steinhäuser - Doctor in further training

Music by

Patrick Neumann and Jo Aldinger

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"Dresden remains colorful" - this is the motto of numerous posters that can be seen at demonstrations. But do we really live this colorful diversity and is it also reflected in areas such as language, technology design or medicine? Does research and development take into account the diversity of our modern society and consider the needs of people in their diversity?

When

July 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Where

Neustädter Mark (open air)

Our Advisors:

• Prof. Roswitha Böhm, Vice-Rector University Culture, Chair of French Studies / Institute of Romance Studies and member of the GenderConceptGroupat TU Dresden
• Prof. Alexander Lasch, Chair of German Linguistics and Language History

Moderation:

• Prof. Nicole Vögele from the Dresden University of Fine Arts (HFBK Dresden)

Music

• The Big Band Therapy

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Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges for social cohesion and can also act as a unifying element, as we are all affected by its impact. What is hidden behind the term "climate change" and how can we approach it scientifically? How does climate change affect our lives and our health? Why is this topic put on political agendas or sometimes has a polarizing effect. Can the current debate be an opportunity to come together? How can this be achieved?

We want to explore these and many other questions as part of the TUD Lectures PLUS "Social Cohesion".

When

July 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Where

Hauptmarkt Bautzen with the Kurkapelle Sonnen deck ("Escape the everyday dreariness and take a sound bath in the handmade sound rush of the "Kurkapelle Sonnendeck". A hot infusion of technoid beats that will make you sweat. Silky, organic synth sounds cling to you like the best robe. Waves of earthy bass frequencies bring you into ecstasy, while saxophone and trumpet blow a warm feeling in cold colors into your face. You don't know what's happening to you and become part of the quivering mass. A supernatural fusion of techno and jazz, house and minimal.
Put on your slippers and hit the dance floor - the "Kurkapelle Sonnendeck" will be playing.")

Our Advisors

• Prof. Matthias Mauder, Chair of Meteorology,
• Dr. Manès Weisskircher is head of the BMBF junior research group REXKLIMA (Far-right politics versus climate action?) at the Institute of Political Science, TU Dresden
• Dr. rer. medic. Alice Freiberg, head of the research area of occupational/social/environmental epidemiology. She works at the Institute and Polyclinic for Occupational and Social Medicine at TU Dresden.

Moderation

Junior Professorship Dr. Moritz Ingwersen, Junior Professorship in North American Literature with a Focus on Future Studies and Shaleen Paschke

• Didn't have time to attend? No problem: Just listen to the podcast on the go - on Spotify, Apple Music or Deezer.

Is there a right or wrong way to act? What social values and principles of behavior guide us in our voting decisions, and why are certain actions considered morally good or bad? How do these decisions influence us in our political thoughts and actions? In politics, we often talk about the "Christian West" when it comes to values and affiliations. Are we really still a Christian Western community of values? And if so, who, how - and where are the boundaries?" What influence does the increasing digitalization of our private and social lives have on ethical and moral decisions? How can ethics shed light on discussions about current topics such as immigration, war and social justice?

Together with the Advisors, we will explore the principles that guide us as a community and how we can work together to shape a just society based on solidarity. Do religious values and education play a role in strengthening a social fabric, do ethical challenges in medicine have an impact on trust and justice, and which moral decisions influence our attitude towards justice and security in extreme situations? The event will be musically supported by the Banda Comunale , which will play after the panel discussion.

The event is a joint project of the Directorate University Culture, the Dresden University of Fine Arts, Scientific and Art Collections, the podcast format YOU ASK we explain of the TU Dresden Faculty of Medicine and the Galerie Ursula Walter and is supported by the Dresden University of Fine Arts.

When

May 30, 2024, 6:00 pm

Where

Ursula Walter Gallery, Neustädter Markt 10

Our Advisors

• Dr. med. habil. Hermann Theilen, specialist in anaesthesiology, intensive care and emergency medicine, Deputy Chairman of the Ethics Committee of TU Dresden since 2003
• Dr. Lisa Hecht is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy and works on applied ethics, normative ethics and political philosophy.
• Prof. Birte Platow is Chair of Religious Education (Protestant) and practical theology and, among other things, a member of the AI Competence Center ScaDS.AI.

Moderation:

Natalie Labitzke - Medical student at the TU Dresden

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A functioning democracy helps to promote and protect social cohesion. In times when these values are challenged, the resilience of democracy is an essential pillar for strengthening social cohesion. At the same time, democracy is dependent on broad participation in order to remain alive and develop its full potential. But how does this work?
Prof. Dominic Steiger, Chair of International Law, European Law and Public Law and Prof. Florian Bruns, Chair of Ethics and History of Medicine want to address these aspects in the TUD Lectures PLUS event "What holds the world together inside - The pillars of society" and answer the questions of interested listeners.

The event is open to all interested parties and emphasizes the principle of the podcast series "You ask we explain". It is organized in cooperation with the Directorate University Culture, the Faculty of Medicine and the Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections of TU Dresden to enable an open and interactive dialogue and can also be listened to on popular streaming channels.

When:

May 2, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Pirna farm store, Kirchgasse 1, 01796 Pirna

Our Advisors:

• Prof. Dominik Steiger, Chair of International Law, European Law and Public Law
• Prof. Florian Bruns, Chair of Ethics and History of Medicine

Moderation:

Natalie Labitzke and Stephan Wiegand

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Highly automated driving offers many opportunities for participation in mobility, especially in rural regions. How must networks, infrastructures and vehicles be designed so that this can be successfully implemented?

The TUD Lectures are pleased to present several projects on highly automated driving with a focus on inclusion.

When

April 9, 18:00

Where

Bürgerlabor, Kreuzstraße

Advisor:

Dr. Steffen Kutter (Head of the Automated Driving Group, Chair of Vehicle Mechatronics and overall group leader of the ABSOLUT project)

Moderation

Heike Schleussner

The QuaBIS team(Qualificationof Educationand Inclusion Specialistsin Saxony) has been part of the Teacher Training - Middle Schools (elementary school, secondary school and grammar school) at TUD since 2019. As part of the educational sciences, people with experience of disabilities actively hold seminars for the full semester that correspond to the module regulations and teach their regular teaching content. In addition to teaching, the education and inclusion officers are also involved in research activities.

Education and inclusion officers use their perspective to uncover barriers and mechanisms of exclusion that have not yet been (comprehensively) addressed.

Together with you, we want to question assumptions that are often found in connection with inclusion, look for ways of participation and point out opportunities for co-design.

At our event, you will be actively involved in searching for and finding answers and we look forward to your participation.

When

07.02.2024, 18:00 hrs

Where

Fritz-Foerster-Bau, Room 101

Advisors:

Team QuaBIS

Moderation

Sandra Siwek (AG SBS and SchauflerLab, TUD)

During the development process of products and applications, it is important to include the perspectives of as many applications and users as possible. Often, people with special usage challenges are left out, even though only small changes would easily contribute to an improvement.

The TUD Lectures address the question of how inclusive product design can be implemented as early as possible in the design process.

When

13.12.2023, 18:00 hrs

Where

COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast, Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden

Advisor:

Prof. Sebastian Pannasch (School of Science)

Moderation

Sandra Siwek (AG SBS and SchauflerLab, TUD)

Young companies are increasingly discovering the opportunities and potential of inclusion, digital accessibility and social participation. The possibility of easier communication and media use creates access for people with and without disabilities and opens up ways out of economic, political and social exclusion.

This time, the TUD Lectures will discuss the field of activity of young spin-offs from TU Dresden, which deal specifically with the topic of "inclusion". The slides of the lecture from October 18, 2023 can be found here: Slide set

When

29.11.2023, 18:00 o'clock

Where

COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast, Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden

Speakers

• Dr. Claudia^Loitsch (a11y Design GmbH)
• Juliane Heidelberger (VERSO Dresden gGmbH)

Moderation

Prof. Alexander Lasch (Chair of German Linguistics and Language History, TUD)

In the project "Gelingen! - Learning together in and for inclusive conditions in kindergartens", students, teachers and researchers for the training of educators have worked together on a new learning principle for inclusion and developed it further.

At its core, this learning approach involves the prospective educators visiting various daycare centers as researchers with their own questions on the topic of inclusion, conducting interviews or observations there, reflecting on the results in their research groups and finally presenting the findings to the whole class.

The TUD Lectures provide a practical insight into the development and implementation of the learning principle. In the subsequent discussion, the associated opportunities and challenges - from the perspective of students, teachers and academic supervisors - on the way to inclusive daycare centers will be explored.
The slides of the lecture from October 18, 2023 can be found here: Slide set

When

18.10.2023, 18:00 hrs

Where

COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast, Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden

Speakers:

• Prof. Cornelia^Wustmann (Chair of Counselling and Social Relations)
• Mirjam Christ (PhD student at the Chair of Counselling and Social Relations.

Moderation:

Sandra Siwek (AG SBS and SchauflerLab, TUD)

To listen on Coloradio

The Progressive Zentrum Berlin and the Bertelsmann Stiftung interviewed participants in the Monday demonstrations in Chemnitz and Gera in the winter of 2022/2023. The focus of the analysis was not on the organizers of the demonstrations, but on their participants. The interviews revealed a fundamentally different image of Germany and understanding of democracy than in the rest of mainstream society.

The TUD Lectures dedicate this episode of the Challenges of Democracy series to analyzing the study "I've had enough of citizens. An analysis of the Monday demonstrations in Chemnitz and Gera in winter 2022/2023"

When

July 26, 2023 at 6 pm

Where

Steps at the Fritz-Foerster-Bau (see campus navigator)

Advisors:inside

• Erik Vollmann
• Dr. Maik Herold

The question of how social media such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are changing the way people use information has not only been raised in public and academic circles since the war in Ukraine. The sheer volume and contradictory nature of news, but also the fact that it is selected by algorithms or commented on by other users, is increasingly influencing what information reaches us and how we process it. This also has an impact on public discourse and the way in which we communicate and discuss with each other.

In the fourth episode of the semester, the TUD Lectures will ask the question of the meaning and consequences of information use in social media.

When

June 28, 2023 at 6 pm

Where

Online: Youtube

Advisor

Junior Professor Anna Sophie Kümpel

The past was characterized by the idea of eternal growth and a permanent increase in prosperity for all. Vehicles got bigger and the range of goods on the shelves became increasingly unmanageable.

Environmental protection or the saving of scarce goods was seen as a laudable exception, sometimes even as an opportunity to maximize profits, but not as an existential necessity.

The current crisis situation on the energy market is forcing a rethink. On the one hand, the energy crisis can encourage innovation and technical progress. At the same time, the current supply situation is accompanied by an emotionally and politically charged debate, which can also contribute to enormous social upheaval. What are the opportunities and risks of these transformation phases?

When

February 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm

Where

Foyer of the Kulturpalast Dresden

Our Advisors

• Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Günther, (UNU FLORES)
• Janek Treiber, (TU Dresden)

The last few years have been characterized by short successions of crises, including the financial crisis, the Covid crisis and now the energy crisis. This new cooperation format will explore the characteristics of the current upheavals and the challenges and risks they pose.

When

24.01.2023

Where

Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idyvroJkkBk

Our Advisors

• Prof. Dr. Werner Gleißner (TU Dresden and CEO of Future Value Group AG)
• Prof. Dr. Dominik Möst (TU Dresden, Chair of Energy Economics)
• Franziska Stölzel (UNU Flores, Weißwasser)

Moderation

Prof. Dr. Thomas Günther (TU Dresden, Chair of Management Accounting and Controlling)

The lecture entitled "How are life and learning changing in the face of social inequality, rising prices and energy shortages?" will focus on the area of housing and construction and explore the question of how this can be designed in a socially and ecologically just way. Above all, student life and learning in the context of social inequality will be the starting point for the lecture and discussion.

When

01.11.2022

Where

Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unL05ANwdj8

Our Advisors

• Prof. Dr. John Grunewald (Head of the Institute of Building Climatology)
• Juliane Dziumla (UNU Flores)

The aim of successful science communication is to achieve social participation and even involvement in university research. However, genuine participation is not limited to receiving the results of the completed research process, but also includes the exchange of ongoing knowledge production through to participation in projects, studies and experiments.

This third installment of the TUD Lectures is dedicated to the question of opportunities for participation in the scientific research process.

When

June 14, 2023 at 6 pm

Where

Online Youtube

Advisors

• Prof. Simon Meier-Vieracker
• Henriette Mehn

School is a place where all people (of a certain age) meet - it is therefore inevitable that all social conflicts will also become visible in this space. We are currently talking about the shortage of skilled workers and the care of refugees, and before that about the pandemic and right-wing populism. How should schools deal with social conflicts and in what way do they even become visible here?

In the second episode of the TUD Lectures, Prof^.in Dr.ⁱⁿ Anja Besand uses the example of the challenges of dealing with group-focused misanthropy to examine the current situation in Saxon schools and what options we have to avoid the most serious mistakes in the debate.

When

May 17, 2023 at 6 pm

Where

COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast

Advisors

Prof. Anja Besand

Disparagement, hostility and violence as a democratic challenge

Are disparagement and hostility difficult for democratic coexistence? How much debate and what kind of debate is conducive to democracy? What are the limits of democratic debate? What role do violence and trust play in this exchange?

With this first series in the summer semester 2023, the TUD Lectures are dedicated to questions of civility in democratic discourse and focus on disparagement, hostility and violence in the context of democratic interaction.

When

April 19, 2023 at 7 pm

Where

COSMO Science Forum in the Kulturpalast

Advisor

Prof. Dagmar Ellerbrock

The construction industry is the most resource-intensive sector of the German economy and is responsible for a significant proportion of environmentally harmful emissions. Over 500 million tons of material input per year are attributed to the sector. Similarly, demolition waste in 2016 amounted to 223

Globally, the construction industry isresponsible for 38% of total_CO2 emissions and is therefore a real climate polluter.
The currently prevailing principles of construction and building operation therefore consume enormous quantities of non-renewable resources and have a considerable environmental impact. A shift towards more sustainable construction methods is necessary and overdue in order to limit the ecological, climate-altering and social impacts. Dipl.-Ing.Christian Popp, Research Associate at the Institute of Building Construction of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and member of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability research group, addressed this topic on February 28 in the TUD Lectures "Sustainable Building - Why we need to change the way we build.".

The questions were put to the Advisor by the Sustainability Working Group of the Faculty Student Council (FSR) for Architecture and Landscape Architecture . An FSR is an elected student representative body, in which around 20 members are involved in the case of architecture and landscape architecture. Within this council, a working group for more sustainable and climate-friendly construction was founded, which is committed to ensuring that this is taught in the curriculum.

When

27.09.2022

Where

Online Youtube

Drought in a record summer, flooding in the Ahr valley, tornadoes in Kentucky - society is increasingly confronted with extreme weather events. Scientists around the world have been warning about man-made climate change for decades and urging governments to rethink. With the Green Deal, the EU wants to achieve a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and the coalition agreement of the new German government also includes climate targets. But are all these steps enough? How much "over" can our society take at all?

In the TUD Lecture "Overheating, flooding, survival? - How much "over" can our society take?" on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m., Dr. Valeri Goldberg and Dr. André Lindner focused on regional climate change in our region and its consequences, especially in terms of heat and drought. Dr. Valeri Goldberg works at the Chair of Meteorology and conducts research in the HeatResilientCity project, which was awarded the German Sustainability Award Research 2022 on 3 December. André Lindner has been Executive Manager for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (with its five faculties: Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Transport Sciences, Business Administration and Economics). Prior to this, he was able to deepen his experience in international and interdisciplinary exchange while working at the Center for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) and was, among other things, project coordinator of the "International Network on Climate Change (INCA): Understanding Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies of Tropical Andean People".His contribution deals with the aspects of global climate change and climate justice and why the climate crisis is actually the smaller problem when our most important toolbox for counteracting and adapting is being lost in the sixth mass extinction in the history of the earth and why sustainable action in relation to the biosphere, society and the economy is essential.

The event was moderated by the student group "ÜberfluTUng - change TUD", whose aim is to bring the 20 demands of the TUD's climate policy catalog of demands to the wider university public. The catalog was drawn up by committed members of a StuRa project group following the Climate Action Week at the beginning of 2020 and legitimized by the StuRa plenum in June 2020. In summer 2020, Change-TUD launched "überfluTUng 1.0", a digital social media campaign with over 70 sharepics that made the demands visually tangible. The campaign was shared by other student representatives and initiatives across Germany. Numerous demands have been implemented since 2020. Further demands are currently being investigated and implemented by students and employees.

When

16.03.2022

Where

Online Youtube

Advisors

• Dr. Valeri Goldberg
• Dr. André Lindner

Moderation

ÜberfluTUng - change TUD

If we want to achieve the goals of a sustainable society and climate neutrality by 2045, a largely closed circular economy is essential as one of the many levers. Currently, only 14% of so-called secondary materials and resources - raw materials that are recovered from disposed materials through processing (recycling) - are returned to the economy. Promising approaches to achieving this will have to go beyond pure disposal solutions, start much earlier in the production process and, for example, include consumer decisions to a greater extent than before. The aim must be to avoid waste as far as possible and to create a far more resource-efficient circular economy.

Prof. Christina Dornack presented the current status of these goals and how the circular economy can be implemented in the future. Prof. Dornack heads the Institute of Waste Management and Circular Economy and is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. She also currently advises the German government in the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU). Her research interests include material flow and CO2 balancing, recycling processes and circular economy strategies. The event was moderated by members of the TU Dresden's RepairCafé, which was established in the summer semester.

The RepairCafé Dresden/Freital initiative is setting up a self-repair workshop together with volunteer students and employees of TU Dresden. From May 2022, there will be regular appointments in the SLUB Makerspace where appliances, clothing and other everyday items can be repaired on site with the help of volunteers. The help is free of charge and anyone can take advantage of it.

Pupils have been one of the groups most affected by the pandemic over the past few months. Digital school lessons, the loss of social contact in their free time, no sport and no leisure activities with friends. Even when there was some easing of restrictions and students were allowed to go back to school, fear and uncertainty hovered over everyone's heads as to whether their own class would have to go back into quarantine or whether they would be infected themselves. This time of hardship, restrictions and uncertainty, coupled with the challenges of growing up, is a challenge for the mental development of every child.

Prof. Berth is in contact with scientists from Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia, France and Cyprus as part of an EU-funded project that focuses on protecting children's mental well-being during the pandemic. As a result of the research work, a training package for teachers, educators and other educational professionals is to be developed, containing teaching and learning texts with associated exercises, presentations and videos.

The event was moderated by the university group Balu und Du. The nationwide mentoring program supports primary school children in extracurricular activities. Young, committed people volunteer to take on an individual mentorship for a child for at least one year. Through personal attention and active leisure activities, they help these children to develop in our society and learn how to successfully master the challenges of everyday life. During the coronavirus pandemic, the mentors' help was particularly sought after and needed.

When

22.01.2021 at 6 pm

Where

Online Youtube

Advisors

• Prof. Hendrik Berth, Head of the Applied Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology research group in the independent School of Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences at Dresden University Hospital
• Dr. Christin Bohl, Research Associate in this research group

Incidence figures are falling, the number of vaccinated and recovered people is rising. An end to the epidemic is the great hope, but news of rampant mutations with sometimes faster virus transmission and higher death rates cloud the prospects of a return to "normality". Why do viruses mutate? Are all mutations dangerous and how can mutations be identified? What do the mutations mean for ongoing vaccinations? In the 4th TUD Lecture, Dr. Anna Poetsch addressed the topic of virus decoding through genome sequencing and provided answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Dr. Poetsch is a research group leader at the Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of TU Dresden and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) funded by the Mildred Scheel Junior Research Center (MSNZ). She is one of the researchers who has been working with a team of volunteers since the outbreak of the pandemic to sequence the coronavirus and try to understand its evolution. The event was moderated by Dr. Maximilian Krause, project coordinator, and Dr. Fabian Rost, biophysicist. Both work at the DRESDEN-concept Genome Center.

When

13.10.2021

Where

Online Youtube

Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter's presentation dealt with global inequality in access to healthcare systems (including essential medicines such as vaccines). She discussed the opportunities and limitations of international cooperation to eliminate this inequality, particularly with regard to the shortage of skilled workers in the healthcare sector and the associated labor migration.
The event was once again moderated by a university group. The Medinetz Dresden association provides medical care to people without access to the healthcare system. Treatment is anonymous and free of charge. In addition, political work is another domain of the association, working towards the overarching goal of abolishing itself.

When

08.07.2021

Where

Online Youtube

Advisor

Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter (Chair of Political Sciences with a focus on International Politics at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science)

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, political decisions with far-reaching social consequences have been based, among other things, on forecasts from mathematical models. The 2nd lecture in the TUD Lecture series on the corona pandemic gave insights into the world of models, which is rather unknown to the public, and was entitled "Predictions, explanations, bases for decision-making - What epidemic models really (can) tell us". On 10.06.2021 at 18:30, two professors from TU Dresden addressed questions such as: What are mathematical models? What interpretations do they allow? To what extent can and should we trust the predictions? What are the strengths and limitations of models?

When

10.06.2021

Where

Online Youtube

Advisors

• Prof. Andreas Deutsch, Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing at TU Dresden
• Prof. Ingo Röder, Professor of Medical Statistics and Biometry at the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden

Despite many new podcasts, numerous articles and efforts to provide easy explanations, it is still noticeable that there is uncertainty about corona topics such as vaccination and that a simple answer is often not so obvious. With the Faculty of Medicine, the TUD has outstanding expertise in-house, so the first TUD Lecture shed light on this highly topical issue.

Prof. Alexander Dalpke, who provided answers to the most frequently asked questions in connection with the new vaccines against SarsCov2 in his lecture, has been head of the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology at Dresden University Hospital since 2019. He was in charge of a large study on SarsCoV2 infection in Dresden schools and is a regular guest on the Sächsische Zeitung's Corona Podcast.

The first TUD Lecture, which took place virtually on May 10, 2021, was moderated by members of the university group KritMed* Dresden, which critically examines various medical policy issues and initiated the event. In the current situation, KritMed* Dresden is particularly concerned with acting in solidarity during the pandemic.

More than 870 interested people listened to Prof. Dalpke's lecture and asked their questions via the chat. Since numerous questions were also asked after the event, Prof. Alexander Dalpke answered the most frequently asked questions in the video available here (as of 19.05.2021).

Please note that data, findings or innovations on Covid vaccinations published after May 19, 2021 could not be included in the answers. Professor Dalpke is also a regular guest on the CoronaCast of the Sächsische Zeitung. You can listen to the podcast on this page.

Youtube link to the video