Key Data of the Marsilius-Kolleg

Marsilius Projects

Continuation and deepening of individual interdisciplinary work projects:

• Early Childhood in Transition (2018-2021)
• Embodyment as a paradigm of evolutionary cultural anthropology (2013-2016)
• Equality and inequality in liver allocation (2013-2014)
• Ethical and legal aspects of the total human genome sequencing (2011-2014)
• The Global Governance of Climate Engineering (2009-2012)
• Human Dignity (2008-2011)
• Perspectives of Ageing in the Process of Social and Cultural Change (2008-2011)

Marsilius Academies

Interdisciplinary Summer-/Winterschools for young Scholars:

• Accountability - a useful illusion? (2009)
• Healthy aging - individual and societal challenges (2009)
• Governing Climate Engineering - A Transdisciplinary Summer School (2010)
• Bridging the Water Gap - Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2010)
• The (un) transparent human being. How far can one see into a person? (2011)
• New Interdisciplinary Anthropology: Body - Mind - Culture (2012)
• Violence and Altruism (2013)
• Synthetic biology - the promises and risks of modern biotechnology
• Young and Old - two stages of life under pressure of optimization (2015)
• Anthropology of Perception (2015)
• Early Childhood in Transition. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2016)
• European Summer School for Innovation in Chronic Disease Intervention: euVENTION (2017)
• Humans in Motion (2018)
• Global Governance of Human germline Editing (2018)

Marsilius Lectures

lecture series with renowned speakers  from various disciplines, aimed at the general public.

• Former Speakers: among others, Günter Blobel (Nobel Prize 1999), Wolfgang Frühwald, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhardt (Nobel Prize 1995), Jörg Widmann, Edna B. Foa, Simon White, Alvin Roth (Nobel Prize 2012), Onur Güntürkün, Hans -Jörg Rheinberger, Felix Schürmann, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Elio Riboli, Jutta Allmendinger, Joachim von Braun, Elke Seefried, Kevin Esvelt, Petra Schwille, Hermann Parzinger

Marsilius studies

Bridging seminars on cross-cutting issues (such as "evolution" or "neurobiology of the mind") are conducted jointly by at least two lecturers from different fields.

• The additional studies can be completed with the Marsilius Certificate.

Publications

• "Schriften des Marsilius-Kollegs": scientific book series, so far 16 volumes
• "Forum Marsilius Kolleg": Online Journal of the Marsilius Kolleg, so far 15 editions
• Numerous publications of Fellows and projects in professional journals