V rámci tohoto projektu jsou za pomoci grantu od VolkswagenStiftung sponzorovány tři doktorské práce.

Spatial differentiation of household structures under the influence of demographic change. The case of inner city neighbourhoods in traditional industry cities of Bytom and Gliwice
– Dariusz Gierczak, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig/Philipp University Marburg

Socio-demographic changes in the inner-city of Gdańsks in the context of residential flexibility
– Maja Grabkowska, University of Gdańsk

Everyday Life in Brno and Ostrava during Social Transformation: Sociability and Social Relations of Inhabitants of the Inner City
– Jana Grohmannová, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno

Očekávají se ale i realizace dalších magisterských a doktorských prací.