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Who studies—and who doesn’t?
Prof. Marita Jacob (University of Cologne) discusses social inequality in access to higher education and how opportunities can be improved.

9 June 2026, 18:00
WiSo Faculty, Lecture Hall 1 (Universitätsstraße 24)

https://uni.koeln/9JC7E

#HigherEducation #SocialInequality #UniKoeln
@UniKoeln

WiSoFakultät_UniKöln May 8

🎓 Two degrees, one global perspective on society

🌍 Double Master’s in Demography & Social Inequality

✨ 2 degrees in 4 semesters
✨ Study in Cologne & Groningen
✨ Focus on demographic change, inequality & social research

🌐 For future researchers, policymakers & changemakers

🔗 https://uni.koeln/NAVM6

#DoubleDegree #Demography #SocialInequality #UniCologne

Bharath Upendra Apr 27

ONLY THE RICH CAN AFFORD TO BE LIBERAL

I have no formal training in political theory. I haven't read Rawls or Locke. My political education came from living around poor people, middle class people, people with caste and religion, people fighting for survival with whatever ideology was available. So my views aren't academic. I think liberalism is something only people with money can afford to believe in. I grew up around people who couldn't afford the luxury of abstract politics. When your problem is whether you'll eat tomorrow […]

https://ridiculousbharath.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/only-the-rich-can-afford-to-be-liberal/

Anthropology.net Apr 14

A clay pipe, a strain of Y. pestis, and 15 sets of worn-out bones: new research from Basel links plague mortality to child labor and social exclusion in 17th-century Switzerland. The inequality was skeletal. #Bioarchaeology #PlagueHistory #SocialInequality @antiquity.ac.uk https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-unequal-dead-child-labor-plague

The Unequal Dead: Child Labor, Plague, and Social Survival in Early Modern Basel

New bioarchaeological analysis of a 17th-century hospital cemetery shows that plague mortality fell hardest on young laborers already depleted by a lifetime of physical work.

Anthropology.net

Mathrubhumi English Apr 2

Education experts have emphasised that these researches have negligible impact on the society, technology and economy of Pakistan. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/pakistan-education-crisis-political-interference-parallel-systems-fc738ks9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pakistan #Education #SocialInequality #Budget

Anna Sapienza Mar 16

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
The Social Inequalities in Motion (SIM) Workshop, co-located with ICWSM 2026 in Los Angeles!

📅 Key dates:
• Submission deadline: March 25, 2026
• Notification: April 15, 2026
• Workshop: May 26, 2026

💡 Topics include urban mobility, spatial access inequalities, online social interaction, digital divides, and computational methods

Submit your work: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/TheSIM2026
More info: https://sim-workshop.uniupo.it/

#CFP #ICWSM2026 #UrbanMobility #DataScience #SocialInequality

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WiSoFakultät_UniKöln Jan 15

Socio-economic status continues to have a strong influence on children’s educational outcomes in Germany, according to a recent study by the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. 🎓📊📚🏫

https://uni.koeln/3XAP5

#EducationResearch #SocialInequality #EducationalOutcomes #HigherEducation #ResearchImpact #ECONtribute #ScienceCommunication