The legal scholar Prof. Dr. Nora Markard has been the new co-director of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’ since 1 June 2025. Together with historian Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ludwig, she will be heading the Kolleg, succeeding Prof. Dr. Peter Oestmann, who will continue to be an academic member of the Kolleg.

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism’ has published its new annual report. The 120-page report provides a comprehensive overview of the Kolleg's activities in the period 2024/2025 and also takes a look back at the first funding phase (2021-2025).

In a current article on the portal of the Framework Programme Humanities and Social Sciences of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), EViR Director Ulrike Ludwig highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research and provides an outlook on the second funding phase. The full statement and further information on the perspectives of the Käte Hamburger Centres can be found on the GSW portal (article in German).

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg is starting its summer semester and welcomes a new cohort of fellows. Ten scholars from the fields of history, legal history and Jewish Studies will conduct research on projects in the field of legal unity and pluralism, enriching the Kolleg with their different perspectives.