Constructor Talks

How do you move from academia into entrepreneurship, and how do you know when it’s time to change direction? In this episode of Constructor Talks, Dr. Hauke Holtkamp (Class of 2005) reflects on his journey from studying electrical engineering and computer science to building a startup in the data protection space and now exploring new opportunities in AI. He shares what it means to navigate uncert...

What is happiness, and how can something so subjective be studied, measured, and compared across societies? In this episode of Constructor Talks, Prof. Hilke Brockmann, Professor of Sociology at Constructor University and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Happiness, Quality of Life, and Subjective Wellbeing, shares insights into the science of wellbeing and its growing importance for research and p...

Colonizing outer space may be closer than we think. Challenges are of course plentiful - and one of the biggest is manufacturing in space. In this new episode of Constructor Talks, Dr. Yilmaz Uygun , Professor of Logistics and Chair of the Supply Chain Management program at Constructor University , explains how 3D printing could enable tools, spare parts and infrastructure to be produced beyond Ea...

In this episode of Constructor Talks, CU Head of Alumni & Career Services Ilya Kompasov is joined by Dr. Cornelia Scheitz, President of the Alumni Association. They discuss the scope and responsibilities of the Alumni President role, as well as key initiatives and milestones achieved during Dr. Scheitz’s tenure. The conversation highlights the importance of alumni leadership and engagement wit...

In this episode of Constructor Talks, we sit down with Prof. Klaus Boehnke, Professor of Social Science Methodology at Constructor University, to explore what decades of research can tell us about diversity and social attitudes. Prof. Boehnke shares the story behind the newly published 2025 Diversity Barometer, a comprehensive nationwide study on social diversity in Germany commissioned by the Rob...

In this episode of Constructor Talks, we speak with Prof. Dr. Andrea Koschinsky, Professor of Geosciences at Constructor University and one of the leading voices in geochemistry. Andrea explains what geochemistry is, how her passion for the environment shaped her career, and why global climate conferences often face challenges. She also shares insights from her research in the Amazon estuary, one...

Constructor Talks is the new podcast from Constructor University, where curiosity meets creation. In each episode, we explore how scientific discovery shapes the way we live and communicate with one another. We go beyond headlines to uncover the “why” behind research: questions that spark new ideas, the people questioning the status quo, the challenges they face, and the subjects that could potent...