After studies in psychology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, he obtained a doctorate at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz on the topic "Antisemitismuskritik im Handgemenge. Contributions to political education". Tom Uhlig worked as an education officer at the Anne Frank Educational Center and as a political speaker for the Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main.

What aspect of your research fascinates you the most?

In my research, I am interested in how (unconscious) affect fuels resentment and anti-democratic impulses and what can be done about them in practice. My research aims to intervene in political discourse and social problems. The effectiveness of such interventions can never be determined in advance, but it is always exciting to follow and accompany the momentum of their reception.

What constitutes good teaching for you?

For me, good teaching awakens in students the urge to research, to go out and explore the world with a critical eye. This applies to social research in the field on the one hand, but also to the appropriation of theoretical texts and ideas on the other. Teaching should arouse curiosity and offer students the opportunity to work cooperatively and get to know their hidden interests.

What career aspirations did you have as a child?

I always wanted to work on a boat. How and why was not so important.

How do you find a balance to work?

I am as passionate a chess player as I am bad. I often spend my free time solving chess problems, watching professional chess and losing at blitz chess.