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08.03.2022

Prize for diversity-related theses awarded on February 17, 2022.

 On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences celebrated a virtual graduation due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, which was broadcasted on the "YouTube" video portal. As part of the Absolvia, the faculty awarded the diversity prize for the 8th time in a row, which is worth 500 euros each. With the award, the faculty wants to emphasize the importance of diversity, especially in connection with the topics of sports and health, and to promote scientific debate on the topic. Outstanding diversity-related scientific theses in Bachelor's, Master's degrees and Doctoral programs in sport and health sciences were awarded. A total of seven papers were shortlisted that dealt with different dimensions of diversity, such as disability/impairments, mental health, gender and gender roles, flight, racism and socio-economic factors. The work is reviewed by the faculty's diversity committee, which also selects the award winners. The Diversity Committee consists of Professor Dr. Elisabeth Wacker, Dr. Carolina Olufemi, Prof. Dr. Ansgar Schwartz and Dr. Till Lorenzen.

Prize winners:

Carolin Kämmle, bachelor's student in health sciences (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Klug): "Representation of the differences between black and white Americans with regard to infection, illness and mortality in SARS-CoV2 and Covid-19".

Selina Koch, a bachelor's student in health sciences (supervisor: PD Katharina Crepaz, PhD): "What are the consequences of traumatic experiences on the health of adult refugees? A qualitative study in an institution using the biopsychosocial model".

Dorothea Schönbach (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Yolanda Demetriou-Rinderknecht): "Application of the systematic intervention mapping approach to conceptualize a school-based randomized controlled trial for the promotion of cycling to secondary school in Germany: the ACTS studying".

The Diversity Prize is part of the overall diversity concept of the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences. It sets a clear signal both internally and externally for the strengthening of diversity-specific content

01.02.2022

The Department for Sports and Health Sciences, the working group of Sociology of Diversity and the Graduate Centre (FGZ-SG), together with Pwani University in Kenya are organising a Summer School this spring on One Health and the role of water. TUM PhD candidates as well as TUM Master students at later stages from various disciplines are invited to apply and get involved in this transdisciplinary program on water, sanitation, agriculture, animal and human health. Costs related to travel, accommodation, and meals during the summer school will be catered for all successful applicants.

For any questions feel free to contact the Summer School team (onehealth.school(at)sg.tum.de) with any questions.

The application date is already next week, 11^th of February 2022! The full call for applicants with directions on applying is attached below.

Call for applicants - One Health Summer School

01.02.2022

Since 2012, the Department of Sports and Health Sciences has been working intensively on promoting and appreciating diversity in everyday university life. The current status can now be viewed in the department's new Diversity Report 2021.

To access and/or download the 2021 Diversity Report, click on the image.

08.12.2021

Master student Gifty Baffour Awuah has been awarded the DAAD Prize for International students in recognition of her academic performance and contribution to society. Ms Baffour Awuah has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ghana and came to the Technical University of Munich to study in our Master Programme Health Sciences – Prevention and Health Promotion. She is currently writing her Master thesis under the supervision of Dr. Luana Tanaka at the Chair of Epidemiology. TUM Vice-President Prof. Dr. Juliane Winkelmann awarded Ms Baffour Awuah the Prize in a closed ceremony.

18.11.21

20.07.2021

München2040 I Future Confrence of 17.07.2021 I (In)equality of opportunity within the world of work I

Under the theme "München2040 - Future in Munich", a decentralized future conference was organized on July 17, 2021 to initiate a social debate about the future of Munich and to leave a lasting mark on politics and business. The six focus points dealt with the topics of education and work, media and politics, city and life, culture and society, and environment and technology. Under the title "(In)equality of opportunity within the world of work", Andrea Göttler, the Faculty's Diversity Officer and Deputy Women's Officer, gave a presentation on equal opportunities in the workplace considering the Gender Pay Gap and forms of discrimination.

• Website München2040

24.02.2021

On Friday, February 12, 2021, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the department celebrated a virtual Absolvia for the first time, which was broadcast on the video portal "YouTube". As part of the online Absolvia, the department awarded the Diversity Prize for the sixth time, with a prize of 500 euros each. Every year, the Department of Sport and Health Sciences awards the Diversity Prize with the aim of strengthening diversity in all its facets and dimensions and especially in relation to research in sports and health sciences. Out of nine submission, the diversity committee choose this year's winners. The jury awarded the prize to Manuel Levin Gaiser for his bachelor's thesis, Alina Müller for her admission thesis and Maria Wiethaler for her master's thesis.

Award winners

• Wiethaler, Maria (2021): Umsetzung von Präventions- und Gesundheitsförderungsmaßnahmen für Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen in deprivierten Kommunen in Bayern – Eine qualitative Analyse auf Basis von Expert*innenbefragungen [Implementation of prevention and health promotion measures for people in difficult living conditions in deprived communities in Bavaria - A qualitative analysis based on expert interviews]. | Master thesis, supervision: Prof Elisabeth Wacker, Dr Katrin Roller, Diversity of Sociology
• Gaiser, Manuel Levin (2021): Determinants of Undernutrition among children under age five in Burundi: Evidence from the 2016 – 17 Demographic and Health Survey of Burundi. | Bachelor thesis, supervision: Dr Dominik Stelzle, Epidemiology
• Müller, Alina Sophia (2021): Inklusionsförderung im und durch Sportklettern – eine Bestandsaufnahme [Promoting inclusion in and through sport climbing]. | Admission thesis, supervision: Gudrun Weikert-Schmidt, Applied Sport Sciences

25.01.2021

The Department of Sport and Health Sciences has been working on promoting gender equality and diversity since 2012. Current projects and achievements are accesible in the new annual diversity report 2020.

The diversity report highlights new gender and diversity projects, such as the anonymous feedback form, and depicts a variety of research projects, courses, and publications regarding diversity at the department. Despite the current pandemic, many workshops and events were organized in 2020 that promote equal opportunities and tolerance within the university setting, and in everyday life. Furthermore, the diversity report describes current support opportunities, specifically regarding gender equality, family friendliness, and disabilities.

The annual report is published in German, and can be accessed here.

05.10.2020

The new TUM care guides are trained to be first contact persons to provide initial orientation in the “care jungle” as part of collegial advice. In this way, they can give support by offering an initial overview of operational and legal offers, external contact points and cooperation partners.

• Further information is available here.

22.09.2020

Recorded, available on YouTube | The Women in Global Health Germany COVID-19 Task Force is organizing a series of webinars. This is the first webinar that Women in Global Health Germany is hosting together with Women in Global Health Somalia where we discussed how the COVID-19 crisis impacts the daily work of midwives and obstetricians as well as the general health care services in both countries. Panelists shared their experiences and perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy, birth and SRHR in Somalia and Germany. The speakers also highlighted the common challenges faced by healthcare workers in both countries as well as the difficulties of access and availability of key healthcare services.

The Center for Global Health at the Technical University of Munich is concerned with the promotion of health as well as with the prevention of ill-health at a global level. It brings together and initiates research projects and teaching activities that address global health issues across different disciplines. The Center for Global Health therefore connects researchers of different faculties and their research foci.

• Dirictly to the webinar on YouTube
• All information on the Center for Global Health at the Technical University of Munich
• COVID-19 at the Center for Global Health
• The Center is also keeping up with developments concerning COVID-19 on Facebook.

The Student Representation for Diversity & Queer deals with the topics of equality and accessibility, more child and family friendliness, tolerance, positive appreciation and diversity at TUM. It acts as a contact point for students and advocates their interests. The Unit is part of the Student Representation of TUM and is run by students.

You can visit the new Instagram account here.

Further information about the Diversity & Queer Unit of the Student Representation can be found here.

25.05.2020

26.05.2020 | Online

For this year's Diversity Day, the Department of Sports and Health Sciences takes a closer look at topics related to Trans * and Inter *. The diversity officer, Andrea Göttler, speaks with Ann Kristin Augst from Augsburg University and Severin Böhmer and Paul Oppenrieder of the Diversity & Queer section of the TUM student representation.

Ms. Augst reports on her research on trans and inter persons in the German health care system. Next, Mr. Böhmer and Mr. Oppenrieder give an insight into the work of the student representation and present which challenges inter und trans students may face during their studies. Finally, we reflect on the significance of these issues for the Department of Sports and Health Sciences.

It needs to be noted, that this is an extensive topic that could not be discussed in all its complexity in a first conversation. Therefore, this event is intended to encourage further discussion and conversations. We want to invite our listeners to join the discussion with the speakers. Via Tweedback (session ID: ppwp) you can ask further questions, pass on suggestions or report on your own experiences. The talk is recorded in German, however, we will provide an English summary in the following days and you can join the Tweedback conversation in English as well.

Download link Diversity Talk

28.04.2020

In response to recent events, we have set up an open chat channel where the TUM Family Service posts news as well as useful information and tips for (student) parents, listens attentively to your concerns and, above all, encourages you to share your experiences with others in order to learn from each other. 

This enables us to stay in touch with each other even in times of "social distancing". 
The exchange runs via TUM Rocket Chat, which is freely accessible to all members of our university. To join, please go to https://chat.tum.de and log in with your TUM ID (e.g. „ab12cde"). You don't have to register separately. The chat is set up as an open channel you can find under #chancengleichheit using the search function. Feel free to join!

22.04.2020

Would you like to know more about diversity in the context of business culture? You are looking for current numbers on this subject? Or even concrete examples of how companies and institutions implement diversity? The Diversity Factbook publiched by the Diversity Charta offers first steps and the most important facts. Further resources are provided in the book, if you would like to know more,

Link to the PDF Version of the Factbook Diversity als PDF.
Infromation on the German Diversity-Day 2020 at the TUM.
TUM was the first German University to sign the Charta in 2007.

• TUM maintains a research station on the coastal city of Malindi, Kenya which has already been used by many TUM affiliates.
• The research station is available for use by TUM students and employees.
• Stay at the research station for weeks or months while you conduct unique hands-on work!

Partnerships

• Reliable partnerships have been established with various local schools, universities and organisations working in the fields of health care, education, nature conservation and biodiversity. 
• Ongoing projects with partners offer ample opportunities to get involved!

Purpose of the research station?

• The research station is available for internships and for individual research projects.
• Various research topics can be specified according to requirements.
• Examples of topics: Health- services or -education, maternal and child health, biodiversity, software for poverty reduction, sports for children, etc.

Interested?
Please contact Lena Kramheller (lena.kramheller@tum.de) to learn more. Spaces are limited so be sure to get in touch early.

Every year, the Department of Sport and Health Sciences awards the Diversity Prize with the aim of strengthening diversity in all its facets and dimensions and especially in relation to research in sports and health sciences. Each award is endowed with 500 euros. Out of eleven submission, the diversity committee choose this year's winners.

This year, in celebration of the annual diversity day of the "Diversity Charta", the department organized the event "Diversity in studying and teaching". In collaboration with ProLehre, we offered a workshop for both students and teachers to reflect on the dimensions of diversity in university settings. Participants had the opportunity discuss their perspectives as students or teachers and develop possible solutions to deal with differences.

Through presentations and group work, students, teacher and PhD candidates gathered ideas on the characteristics and relevance of diversity. This was followed by further discussions on the occurrence in university life and the challenges to address the diversity of students in Sport and Health Sciences. Furthermore, tips and methods for designing and implementing diversity-appropriate teaching were developed and discussed. By the end of the event, many ideas were gathered, leading up to a feedback round summarizing current challenges and areas for improvement.

The aim of the event was to reflect on how different aspects of diversity might occur in daily life and how to address them as student or teacher. It was equally important to find practicable solutions to current problems regarding the treatment of diversity, be it in lectures or in every university life.
 
More information on topics and results of the event as well as further links can be found in the slide report of the workshop.

In the course of the Absolvia, the graduation ceremony by the Faculty for Sport and Health Sciences, a Diversity prize was awarded for the first time on February 13, 2015 for diversity-related final scientific dissertations.

Encouragement of the scientific debate about diversity

With this prize, the faculty would like to accentuate the significance of the topic of diversity and to promote a scientific debate in this field, especially in relationship to the topics of sport and health.

1. price: Dr. Laura Dobusch

Dr. Laura Dobusch, a scientific staff member from the Chair of Diversity Sociology (Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Wacker), was very convincing with her thesis on the topic of "Diversity Limited - Inclusion, Exclusion and Strategies of Demarcation through the Aid of Diversity Management Practices". Her thesis was awarded first place and thereby won the cash prize of 1000 euros.

2. price: Dr. Claudia Kern

The second place thesis, with an award of 500 euros, came from Dr. Claudia Kern, a scientific staff member from the Chair of Preventive Pediatrics (Prof. Dr. Renate Oberhoffer). In the course of her thesis, she developed a therapeutic climbing program for patients with multiple sclerosis and subsequently evaluated the effects of this program.

3. price: Andrea Standecker

Andrea Standecker was awarded third place with her bachelor thesis. She worked on the development of learning modules for the Special Olympics in Germany - presented in relation to healthy athletes as an example (Counselor: Dr. Daniela Schwarz).

The Diversity Prize is an action for the Overall Diversity Concept from the Faculty for Sport and Health Sciences. It provides a clear sign both internally and externally for the strengthening of diversity-specific contents.