Research centers and groups

Center for Integration Studies (Zfl)
The new research center will investigate the requirements concerning language, culture and social practice for successful integration as a mission for society as a whole. It aims to understand the mode of action of these three factors of integration and to derive specific instruments such as research-based integration courses, certificates of political education and intercultural education studies with the help of the findings obtained. The center is part of TU Dresden's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The interdisciplinary institution pools ongoing and forthcoming research projects.

Center for Demography and Diversity (CDD)
This center makes well-founded scientific contributions to manage the challenges that arise from demographic development and growing social diversity. Formerly known as the Center for Demographic Change (ZDW), it is a long-standing, interdisciplinary competence center of TU Dresden with a strong practical orientation.

Gendered University
The "Gendered University" research project investigated the social processes at TU Dresden, which continuously reproduce an under-representation of women in top-level positions within the social field of sciences. It is financed by the budget of the Institutional Strategy. This project elaborates recommendations regarding issues such as overcoming structural barriers for women at TU Dresden.

GenderConceptGroup (GCG)
Professors from TU Dresden's School of Humanities and Social Sciences who focus on gender research or gender studies in their disciplines have joined together to form the GenderConceptGroup. The GenderConceptGroup pools research based on the fundamental understanding of gender research, which has had an interdisciplinary approach since its beginnings, with the objective of studying the complex meaning of gender in all areas of life.

Chairs

Chair of Education / Inclusive Education
The tasks of the Chair of Education / Inclusive Education lie in teaching and research in the area of inclusion and education. Particular focuses are currently on early childhood education and inclusion, inclusive schooling (school development processes and teaching development with respect to the relationships with heterogeneous groups) and intersectionality and link between disability, gender, socioeconomic discrimination, and culture/migration/ethnicity. Courses also address various facets of this field (e.g. developing inclusive teaching for use in practice, inclusive didactics, admittance for all – how can cultural participation be made available for everyone?)
Contact: Professor Langner

Chair of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
The tasks of the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction comprise teaching and research in the field of accessible IT solutions. Its research includes the following projects: “Analysis, Improvement and Sustainability of the Accessibility of the Saxon Learning Platform OPAL,” “Mobility – Accessible Pedestrian Navigation in Public Buildings,” and “Digital Libraries for Readers with Special Needs.” The lectures organized by the chair discuss how to generate accessible literature, amongst other topics.
Contact: Professor Weber

Chair of Social and Health Care Buildings and Design
The Chair of Social and Health Care Buildings and Design deals with teaching and research in accessible architecture. Current research projects focus on topics regarding the human-architecture-technology interaction for demographic sustainability as well as accessibility and the implementation of technical support systems. The lectures focus on activating architecture for people with dementia and the accessible design of buildings.
Contact: Professor Marquardt

Chair of Micro-Sociology
The research focus of Professor Karl Lenz is on the sociology of personal interrelations. His central aim is to counteract the neglect of marriages in family research and establish a couples' research that goes far beyond marriage. Professor Lenz is engaged in gender research and headed the project “Choice of study programs by women and men at Saxon universities.”
Contact: Professor Lenz