Events & Lectures

Conception and implementation of the workshop “Research and Development with Society. Fundamentals of Participatory Research” for the series ‘Fit for Funding and How to Transfer’ at Ruhr University Bochum, virtual event, September 2024. - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

Keynote “How can the democratization of science succeed? Conditions and added value of participatory research” for an internal BMBF event on integrated research, virtual event, March 2024. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and implementation of the workshop “Open Science and Citizen Science. Fundamentals of Participatory Research” for the series ‘Fit for Funding and How to Transfer’ at Ruhr University Bochum, virtual event, March 2024. - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

Conception and implementation of a workshop on communication in citizen science as part of the mit:forschen! training workshops, virtual event, June 2024. - Anna Soßdorf

Lecture “Digital skills against disinformation” at the D³ online congress on digital democracy, virtual event, November 2023. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and implementation of the interactive format 'Diversity as Strength: Methodological Diversity in Citizen Science through Diverse Participants' at the Forum Citizen Science 2023 in Freiburg. - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

Moderation of the on-stage interview "Polarstern: From Düsseldorf to the Arctic: HHU Biologists on Research Expedition in the Arctic Ocean", June 2023. (Link) - Anna Soßdorf

Moderation of the fishbowl discussion "Space Tourism - Lost in Space or Destination for All?" as part of the Space Space Day; a format within the framework of the 2023 Science Year "Universum", Düsseldorf, June 2023. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and execution of an advanced module on communication in citizen science as part of the Bürger schaffen Wissen training workshops, June 2023. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and execution of the communication training "Simple, Short and Exciting - the Basics of Successful Science Communication" for international students on science communication within the UNIVERSEH Alliance, virtual event, November/December 2022. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and execution of an advanced module on communication in citizen science as part of the Bürger schaffen Wissen training workshops, November 2022. - Anna Soßdorf

"Why it matters to be heard – The Relevance of Science Communication and Recognition in Citizen Science." Presentation at the ECSA Conference "Citizen Science for Planetary Health," in Berlin, October 2022. - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

"What is Citizen Science, Actually?" Presentation and talk moderation at the Night of Science 2022, Düsseldorf. Link to the program. - Anna Soßdorf

Conception and execution of the lecture and workshop “What will the television of the future look like? The audience has answered. Findings from the participatory project #meinfernsehen2021” for the Academy for Political Education Tutzing, May 2022. - Anna Soßdorf

“Listen to the science!” – The strategic use of scientific evidence by Fridays for Future activists. Presentation at the "Climate (Change) Communication" conference in Ilmenau, February 2022, virtual event. - Anna Soßdorf (jointly with Viktor Burgi)

"Do We Need a More Generalist Competency Framework in a Culture of Digitality?" Presentation at the Autumn Conference of the Media Education Section and Research Group (DGfE and DGPuK) on the topic "Social Cohesion: Communication and Consensus – #mpaed2021," virtual event. - Anna Soßdorf

"Fridays for Future Meets Citizen Science." Presentation at the lecture series "Who is afraid of leading" of the Applied Theatre program at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, winter term 2021/22. - Laura Ferschinger

"Citizen Science and Science Communication," Interview for Wissenschaftskommunikation.de. (Link). - Anna Soßdorf

“Activism goes politics”, interview on activism for the podcast ‘Allgemein gebildet’. - Anna Soßdorf

"Science Communication vs. Citizen Science." Joint presentation and discussion with Dr. Luiza Bengtsson and Dr. Regina Eich-Brod at the Future of Science Communication Conference, virtual Event. - Anna Soßdorf

"Fridays for Future Meets Citizen Science – Citizen Science in Times of Covid-19." Joint presentation on the citizen university project as part of the lecture series "Climate Crisis and Society" at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. (Link). - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

“Complete educational menu instead of appetizers to go - Why we need to think political, digital and ethical education together,” lecture and discussion at the interdisciplinary IMEC conference 2021 “Media - Democracy - Education: Normative mediation processes and diversity in mediatized societies” at TU Dortmund University, with Dr. Amrei Bahr and Lukas Gallach, virtual event. - Anna Soßdorf

“Fridays for Future as a catalyst for digital education?”, lecture and discussion at the 37th Forum Kommunikationskultur of the Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikationskultur (GMK), virtual event. - Anna Soßdorf

“Life-long learning goes Digital - E-learning offers and digital formats in education”, lecture and discussion at the online event of the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) on the topic of socio-political participation in a digital world. - Anna Soßdorf

"Information and Communication Behavior in Times of Corona." Online moderation of the science communication series "Bürgeruni goes digital," Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. - Anna Soßdorf

"Fridays for Future Meets Citizen Science." Various presentations in the training workshop by Bürger schaffen Wissen in Düsseldorf, Citizen Science Festival 2020 in Berlin, and the Gerhard Mercator Graduate School Openness, Tolerance, and Community Spirit at the University of Duisburg-Essen. - Laura Ferschinger

"Fridays for Future Meets Citizen Science." Presentation at the ECPR General Conference, Panel "Current Research and Challenges on Political Participation and Mobilization," virtual Event. - Anna Soßdorf

"Who Are We? Fridays for Future Meets Citizen Science." Presentation on the citizen university project as part of the lecture series "Climate Crisis and Us" at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. - Anna Soßdorf & Laura Ferschinger

“Generation Z vs. boomers. Lifeworlds in conflict? Participation in politics, media and the labor market.” Lecture at the discussion evening of the Citizens' University at KIT, Düsseldorf. - Anna Soßdorf

“Online and offline participation processes in neighborhood-related projects.” Lecture for the democracy workshops of the Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung NRW, Düsseldorf. - Anna Soßdorf

“Political education in everyday pedagogical life. Digital education and opportunities for online participation in schools.” Lecture and workshop for the symposium “Alles außer Kontrolle? - Political opinion wars on the social web. What can media education achieve?” organized by the Thuringian Institute for Teacher Training, Curriculum Development and Media (ThILLM), Erfurt. - Anna Soßdorf

Digital Corner 2019 event series at the Cologne Adult Education Center. - Anna Soßdorf

- “Digital is faster, easier and better?”    

- “The working world of the future - where will I be?”

- “Collaboration is becoming digital, online, mobile and networked...”

- “My little, DIGITAL chaos! Tools for organizing your personal, digital life.”

- “The internet as a place of learning - how do I get an overview?”

- “Artificial intelligence, automation and machine learning.” 

“Learning to read without books? How digital tools and apps can motivate people to read”, public lecture for reading mentors from the Mentor Krefeld Association, Krefeld. - Anna Soßdorf