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Why rituals strengthen the connection to the university

When "Gaudeamus igitur" resounds in the auditorium, the graduation vows are spoken and the roll is handed over, it is just the end of a long series of…

From the morning circle to the bedtime story: Why toddlers need rituals

There is a vase of flowers on the small table in the entrance area of the kindergarten, with a photo of Manuel next to it. This makes it clear to…

Friendship bracelets and fan chants: how rituals promote cohesion

Sociologist Katharina Scherke sheds light on how standardised procedures - from coffee breaks to mourning ceremonies - generate emotions and create…

Learning lightness: How prayers can create well-being

Liturgical scholar Peter Ebenbauer analyses the healing effect of religious rituals.

Rituals in the judiciary: between tradition and modernity

From medieval court proceedings to the modern-day role of the lawyer, to today's social partnership: rituals in the legal and political spheres…

Philosopher Julian Müller: Populism and liberal democracy do not go together

Trump, Orban, Meloni, from the AfD to the Rassemblement National - right-wing populism is on the rise in Europe and other parts of the world. That is…

Internationally acknowledged: Ulla Kriebernegg board member of US research Society

The Gerontological Society of America has appointed the Americanist and ageing researcher as the only non-American member of the Board of Directors.…

Of mussels and machines

Biologists from the University of Graz have brought a water quality monitoring project ashore. The COLIBRI profile area is also organising the first…