Research at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
The rich and differentiated research landscape in the Schools's disciplines leads to a large number of high-ranking research achievements in a wide variety of fields.
The research achievements are demonstrated, among other things, by nationally and internationally visible publications, conference contributions and the organization of conferences, the supervision of doctoral and post-doctoral theses, as well as the development, acquisition and supervision of third-party funded research projects.
as well as through the development, acquisition and supervision of third-party fundedresearch projects, such as the Collaborative Research Center "Media of Cooperation"
or the Collaborative Research Center "Transformation of the Popular"
are documented.
In the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the types and consequences of social chance processes are investigated both in individual projects and in networked projects, such as demographic change, media change, the transformation of linguistic communication, the types of cultural coding and their historical development.
Misogyny and hate images online
An international team led by Prof. Dr. Nicole Milman-Dörr is researching how misogynistic, AI-generated content on TikTok, Instagram and X influences young people.
New Hans Sachs Research Center
The Universities of Siegen and Marburg are launching a joint long-term project on Hans Sachs, the most important German-language poet of the 16th century.
Study on integration council elections in NRW
In a joint study, researchers from the Universities of Siegen and Duisburg-Essen examined the success of the AfD in the 2025 integration council elections in NRW.
Virtually in the Buddhist temple
The theological seminaries are developing digital tours through the sacred spaces of the religions. A didactic preparation that can be used in schools and universities.
Projects and facilities
Third-party funded projects and research positions
The academics in the 9 seminars of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities conduct research at the highest international level.
Cooperation media
Collaborative Research Center 1187
The CRC is an interdisciplinary research network of media studies, ethnology, sociology, computer science, linguistics, ubiquitous computing, science and technology studies, education, law and engineering.
Transformations of the popular
Collaborative Research Center 1472
The aim of the CRC is a theory of the popular that makes transformations of the popular comprehensible and also helps to criticize the power of the popular for our contemporary culture.
Doctorate and habilitation
Promotion
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities offers a wide range of doctoral opportunities in all subject areas of the departments. Doctoral students benefit from individual supervision, interdisciplinary collaboration and access to modern research resources. In addition, the Schools promotes academic exchange through colloquia and networks in order to achieve and disseminate innovative research results.
Habilitation
The habilitation at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities enables academics with a doctorate to acquire independent teaching and research skills. This process includes writing a habilitation thesis and teaching courses. Successful habilitation candidates qualify for professorships and contribute to the academic community through innovative research and teaching.
Networking and financial support
Visiting scientists
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities thrives on international cooperation and supports a broad network of female academics from partner universities and other institutions abroad; also through the Georg Bollenbeck Scholarship.
Financial support
There are various financial funding opportunities within the framework of research and early career support to which you can apply at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
