On 1 February, 2018, the third-party-funded research project “TransMiK”, which is based at the Department of Education, started. The acronym stands for “Transit”, “Migration” and “Köln”, and makes reference to the theme of “Living and working in Köln (Cologne)”. On-site guided interviews were conducted with 150 employees of the airport Köln (Cologne) / Bonn from the business division “Ground Services”.

Starting 1 March, 2018, an interdisciplinary series on the topic of “Migration, Labor Market and Social Policy” takes place at the Department of Labor and Business Law every Thursday between 17:00 and 20:00. The lectures focus on the topic of migration and the question of providing adequate answers regarding social policy challenges for state and society. The series consists of 13 contributions from a historical, political and jurisprudential perspective.

On 9 March, 2018, Ralph Tollrian will give a guest lecture on “The ecology and evolution of inducible defences in Daphnia: from molecules to ecosystems”. It will take place in lecture theatre 421 at Hellbrunnerstraße 34 at 14:00. The Department of Biosciences cordially invites all who are interested to attend!