
Walking past “Weißes Roß” in Leipzig around 1800; inspired by a painting of the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig Inv. Nr. 5544. © Wissensspuren
The blind spot: Hidden Gems of Knowledge and Education
4 April 2025 We took a walk through the city where we explored gems of the history of knowledge and education that are hidden on our daily routes through Leipzig.
read more50 years "International Women's Year"
8 March 2025. 50 years ago the United Nations celebrated the International Women’s year, where they declared women’s rights, and addressed peace, education and development. On this occasion the tour revisited the agenda of the feminist movement and its important activists in Leipzig. We took a look back at the 1970s, and at Leipzig’s female Students, Teachers, Researchers, and strong women who contributed to the constitution of the Women’s Day.
read moreThe blind spot: Hidden Gems of the WissensSpur
On February 8, as concluding event of the studium universale, we took a walk through the city that addressed our blind spots: Which gems of our scientific knowledge and traditions are hidden on our daily routes through Leipzig?
read moreStudium Universale in WiSe2024/25
In the winter term 2024/25 the studium universale of the University of Leipzig visited selected sites of the Leipzig Liberal Arts and Science Trail. We learned about the history of the places, and the contemporary research conducted in the places.
read moreKickoff of the homepage
In the winter term 2024/25 the WissensSpur is the topic of the lecture series studium universale of Leipzig University. In the firt meeting, on 23 October we introduced the idea of the WissensSpuren and their new homepage to the public autience of the city of Leipzig.
read moreFirst tour for team members and friends
On 10 August we took a first run of the entire Wissensspur with team members and friends.
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