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2026

03/24/2026

"Excellent Award" for "Working – the way I want to!"

The project "Working – the way I want to!" by the Franz-Sales Haus, in cooperation with the sfs, was awarded the exzellent:bildung 2026 prize.
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03/24/2026

Presentation by Lisa Preissner at the BAG WfbM “You Can!” Conference

Lisa Preissner presented findings from her PhD project on transitions from sheltered workshops to the general labor market in front of an audience of
Lisa Preissner is standing in a hall where many people are seated in several rows of chairs. She is standing at a lectern with a laptop open in front of her. A presentation is being shown on a screen.
03/23/2026

"Stärkung Sozialer Innovationen an deutschen Hochschulen" (German title of publication)

Shaping the Future Through Social Innovation. This publication shows how universities and policymakers are actively driving change.
Christoph Kaletka, Katrin Bauer, Ralf Kopp, Daniel Krüger and Marthe Zirngiebl at sfs standing next to a stair railing.
03/23/2026

Julius Wiegand presents at Forskardagen om äldre och äldreomsorg 2026: “Flexible Work, Fragile Care?”

Julius Wiegand, PhD candidate at sfs, presented his research on innovative staffing pools in long-term care at the Swedish Forskardagen.
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02/25/2026

Jennifer Eckhardt begins postdoctoral fellowship in Belgium

Dr. Jennifer Eckhardt will be conducting research at KU Leuven on public perceptions of legitimate social welfare in Europe until May 2026.
Photo collage: Photo of a KU Leuven building, next to it a portrait photo of Dr. Jennifer Eckhardt
02/23/2026

AWIEW at the 39th Annual Conference on Inclusive Research (IFO) in Bremen

At the IFO conference, AWIEW presented how its AI‑based tool supports people with disabilities in career orientation.
Prof. Dr. Bastian Pelka (left) and Lisa Preissner (right) are standing in front of a presentation in a seminar room at the University of Bremen.
02/16/2026

New sfs research project examines prerequisites and opportunities for promoting social connectedness in flexible working environments as a resource for resilience

sfs is scientific partner in an interdisciplinary BMFTR KoSpiRIT joint project researching team-related connectedness as a component of good work
Several people bump their fists together in a team meeting over a table with laptops, notebooks, and plants. The logo “KoSpiRIT” is placed on top.
02/11/2026

Jusos Bochum invites Project AWIEW to an exchange

Project "Working – the way I want to!" discusses with Jusos project results on the professional participation situation of people with disabilities.
Joline Düring, Daniel Krüger, and Lisa Preissner are sitting in front of a screen showing a presentation.
02/10/2026

Kick-off events for the project “PETRA-AI: AI-supported, educational therapy support for perimenopause” in Berlin.

Kick-off meetings for the PETRA-AI project.
Photo: Lisa-Marian Schmidt and Christine Best standing next to a roll-up banner from the Fraunhofer Institute
02/09/2026

Habilitation Dr. Rick Hölsgens

December 10th, 2025, Dr. Rick Hölsgens successfully completed his habilitation process.
A group of people is standing in a room with a yellow wall, raising glasses for a toast.
01/26/2026

The Challenge of Socio-Technical Work Design - An Essay on the Open Issues of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0

Industry 4.0 and 5.0 address human-centred work differently – the political future of the concepts appears uncertain.
Cover of volume 226 of the series Contributions from Research
01/14/2026

New delierable reviews the contribution of social innovations to the EU Missions.

The report of the project Social Innovation Mission Facility reflects on the untapped potential of social innovations for the EU Missions.
An artistic collage shows a hand, a face with an open shell, a person holding a large globe, skyscrapers, and a microscope. In the background, "si mission facility" is written.
01/12/2026

SmartVille project completion in Namibia

The SmartVille project team travelled to Namibia for the week-long project conclusion and visited two Living Labs established as part of the project.
Group photo of six people standing in a semicircle.