Other News from Participating Centers

University of Klagenfurt student team qualifies as top-ranked entrant for competition at the world’s largest robotics conference

Foto: aau/MüllerBrokenArm, a student team led by Nadezhda Varzonova, will compete in the Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) from 2 to 4 June 2026. The Klagenfurt team enters the competition as one of the favourites after achieving the highest overall score in the qualification round.

einBLICK: Nachrichten aus der JMU

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

How can we build a responsible climate chatbot?

In one of our very first AI Learning Labs projects, we are teaming up to explore how to design a chatbot that draws on reliable science and systemic social analysis
The post How can we build a responsible climate chatbot? first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

The Role of Art in the After-Culture

By Xiaoquan (Chelsea) Zhong

Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026

How can we recognize, describe, and make use of symmetries—from nature to abstract mathematics?

New Publications: What If Pandas Can Recognise Kin? Implications for Conservation

Giant pandas are protected as global ‘natural heritage’ and as China’s ‘national treasure.’ Christof Lammer shows how, behind the spotlight on panda diplomacy, cultural ideas about kinship – and the genealogical, genetic, and behavioural measurements built on them – redirect species conservation.

Wie digitale Plattformen politische Parteien verändern

Welche Folgen hat es für unsere Demokratie, wenn Parteien verstärkt über soziale Medien und Apps kommunizieren und Unterstützer mobilisieren? Diese Frage werfen Geographen der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg und der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in einer jüngst veröffentlichten Studie auf.
Digitaler Wandel erreicht die Parteizentralen

Join the Webinar “Intercultural Competene as a Foundation for Pan-African Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution”

The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences hosted by Stellenbosch University invites you to join the next session of its Webinar Series:
Intercultural Competence as a Foundation for Pan-African Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution: Lessons from WPDI’s work in South Africa, Uganda and South Sudan since 2012
Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 3 PM CAT

OUT NOW! Fragments of Tactical Media

Fragments of Tactical Media is the new INC reader part of the Etherport series. You can read it online, download it as a PDF, or order it for free at home.

RELATÓRIO DA MISSÃO DA RELATORIA DE INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL DO CNDH NO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL

O LAPIN integrou a missão do Conselho Nacional dos Direitos Humanos (CNDH) no Rio Grande do Sul, que investigou os impactos socioambientais e as possíveis violações de direitos humanos associadas à instalação de data centers.

Seventh shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition

As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
The post Seventh shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition appeared first on IVIR.