Research Seminar Series - Spring 2026

The Jacobs Center organizes each semester a series of four interdisciplinary lectures, for which internationally renowned speakers are invited. The topics are related to the Center's major research areas.

The Research Seminar Series takes place at the University and is open to the public. Teachers, students and other interested persons are cordially invited. The lectures consists of a talk followed by a discussion.

Prof. Björn Brey

Associate Professor at the School of NHH Norwegian School of Economics

The Death of King Coal and the Scars of Deindustrialization

Prof. Sabine Seehagen

Professor for Developmental Psychology at the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB)

Title: TBA

Prof. Philipp Kanske

Professor for Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at Technische Universität Dresden

Title: TBA