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.

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.
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The research project Artificial secrecy: Taking Transparency in EU Digital and Data Regulation Seriously began in January 2026. Funded by NWO, the project explores the fundamental tension between secrecy claims and transparency needs in the context of EU digital and data legislation. This short video explains what the project entails.
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New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

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

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Il me fait plaisir d’annoncer que la professeure Miriam Cohen sera la nouvelle directrice du Centre de recherche en droit public à compter du 1er juin 2026.

Die Studierenden an der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) sind mit ihren Studienbedingungen aktuell durchweg zufrieden. Das zeigen die neuen Ergebnisse des CHE Hochschulrankings 2026/27.  
In den Bachelorstudiengängen Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Wirtschaftsinformatik bewerten sie beispielsweise die allgemeine Studiensituation mit 4,3 beziehungsweise 4,1 von maximal 5 möglichen Sternen. Bewertungen von 3,8 und mehr Sternen zählen laut CHE zur „Spitzengruppe“.
Deutschlandweit mit an der Spitze

The HIIG and WID invite researchers worldwide to imagine democratic futures for the year 2050.
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20 maggio 2026 | CLAUDIO PAOLUCCI (Università di Bologna)
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