News Archive
September 2025
I’m honored to join the 10th Aging Report Commission, ‘Education and Learning in Later Life’, to help shape recommendations for lifelong learning and active aging.
August 2025
Our three-part digital event series with Demografienetzwerk Deutschland — "Zukunft Digital: Chancen für die Generation 50+" — is starting!
More info: Link
June 2025
Selina Staniczek presented recent research on age stereotypes in CVET from an organizational perspective at the 2025 ISA Forum in Rabat, Morocco. Great work, Selina!
February 2025
News of a personal nature: Starting in February, I’ll be on maternity leave until August 2025.
January 2025
Welcome to our newest team member, Hannah Schmitz, who will focus on organizing and coordinating the project. Happy to have you!
December 2024
Delighted that our research group's paper has been accepted by the Cologne Journal of Sociology and Social Psychology (KZfSS)! Fantastic way to end the year!
August/September 2024
We presented several BeKomIng Digital papers at various fall conferences, including the German Gerontology Congress, Espanet 2024, and the International Socio-Gerontechnology Meeting. Go Team!
June 2024
Some personal news: I got appointed as an assistant professor for "Employment and Education in Higher Age" at the Technical University Dortmund. Very Grateful for this opportunity.
June 2024
Selina Staniczek presented her first dissertation paper at the 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm. Congrats, what an achievement!
April 2024
We started our expert interview study and are looking forward to learn more about organisational perspectives on digital learning and older workers. Initial results are likely in 2025.
February 2024
Happy to announce that our team members were accepted to present at several international conferences in 2024. Among them PAA 2024 Annual Meeting in Ohio, RC28 Spring Meeting 2024 in Shanghai and 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm.
May 2023
Congrats to Wiebke Schmitz, one of our BeKomIngDigital team members, for receiving the Best Paper Award for early career researchers from the German Gerontological Association.
Happy to present first results from the BeKomIng Digital project at the annual Conference for the German Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG).
July 2023
Our research group took part in the Research Innovation Lab on Ageing in a Digital Age 23 at the Goethe University Frankfurt. Thanks to the organizers for this amazing opportunity!
June 2023
We had our first official Kick-Off meeting with our project partner Demografienetzwerk (ddn), in Bonn. Looking forward to collaborating over the next few years.
April 2023
We welcome our second PhD candidate and research group member, Selina Staniczek, to the team. Yay!
January 2023
We welcome our first PhD candidate, Wiebke Schmitz, to the research group.
September 2022
Official Start for the Junior Research Group at the Federal Institute for Vocational Training and Education in Bonn. Link to press release
Juni 2022
Interview with Laura Naegele on the upcoming start of the Junior Research Group with "UniVersum" Link to article
I’m honored to join the 10th Aging Report Commission, ‘Education and Learning in Later Life’, to help shape recommendations for lifelong learning and active aging.
August 2025
Our three-part digital event series with Demografienetzwerk Deutschland — "Zukunft Digital: Chancen für die Generation 50+" — is starting!
More info: Link
June 2025
Selina Staniczek presented recent research on age stereotypes in CVET from an organizational perspective at the 2025 ISA Forum in Rabat, Morocco. Great work, Selina!
February 2025
News of a personal nature: Starting in February, I’ll be on maternity leave until August 2025.
January 2025
Welcome to our newest team member, Hannah Schmitz, who will focus on organizing and coordinating the project. Happy to have you!
December 2024
Delighted that our research group's paper has been accepted by the Cologne Journal of Sociology and Social Psychology (KZfSS)! Fantastic way to end the year!
August/September 2024
We presented several BeKomIng Digital papers at various fall conferences, including the German Gerontology Congress, Espanet 2024, and the International Socio-Gerontechnology Meeting. Go Team!
June 2024
Some personal news: I got appointed as an assistant professor for "Employment and Education in Higher Age" at the Technical University Dortmund. Very Grateful for this opportunity.
June 2024
Selina Staniczek presented her first dissertation paper at the 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm. Congrats, what an achievement!
April 2024
We started our expert interview study and are looking forward to learn more about organisational perspectives on digital learning and older workers. Initial results are likely in 2025.
February 2024
Happy to announce that our team members were accepted to present at several international conferences in 2024. Among them PAA 2024 Annual Meeting in Ohio, RC28 Spring Meeting 2024 in Shanghai and 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm.
May 2023
Congrats to Wiebke Schmitz, one of our BeKomIngDigital team members, for receiving the Best Paper Award for early career researchers from the German Gerontological Association.
Happy to present first results from the BeKomIng Digital project at the annual Conference for the German Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG).
July 2023
Our research group took part in the Research Innovation Lab on Ageing in a Digital Age 23 at the Goethe University Frankfurt. Thanks to the organizers for this amazing opportunity!
June 2023
We had our first official Kick-Off meeting with our project partner Demografienetzwerk (ddn), in Bonn. Looking forward to collaborating over the next few years.
April 2023
We welcome our second PhD candidate and research group member, Selina Staniczek, to the team. Yay!
January 2023
We welcome our first PhD candidate, Wiebke Schmitz, to the research group.
September 2022
Official Start for the Junior Research Group at the Federal Institute for Vocational Training and Education in Bonn. Link to press release
Juni 2022
Interview with Laura Naegele on the upcoming start of the Junior Research Group with "UniVersum" Link to article