Research networks

International networks

AARMENA - Academic Alliance for Reconciliation in the Middle East and North Africa.

AARMENA is an alliance of more than 45 universities and other higher education institutions. It includes scholars and academics who conduct joint research in trans-, inter-, and multi-disciplinary settings and who establish teaching programmes, curricula, and opportunities for the promotion of early career researchers in the subject areas of reconciliation, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding. AARMENA developed from the research of Prof. Dr Martin Leiner (Scientific Board Director, Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and Dr phil. Iyad Muhsen AlDajani (Research and Executive Director, Research Director for the Middle East and North Africa region). Learn more

Council for European Studies

The Council for European Studies (CES) brings together different interdisciplinary research networks, including on gender and diversity issues, in areas such as European Integration, Gender and Sexuality, Health and Wellbeing, Immigration, Race and Racism in Europe, Social Movement, Transnational Memory and Identity in Europe. Learn moreExternal link

FORRT — Framework for Open and Reproducible Research

FORRT is an organization led by early-career researchers that works to promote the principles of open, transparent, and freely-accessible research in higher education. FORRT takes a collaborative approach to scholarship, bringing together research teams from around the world to produce resources that anyone can use anywhere at any given time. This includes open resources for academic teaching and supervision.  Learn moreExternal link

GenPORT — An Internet Portal for Sharing Knowledge and Inspiring Collaborative Action on Gender and Science

The GenPORT community and web portal provide organizations and individuals with information on research resources, guidelines, events, e-discussion groups, and a Gender & Science blog. The information and services offered online are constantly updated, reflecting the activities and contributions of community members. The portal is designed to facilitate the exchange of experiences and encourage collaboration. GenPORT is funded by the European Union. Learn moreExternal link 

The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD)

The OSSD is a unique scientific organization that seeks to enhance knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds. OSSD membership is open to individuals working in the life and health sciences who have demonstrated an interest in the study of sex/gender differences. Learn moreExternal link

RAAI - Research Awake Africa Initiative

RAAI was founded in Jena, Germany, as an independent non-profit research organization to find answers to some of the most challenging problems on the African continent and to promote its sustainable development. Research interests include medicine, public health and life sciences, engineering and natural sciences, and business, governance and economics. RAAI evolved to provide practical and implemented solutions based on innovative research-based ideas. Currently, RAAI engages young students and early-career researchers at universities in Africa, Europe and beyond, and fosters collaboration with leading academic in Europe and Africa as a strategy to facilitate knowledge transfer through their North-South/South-North scientific meeting programmes. RAAI is also collaborating with entrepreneurs and governments in Africa, providing actionable information and technologies from industry partners to advance agriculture and combat climate change while addressing poverty and unemployment. Learn moreExternal link

Research Networks of the European Sociological Association (ESA)

ESA brings together 38 different research networks working on topics that include gender and various dimensions of social diversity. Learn moreExternal link

Social Potenials in Autism

The interdisciplinary network anchored at Friedrich Schiller University Jena investigates the central and complementary characteristics as well as the causes of autism, e.g. by analyzing neurocognitive markers of communication, to better understand the complexity and variability of autism. The aim is to improve mental health and remove barriers that can prevent autistic people from reaching their full potential. Learn moreExternal link

WGSRN — The Women's & Gender Studies Research Network

WGSRN is an open-access pre-print server that provides a venue for authors to showcase their research papers in a digital library, speeding up the dissemination process and providing the scholarly community with access to groundbreaking papers and early-stage research related to women and gender. It brings together information from a variety of fields such as economics, international relations, political science and social movements, psychology, geography, law, health, history, arts, culture, and the natural sciences. Its purpose is to share and build knowledge on equality and women’s rights, gender identity and gender representation, including men’s studies and queer studies. Learn moreExternal link

ReDICo—Researching Digital Interculturality Co-Operatively

Coordinated by the University of Jena, this international research network develops networking opportunities for early-career researchers. Aiming to promote scholarship in the field of intercultural communication, it follows the vision of an intercultural communication discipline, informed by the perspectives of critical, culturally-aware, and interdisciplinary internet studies. Learn moreExternal link

National networks

Arbeitskreis Diversitäts- und Individualmedizin (Diversity and Individualized Medicine Research Group) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie (German Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology, DGHO)

The German Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO)'s research group on diversity and individualized medicine aims to gain knowledge on the influence of individual factors on the course, treatability and management of cancer. ‘Individual factors’ refers first and foremost to biological factors such as gender, ethnicity, age, weight or polymorphisms, and social factors such as school-leaving qualification, income or family status. The main objective is to use insights into the impact of diversity aspects to allow for an individualized and holistic approach to cancer treatment. Working on a project basis, the research group offers a platform for scientific cooperation, public relations and further education. Learn moreExternal link

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Disability Studies (AGDS) — Diasbailities Studies Working Group

The Disability Studies Working Group is an association of disabled academics, activists and artists from Germany who do not view disability as a problem requiring treatment, but rather examine it as a category of social difference. The working group is part of the German-speaking ‘Disability Studies Austria (DiStA)’. Learn moreExternal link

Arbeitskreis Biographie und Geschlecht für Promovierende — Biography and Gender Working Group for Doctoral Candidates

This working group is a forum for exchanging ideas on limits and opportunities, problems and solutions in the research field of ‘Biography and Gender’. Run by doctoral candidates from various research fields such as history, musicology and sociology, the working group organizes regular workshops on a variety of central topics. Learn moreExternal link

Arbeitskreis Feministische Geographien — Feminist Geographies Working Group

Member of the German Geographical Society, this working group is a network of geographers working inside and outside university who deal with relations between gender and space and/or adapt a feminist approach in their research and work. The working group aims to further develop the theories and methods of geographical gender studies and strengthen its relevance in research and practice. Learn moreExternal link

Dachverband der transkulturellen Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik im deutschsprachigen Raum e.V. (DTPPP) — Umbrella Association of Transcultural Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics in the German-Speaking World

Especially in the fields of psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics, the growing cultural diversity of our societies requires special skills. About 15 to 20 percent of patients in German-speaking care facilities have a migrant background. More often than not, their problems are directly or indirectly related to migration. This umbrella organization promotes networking activities between colleagues interested in transcultural topics and working in a variety of disciplines in the field of medicine (psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychosomatics, general medicine, gynaecology etc.) as well as psychology, education, nursing, creative therapy and social professions in general. Learn moreExternal link

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschlechtsspezifische Medizin (DGesGM) — German Society for Gender Medicine

The German Society for Gender Medicine aims to address gender-related differences in basic research and clinical practice — from preventive measures to care structures. It promotes the implementation of research results in medical practice and their transfer to the public, politics, and institutions. The society also hosts events and organizes training and further education on this topic. Learn moreExternal link

Dis-/Abilities - Nicht-/Behinderung und Medien im Kontext der Digitalisierung — Dis-/Abilities And Digital Media

Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), this network seeks to map the complex interplay of dis-/ability and digital media and to enrich the research field with innovative analytical approaches. Going beyond approaches of disability studies, it poses the question of how bodies and technologies are linked with each other in manifold ways and in specific constellations. Strong emphasis lies on research grounded in media studies. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the network includes researchers from a diverse range of disciplines such as media history, media sociology, cultural history, literature and theatre studies. Learn moreExternal link

Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien — Gender Studies Association

The Gender Studies Association has more than 550 members from all academic fields (including natural sciences, cultural sciences, humanities, social sciences, law, medicine, art and design, sports sciences, technical disciplines, engineering). It seeks to further develop gender studies in the German-speaking world, to facilitate an understanding of the state of research in gender studies, to promote inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, and the anchoring of gender studies in research and teaching — both as an independent field and in other academic subjects. It supports interdisciplinary networking between researchers and teachers in Germany and in international contexts. Learn moreExternal link

Gender Economics Research Group at DIW Berlin

The Gender Economics Research Group at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) analyses gender gaps on the labour market, and the effects of tax, family, and social policy on gender equity. Learn moreExternal link

Hochschulverband für Interkulturelle Studien e.V. (University Association for Intercultural Studies) / Netzwerk Interkultureller Forschung und Lehre (IKS) (Intercultural Research and Education Network)

Following an interdisciplinary approach, this association brings together different practitioners who deal with cultural and intercultural topics as part of their work and actively research and teach at higher education institutions in German-speaking countries. The association sees itself as an interface between intercultural research, teaching and practice as well as an information and networking platform to clarify academic and organizational issues, support the activities of its members, and maintain international contacts in research and teaching. Learn moreExternal link

Interessengruppe Klinische Gerontopsychologie und Psychotherapie im höheren Lebensalter — Interest Group for Clinical Gerontopsychology and Psychotherapy with Older Adults

Part of the German Psychological Society's group of experts in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, this group is concerned with psychotherapeutic research and practice with older adults. The group is currently represented by Prof. Gabriele Wilz (Department of Clinical Psychological Intervention, University of Jena). Learn more External link

Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerk Bildungspotenziale — Leibniz Education Research Network (LERN)

This research network explores how we can put the potentials of education and for education to better use. The network's main research areas include ‘Knowledge and Participation’ and ‘Education and Equity’. Most of their members are Leibniz institutes, but the network is also open to other research institutions. Learn moreExternal link

Disability Studies Network

This network consists of a group of Disability Studies researchers with and without disabilities. They work to promote discourse on disability in the German-speaking world and hope to strengthen networks in the field of German-language Disability Studies. Learn moreExternal link

Netzwerk Fluchtforschung - The German Network for Forced Migration Studies

The German Network for Forced Migration Studies (Netzwerk Fluchtforschung e.V.) is a multi-disciplinary network of academics in Germany whose research focuses on forced migration, refuge, and asylum, as well as of international academics concentrating on these subjects with regard to Germany. We collect and distribute relevant information about scholars, research projects, events and publications. Our objective is to enhance academic exchange and collaboration between scholars in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies in Germany and beyond with publication platforms and knowledge transfer formats such as our conferences every two years. Moreover, the network aims to advance research on forced migration, further academic debate about forced migration, refuge and asylum and promote the public and practical relevance of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies. Learn moreExternal link

Netzwerk Gender und Diversity in der Hochschullehre — Network for Gender and Diversity in Higher Education

This network is an autonomous network of persons involved in strategic and/or operational work in the field of gender and diversity in higher education teaching. Regular network meetings at higher education institutions provide a forum for exchanging ideas and for cooperating in terms of strategy and content. New members with an expertise in the field of gender and diversity in education and an interest in long-term cooperations are welcome to join. Learn moreExternal link