September 2026 - Obituary for Bernhard Nauck

• This month, I had to say goodbye to my former mentor and dear friend Bernhard Nauck. What initially began as a mentor-mentee relationship steadily evolved into a friendship marked by mutual respect, mutual appreciation, and genuine interest in one another. Probably no one else has influenced me as much academically as him. I will miss him, and I will forever cherish the memories of our time together and our conversations about the world, our profession, cooking, and our personal lives. 

September 2026 - Podcastfolge: Der Traum vom Auswandern?

• Im Podcast "Facts & Feelings" von Deutschlandfunk Nova erzählt Nina über Ihren spontanen Umzug von Deutschland nach Mallorca und von Ihrem Ankommen Vorort. Ich durfte dem Beitrag aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht beiwohnen und erläutern, was wir denn so über die Zufriedenheit beim Auswandern wissen. Link (DE)

September 2026 - SNSF Ambizione grant award

• The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded me an Ambizione grant. Next year, I will join the Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich, where I will start project PARADOX. 

• The project aims to unravel the integration paradox, the finding that highly educated immigrants feel particularly excluded. It seeks to explore the role of unmet migration expectations for the paradox to arise, the dynamics of the seemingly paradoxical patterns, and the broader implications for immigrants and societies alike.

• My project is supported by a small team and collaborators from across Europe, including Merlin Schaeffer (Univeristy of Copenhagen), Giuseppe Pietrantuono (University of Zurich), Nella Geurts (Radboud University), and Philippe Wanner (University of Geneva). UZH Announcement