How political can academia Be? What role do researchers play in societal debates, and where is the line between research and activism? Bonn-based Eastern European historian Prof. Dr. Martin Aust will offer tsome exciting thoughts on this debate with his lecture “Activism and Academia: Historians and Russia’s War against Ukraine.” Afterward, you are cordially invited to join the discussion and share your own questions and perspectives. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided!