Autorenname: Stefan Brackertz

Discussion on M.Sc. Research Phase

Tuesday, 11th of October, 4pm
Seminar room of the nuclear physics institute
Language: English
Not only interesting for master students as the decisions made now will influence the current Ba students most.

In theory, the research phase of Your master studies should take two semesters. In our experience however, many students take more than a year and have to extend their study duration.

We, the examination board, are discussing possible improvements for research phase regulations and need Your opinion!

Join us on Tuesday, October 11th at 16:00 in the seminar room of the nuclear physics department (”Seminarraum Kernphysik”).

Afterwards, the regular student council meeting will take place, which You are just as welcome to join.

Spinde im Foyer werden geknackt

Die Spinde im Foyer sind schon länger vollständig durch private Schlösser versperrt, werden aber sehr wenig genutzt, während gleichzeitig ein großer Bedarf an Spinden besteht. Falls ihr einen Spind besetzt, überlegt euch bitte, ob ihr diesen wirklich braucht, oder ob ihr diesen freiräumen und somit Studis, die sich in der Uni aufhalten, zur Verfügung stellen könnt. Voraussichtlich werden Ende Juni die Spinde geöffnet werden. Falls ihr einen von euch belegten Spind behalten wollt, könnt ihr euch gerne während der Sprechstunde (Mittwoch 16-17 Uhr im Fachschaftsraum) in eine Liste eintragen lassen.

Ringvorlesung „Peace & Sustainability“: The second-hand clothing trade in the Global South: A way to reduce waste or a source of pollution

Montag, 4.7.2022, 17.45 Uhr
Hörsaal III

mit Gerda Kuiper

The trade in second-hand clothes is a highly contested one, both globally and in more local settings. Whereas the purchasing of used clothes is often promoted as a way to reduce one’s ecological footprint within the Global North, the trade of such clothes from the Global North to the Global South is sometimes considered as waste dumping and a source of pollution. This lecture will start out by introducing both perspectives. It will then focus on experiences in the Global South through an anthropological case study on the second-hand clothing trade in Tanzania. A discussion of viewpoints of local government officials, traders and consumers will show that local concerns do not revolve around the environment but rather around the pollution of individual bodies, for instance through wearing second-hand underwear. The example of the used clothing trade thus highlights the cultural complexity of the concept “pollution”.