Dr. Julia Hufnagl

Dr. Julia Hufnagl is a postdoctoral researcher and head of a research group at the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University Lüneburg, where she is also a research associate in social science education (political didactics) at the Institute of Political Science. She is an Affiliate of the UNESCO Chair.

Her current research focuses on strengthening the health literacy of trainees through teaching and learning concepts for future vocational school teachers. As project director, she is responsible for the design, coordination and evaluation of the study. Her doctorate at the University of Bamberg dealt with sustainability in vocational education and training. Further research interests include discrimination and intersectional educational disadvantage.

Before joining Leuphana, Julia worked as a research assistant in business and adult education at the University of Bamberg and at Chemnitz University of Technology. She has studied in three countries and held academic positions in Germany, the Netherlands and Canada.