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Events coming up soon

The following offers are not only aimed at members of the university, but rather at all who are interested. Simply come along on the day!

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Regular Activities during Term

Coming up soon...

DateEventTimeRoomLanguage
10.11.25

Dies Academicus (Bamberg University foundation ceremony)

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5 p.m.FEKI, Auditorium Maximum (F21/01.57)German
11.11.25As part of the online lecture series Bamberg Book Histories: Prof. Dr. Martina Wernli: “Writing processes in Jean Paul's Letters”7 p.m.ZoomGerman
11.11.25Reading with Peter Stamm: from “Auf ganz dünnem Eis” ("On thin ice") and “Otto von Irgendwas” ("Otto of Something")(795.3 KB)6-10 p.m.U2/00.25German
12.11.25Prof. Dr. Lufger Schwarte: “Disaster Avoidance and an Open Future. Reflections on Democracy and Theories of Time”6:15 p.m.U2/00.25German
12.11.25Dr. Ralf Borchard: “One Year after the Election: Is Trump Destroying Democracy?”(84.4 KB)6 p.m.FG1/00.08German
12.11.25As part of the Sustainability Festival: “Colonial Past - Global Education for Sustainable Development? The Humboldt Forum as a Controversial Place of Learning”4:15 p.m.MG1/01.04German
13.11.25Dr. Maximilian Jablonowski: “'I was there' - ‘I wanna go back’: Pop culture and nostalgia” (interactive lecture)4:15 p.m.U5/01.17German
13.11.25

As part of the Sustainability Festival:

  1. Aspects and Perspectives of Moral Development - The Cognitive-Developmental Theory of Moral Stages According to Kohlberg
  2. Herbal Workshop: It Doesn't Always Have to Be Coffee - Medicinal Plants for Focus and Relaxation (registration necessary)
  3. Seminar: Cultural Heritage in Times of Climate Change (registration necessary)
  4. Workshop: Being Christian and Sustainable - “Subdue the Earth!” (registration necessary)
  5. More Democratic Structures at the University of Bamberg as an Essential Part of Sustainability (registration necessary)
  6. Learning Sustainability Playfully in Professional and Business Contexts - Presentation and Testing of Selected Methods for (Future) Teachers in Schools, Universities, and Businesses
  7. Official Opening Evening of the Sustainability Festival
  1. 8:30-10 a.m.
  2. 2-3 p.m.
  3. 2:15-3:45 p.m.
  4. 4-5 p.m.
  5. 2-5 p.m.
  6. 2:15-4:45 p.m.
  7. starting at 6 p.m.
  1. MG2/00.10
  2. Au37, 3rd story (kitchenette sustainability office)
  3. KR12/02.18
  4. U2/01.36
  5. MG2/01.11
  6. KÄ7/01.07
  7. U7/01.05
German
13.11.25As part of the Theological Forum(6.9 MB): Prof. Dr. Arne Manzeschke & Dr. Judith Schoch: “I will keep you company! Gerontological and ethical perspectives of social robotics"6:15 p.m.U2/00.25German
13.11.25Prof. Dr. Caroline Kreutzer: “From Dido and Aeneas to Carthage and Rome - Between Myth and History”(1.4 MB)2:15 p.m.KR10/03.03German
14.11.25Public convention of the ethics network: “Christian Hope and Societal Resilience”10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Registration until October 31. More information on the website.German
14.11.25

As part of the Sustainability Festival:

  1. Exkursion: “Stories about Tanzania” - Global Continuities in the Context of Sustainable Development
  2. Workshop: Bird protection (registration necessary)
  3. Exchange and Networking Forum - Profile Initiative “Research on Humans and the Environment”
  4. The Basics of Sustainable Investment (registration necessary)
  5. Picture books meet virtual reality (registration necessary)
  6. Clothing Swap: Trade Rather Than Buy
  7. Everything Could Be Different… Utopia Workshop for a Sustainable University (registration necessary)
  8. Workshop: Good question, next question! (Ottfired, student newspaper; registration necessary)
  9. Cultural Evening with Short Films and Live Music
  1. Fully booked
  2. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  3. 12:15-3:30 p.m.
  4. 1-2 p.m.
  5. 1-2 p.m.
  6. in the afternoon
  7. 2-3 p.m.
  8. 2-6 p.m., 1h break from 3-4 p.m. for Climate Demonstration
  9. starting at 6 p.m.
  1. Humboldt-Forum Berlin
  2. Meeting place: Caféteria on Markusstraße 8a
  3. U2/00.25
  4. MG1/01.02
  5. MG1/02.05
  6. Courtyard of MG1/MG2 (Markus Campus)
  7. U5/01.18
  8. MG1/01.02
  9. U2/00.25
all German except 5 (English)
15.11.25

As part of the Sustainability Festival:

  1. Children's University: Climate Change and Us - What's Happening to Our Environment and What We Need to Change (registration necessary)
  2. Marketplace of Opportunities - Interactive Activities for All Ages
  3. The Titmouse Emperor - Short Film and Discussion
  4. Closing Event: Afternoon of Games
  5. Climate Fresk - Puzzle Your Way to Climate Knowledge! Understand What Moves the Climate - and What We Can Move! (registration to kontakt(at)forum1punkt5.baco.de)
  1. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  2. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  3. 2 p.m.
  4. 2-6 p.m.
  5. 2-5:30 p.m.
  1. U7/01.05
  2. U2/00.25
  3. U7/01.05
  4. U7/01.05
  5. Austraße 37, 3rd Story, Sustainability Office
German
17.11.25PD Dr. Beatrice von Lüpke: “From, for, and about women. Problems and perspectives of the late medieval collection ‘Women’s Legends'”(701.3 KB)6:15 p.m.U5/02.22German
18.11.25As part of the online lecture series Bamberg Book Histories: Prof. Dr. Tino Licht: “Lectio sollemnis. Reading marks in Bamberg manuscripts”7 p.m.ZoomGerman
18.11.25Future Day: “Theology. More than teaching positions!” - Alumni Evening (FAQ with former students)6- 7:30 p.m.U2/02.04German
19.11.25Lecture by Meike Schmoll (reader for the educational publishing firm Westermann) and Florian Eisenblätter (archive / corporate history, Jägermeister) in the series “Old news? Occupational prospects with a degree in history”(197.6 KB)18-20 UhrKR12/02.18German
20.11.25Prof. Dr. Klaus van Eickels: “Rollo's Wanderings. A Male-Male Variant of the Dido-Aeneas Narrative in Norman Historiography of the High Middle Ages”(1.4 MB)14:15 UhrKR10/03.03German
20.11.25Sebastian Stepanek: “The Introduction of Forestry-Used Neophytes in the Western Franconian Forest”(334.6 KB)4:15 p.m.KR1/00.05German
20.11.25Prof. Harold Hellwig: “Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner: Modernism and the Uncertainty of Values”4:15 p.m.U5/00.24English
20.11.25Regulars' Table (Stammtisch) of the Historical Geography Societystarting at 6 p.m.Café MüllerGerman
20.11.25Prof. George Ellenbogen: “The Way It Was: Poet George Ellenbogen Returns to Montreal's Jewish Quarter”6:15 p.m.U5/00.24English
20.11.25Dr. Heiko Stubenrauch: "Fossile Subjection to Nature: Considerations on a Critical Theory of Ecological Immaturity"6:15 p.m.U2/00.25German
20.11.25Prof. Dr. Thomas Gunzelmann as part of the workshop Wind - Water - Wool. Resource use in cultural landscapes (see below): “The historical cultural landscape - a resource for nature and culture”6:30 p.m.Schillerplatz 17, 00.13German
20.-21.11.2549th International Mediterranean Survey Workshop by the Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Heritage Sciences, and Art History (Archaeological Prospection)Time slots for individual lectures cf. poster(1.8 MB)KR12/02.18 or via Zoom (link on poster(1.8 MB))English
20.-21.11.25

Workshop by the Chair for European Ethnology and the Chair for Historic Preservation: Wind - Water - Wool. Resource Use in Cultural Landscapes(3.9 MB)

→ Registration for everyone interested until 15.11.25 via e-mail to sekretariat.euroethno(at)uni-bamberg.de

Time slots for individual lectures cf. poster(3.9 MB)Schillerplatz 17, 00.13German
20.-22.11.25

Conference “Re-Orientating Gender (Studies): Feminism, Queerness, Trans* in Cultural Studies Today”

Contact: Theo Lupprian

for times of individual lectures cf. poster(590.4 KB)cf. poster(590.4 KB)English
24.11.25Prof. Dr. Oliver Auge / Prof. Dr. Gabriel Zeilinger / Prof. Dr. Benjamin Müsegades / Prof. Dr. Gesine Mierke: “Princes of the Empire and Their Correspondence 1450-1550. Digital Edition and Commentary”(701.3 KB)6:15 p.m.U5/00.25German
25.11.25As part of the lecture series Bamberg Book Histories: Nils Hausmann M.A. - “Medieval Book Chests”7 p.m.ZoomGerman
26.11.25Prof. Dr. Matthias Flatscher: "Solidarity in Times of Crisis. Considerations on the Democratization of Democracy"6:15 p.m.U2/00.25

 

German

27.11.25Dr. Elisabeth Lechner: “What I eat in a day: Conspicuous Consumption from Early Modern Witches to Contemporary Influencers”12 p.m.U5/01.22English
27.11.25Dr. Sarah Hutterer und Sarah Weichlein: “The Epic in Lyric Form? Dido in Medieval Lyric Poetry, especially the Carmina Burana”(1.4 MB)2:15 p.m.KR10/03.03German
27.11.25Theological Forum: “Thanks to AI?! What AI Promises US”(6.9 MB) - Prof. Dr. Catrin Misselhorn: ”I'm Your Partner! Friendship, Love, and Sex with Robots"6:15 p.m.U2/00.25German
27.11.25Reading with Lion Christ: “Sauhund” ("Bastard", Queer Reading with CSD Bamberg)7:30 p.m.nana-Theater (Club Kaulberg)German