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Focusing on the Potential of Gender - Changing Society

Better assessment and treatment of heart attacks, more valid algorithms, safer cities that better meet the needs of their inhabitants, and equitable workplaces - what do these examples have in common?

They illustrate how taking gender and sex into account in research can have a direct impact on our lives. Whether in computer science, spatial planning, or business studies - innovative research across disciplines today is rarely successful without the consideration of gender and sex.

As the above examples show, factors relating to sex and gender have a direct impact on people's quality of life. Nevertheless, there is a long tradition of ignoring these aspects. As a result, we still have large gaps in data and knowledge regarding the reality of women's lives, health, and careers.

These gaps should be closed step by step and the University of Bamberg will contribute to this with the “GENIAL-forschen +” project, which will strengthen and expand existing gender-sensitive research. The foundation for this was laid in 2022 in the concept phase of the “GENIAL-forschen” project. The five-year “GENIAL-forschen+” project phase then began in July 2024.

The project, which was acquired by Prof. Dr. Astrid Schütz together with the Academic Equal Opportunity Office, is funded by the BMBF as part of the ?Geschlechteraspekte im Blick“ (GIB) which is translated as “Gender Aspects in Focus” call for proposals.

On the box Events you will find events on the topic of gender-sensitive research as well as current information about the project.

Please contact us if you have any questions about the project in general, upcoming events or if you would like to be part of the GENIAL network at the University of Bamberg.

Highlights

Blog post on uni.blog about environmental influences on the development of gender-specific thinking and behavior (in German)

Press release on the launch of GENIAL Project (in German)

New article in the university magazine(8.8 MB, 27 pages) and blog on the topic of “Understanding diversity – Bamberg perspectives on gender identity and social background” (in German)

Digital poster exhibition on gender-sensitive research at the University of Bamberg with audience award (in German)

Astrid Schütz, the project director, talks about GENIAL in an interview (in German)

UniBlog's report on the Academic Equal Opportunity Officers Annual Ceremony in December 2023 (in German)

Events

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Save the date: This year's Annual Ceremony of the Academic Equal Opportunity Officers' on December 10th, 2025!

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Past Events

Network

GENIAL-Network — Bamberg-based Researchers with a Gender Focus (VC Course for members of the University of Bamberg with a self-registration option) (in German)

List of experts on Gender I Sex I Diversity (in German)

Gender-Sensitive Research in Bamberg's Research Information System (FIS) (in German)

Gender-Sensitive Research is a Profile Initiative of Research at the University of Bamberg (in German)

Project portraits from the network on the blog kUNIgunde (in German)

Center for Gender-Sensitive Research (ZGF) (in German)

The GENIAL Project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grant number 01FP23G04.