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Refugees, educated – excluded?

The concept of Inclusion is on everyone's lips, but how can we enable refugees to participate in everyday life, the labour market and education? According to education researcher Lisa Rosen, these are crucial questions that society needs to ask itself.

The common core of evil in humans

Am I a bad person? A specific measure can answer this question – the Dark Factor. It reveals how strongly someone is inclined towards socially aversive behaviour. Researchers have identified the commonalities between problematic traits such as narcissism, sadism, and egoism, and have used their insights to develop a questionnaire that can determine the Dark Factor of Personality or D-factor for short.

Human nature in disaster response

Floods, wildfires, and heatwaves show how fragile our systems become in a crisis. Before official help arrives, people often rely on each other. In these crucial first hours, spontaneous volunteers – everyday citizens without formal training – step in. They act outside of official plans, yet they are often the decisive factor when disaster brings entire regions to a standstill. For scientists, one thing is clear: without the human factor, disaster preparedness remains incomplete.

Climate twins: the future of our cities

Could life in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2080 feel like it does in north-eastern Spain or south-western France today? The Climate Twins model transforms abstract temperature forecasts into concrete images – and assists cities in planning ahead.

Reinventing cities

When a region undergoes structural change, it often leads to job losses, vacant buildings, and declining tax revenues. Over time, the remaining residents may begin to feel cut off from the rest of the world. Researchers are now exploring what shrinking cities can learn from one another – and how they might be revitalized.

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