Target group: Students; academic staff Employees; MA:innen Technik/Verwaltung; Professor:innen
Dates: 12.05.2026, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
19.05.2026, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
20.05.2026, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
09.06.2026, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
15.06.2026, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
16.06.2026, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
17.06.2026, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
18.08.2026, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
20.08.2026, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Trainer: various
Course language: German
Rhythm: irregular
Registration: available via platform Focus on family from 20.04.2026
The new online event series "Focus on Families" is offered in cooperation with the family service offices at universities in Lower Saxony and Bremen. The series is aimed at staff, faculty, and students and offers a variety of insights and opportunities for discussion on current issues facing families with children.
Participation is free of charge.
| Date | Time | University | Title |
| 12.05.2026 | 12 - 1:00 p.m. | Technische Universität Braunschweig + Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften | Motherhood: The transition to motherhood |
| 19.05.2026 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Technische Universität Clausthal | Why equal parental leave makes financial sense |
| 20.05.2026 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Hochschule Hannover | Fatherhood today – an academic perspective on traditions, change and the current challenges facing fathers |
| 09.06.2026 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Leibniz Universität Hannover | Work/studies and family: Men, relax! – Making time for yourself and taking breaks |
| 15.06.2026 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Hochschule Hannover | The Invisible Burden: Everyday Life Amidst Responsibility, Stress and Pressure to Perform |
| 16.06.2026 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. | HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst + Universitätsmedizin Göttingen | Racism in the nursery |
| 17.06.2026 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Technische Universität Braunschweig | Recently separated – now a single parent: rights, support and new prospects |
| 18.08.2026 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg | Do children eat differently? |
| 20.08.2026 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg | Understanding dark patterns and in-app purchases by children and young people, and preventing manipulation. |