Press archive

  • ReConnect in Society
    February 17, 2023

    The next ReConnect in Society Masterclass will take place in St. Arbogast in Austria from February 15th-18th 2024.


  • Suffering and Flourishing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
    October 19, 2022

    This international Symposium took place in the Social Neuroscience Lab in Berlin from 1st to 2nd December 2022. The main focus was on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, resilience and aspects of social cohesion as well as on interventions implemented to reduce the negative impact this global crisis had on psychological vulnerability worldwide.


  • IMD Interview
    August 3, 2022

    August 03, 2022 – In an interview with IMD Tania Singer talks about compassionate leadership.


  • Interview and report in rbb Praxis
    May 25, 2022

    May 25, 2022 – The special edition of the programme rbb Praxis by Angelika Wörthmüller contains an interview with Tania Singer on the topic of how positive emotions make us healthier. (German)


  • Workshop at the International Boston Trauma Conference
    May 18, 2022

    May 18, 2022 – Tania Singer and Ron Siegel present a joint workshop focussing on the topic: From Empathic Distress to Compassion: Building Resilience in the Face of Trauma.


  • Research.com Scientist Ranking
    May 6, 2022

    May 06, 2022 – According to the prominent academic science platform Research.com, Tania Singer has been ranked in 2022 among the top 1000 Scientists worldwide and top 30 in Germany in the area of Psychology. The ranking includes only prominent scientists and is based on international citations indices referring to the impact of her research publications.


  • Interview for tk aktuell
    April 27, 2022

    April 27, 2022 – In this interview with Wiebke Knoche for tk aktuell, Tania Singer talks about the difference between empathy and compassion and their trainability. (German only)


  • Two new CovSocial publications
    April 20, 2022

    April 20, 2022 – The Berlin University Alliance reports on two new publications within the CovSocial project. (German only)


  • Interview in taz
    April 2, 2022

    April 02, 2022 – In this interview with Antje Lang-Lendorff from taz Tania Singer talks about limits and chances of empathy. (German only)


  • Interview in tip Berlin
    March 30, 2022

    March 30, 2022 – In an interview with Erik Heier of tip Berlin, Tania Singer talks about the CovSocial project and the impact of pandemic lockdowns on the mental health of Berlin’s population. (German)


  • BBC Interview
    March 22, 2022

    March 22, 2022 – In this interview featured by the BBC, Tania Singer talks about the difference between empathy and compassion.


  • Interview at LAS
    March 14, 2022

    March 14, 2022 – Tania Singer in conversation with Gesine Bocherd as part of the LAS exhibition of Robert Irwin Light and Space. (German only)


  • Interview in FURIOS, the campus magazine of the Free University Berlin
    February 15, 2022

    February 15, 2022 – In an Interview with Elisa Starck, Tania Singer talks about the CovSocial project and how the Berliners’ state of mind changed from Lockdown to Lockdown. (German only)


  • Interview for radioeins
    February 12, 2022

    February 12, 2022 – Tania Singer reports in a live interview with Stephan Karkowsky at the radioeins scientific magazine on the current results of the CovSocial project. (German only)


  • Interview in ZDF heute
    February 4, 2022

    February 04, 2022 – In an interview by Susanne Gindorf-Litz for ZDF heute Tania Singer talks abour the Covsocial project and the effects of the lockdowns on mental health. (German only)