Stefan Poser

Under the motto "People, Places, Exchanges, and Circulation", the 27th International Congress for the History of Science and Technology (ICHST) took place in July at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. 900 speakers took part. Stefan Poser organized a session on the history of plastics and addressed the topic of landscape design and use: Landscapes Formed by Plastics: from "Improvement" to Environmental Degradation. Martin Meiske was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of ICOHTEC.

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For Deutsche Welle, Rolf-Ulrich Kunze has classified the historical significance of the 'Nuremberg Laws' of 1935 and also discusses their relevance for group-related misanthropy today.

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On September 2 and 3, the working group on energy history set up at the beginning of 2025 met at the Department of History for its first strategy meeting. The field of energy history research has broadened considerably in recent years and is being pursued from various disciplines. Christian Zumbrägel (University of Bielefeld), Robert Groß (University of Vienna) and Nicole Hesse (KIT; photo from left to right) therefore focused on outlining energy history research, particularly in German-speaking countries, as part of the working meeting.

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From geoengineering to human-animal interactions.
Teaching at the interface of environmental and technological history

Organization: Marcus Popplow (KIT), Nicole Hesse (KIT) in cooperation with Christian Götter (TU Braunschweig), Daniel Jankowski (TU Braunschweig) and the
Working Group Environment & Technology (AKUT) of the Society for the History of Technology e.V.

Date: 05.03.-06.03.2026
Deadline: October 15, 2025

The workshop is basically open and is aimed at both established teachers with an interest in lecturers with an interest in new ideas as well as early career researchers who are new to everyday teaching. Last but not least, we would also like to encourage Master's students to contribute from their own perspective.

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You have completed your Bachelor's degree and would like to deepen your history studies - interdisciplinary, practical and with a lot of creative freedom? Then the EUKLID Master's program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is just right for you!

What can you expect from the EUKLID Master's program? The course combines content from the fields of history and philosophy and offers you the opportunity to set your own focus.

Special features of the program:

-> Small groups and intensive supervision

-> Choice of modules and courses

-> Final thesis in either history or philosophy

-> Start in the summer or winter semester

Does your BA degree give you access to the MA Euklid? Do you have any other questions? Arrange an appointment with Prof. Dr. Marcus Popplow: marcus.popplow∂kit.edu

Fachschaft GeistSoz

During the orientation phase one week before the start of the semester, the GeistSoz student council will provide you with all the important information about commencing your studies.