Magdalena Nowicka

Magdalena Nowicka serves as Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin, specializing in migration sociology and transnational studies. Her academic journey includes research positions at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where she worked as research associate since April 2006.

Her research portfolio spans:

• Transnational migration patterns to Germany and United Kingdom
• Skilled migrant mobility and entrepreneurship
• Sociological dimensions of space and globalization
• European integration processes and identity formation

Notable research contributions include work on Polish-German transnational migration and the Europeanization of living conditions. Current projects examine migrant convivialities and cultural capital dynamics in migration contexts.

Key recognitions:

• DFG postdoctoral fellowship for Polish-German migration research
• Bavarian State Ministry postdoctoral fellowship

Her methodological expertise centers on qualitative approaches to social research, with ongoing book projects including Transnacjonalizm (published in Poland) and special journal issues on migrant researcher perspectives and comparative convivialities.