Women Scientist of the Month April 2025 - Dr. Laura Gebhardt
April 25, 2025 | DLR Women+ in Science & Technology
Women Scientist of the Month April 2025 - Dr. Laura Gebhardt
Dr. Laura Gebhardt
On her way to the DLR Institute of Transport Research in Berlin, the geography and sociology graduate enjoys cycling.
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Dr Laura Gebhardt honoured as 'DLR Women Scientist of the Month April'.
The DLR Women+ in Science & Technology network has set itself the goal of increasing the proportion of women and gender minorities (Women+) at DLR and making Women+ experts visible.
Dr Laura Gebhardt, scientist at the Institute of Transport Research, was named "DLR Women Scientist of the Month April 2025" in April. She has been part of the DLR team at the Institute of Transport Research in Berlin since 2014. She uses her degree in geography and sociology, specialising in urban research, to focus on the societal and social dimensions of mobility.
Focus on people
In addition to formats of transformative and interdisciplinary research (e.g. Reallabor Schorndorf), her work raises awareness of the need to understand transport and transport innovations not only as a technical and organisational issue, but also to focus on social and individual needs (e.g. "Shrink it and pink it" is not enough).
The focus is on the question of how means of transport and mobility services can be designed to be demand-orientated, inclusive and sustainable - and the transport expert is continuing her research on this.
Listen and watch
A personal concern of the scientist is that the research work is communicated to society. She therefore regularly takes time to explain the topics and contexts of her work as an expert in various media (all in german).
In February 2022, the DLR Women+ in Science & Technology network was founded on the initiative of two female DLR scientists. The aim of the network is to increase the proportion of women and gender minorities (Women+) at DLR, to make Women+ experts visible and to promote scientific conferences. Today, more than 550 employees have already joined the network.
