Other News from Participating Centers

Wikimedia Foundation joins Digital Public Goods Alliance to champion open knowledge infrastructure

13 May 2026 – The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, celebrates becoming a member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), a multi-stakeholder initiative endorsed by the United Nations that promotes the discovery, development, and use of digital public goods (DPGs) — open-source software, dataset

Voluntary Year in Research (FJN)

School is done. What's next? Join the HIIG in Berlin for a Voluntary Year in Research (FJN) and experience what it means to work at a real research institute.
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Bayerisches Zentrum für präventive Infektionsmedizin eröffnet

Das neue Bayerische Zentrum für präventive Infektionsmedizin (BZI) wurde am 13. Mai 2026 feierlich in Würzburg eröffnet. Das landesweite und standortübergreifende Zentrum, das von der Universitätsmedizin Bayern e.V. maßgeblich mit vorangetrieben wurde, soll Forschung, Versorgung und Prävention im Bereich der Infektionsmedizin nachhaltig stärken.

Vacancy at IViR: Coördinator bedrijfsvoering

Vind je het leuk te werken in een dynamische en internationale onderzoeks- en onderwijsomgeving? Ben je ondernemend met oog voor detail en beschik je over uitstekende organisatie- en communicatievaardigheden? Houd je van afwisseling en een breed pakket van taken en verantwoordelijkheden? Dan ben jij mogelijk de perfecte kandidaat om de nieuwe Coördinator Bedrijfsvoering te worden bij het IViR.
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Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Klagenfurt are jointly organizing a doctoral seminar on “The Body in Italian Literature”

Andrea Avezzù/Universität Ca' Foscari VenedigCondomini di carne e pudore: The Body in Italian Literature is an international doctoral seminar jointly organized by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Klagenfurt, bringing together scholars, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral candidates to explore representations of the body across literature, philosophy, media, memory studies, and contemporary culture.

The Department of English and American Studies warmly welcomes our ERASMUS+ intern Abu Huraira

Abu Huraira will join the department for one semester and support the faculty in teaching, research, and outreach activities. Find more about him in his short introduction below.

Abu Huraira, Erasmus+ Intern | Department of English and American Studies 

Education: MA European Studies, BS International Relations.

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

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

“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

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

After lockdown streaming, disabled audiences were shut out again

Solidarity in times of crisis: what RightsCon 2026’s cancellation means for civil society

RightsCon 2026, one of the biggest in-person convenings for digital rights, was de facto cancelled after Zambia’s government postponed it via public announcement, without prior communication with Access Now, the organizer of the event. With staff and some participants already on the ground in Lusaka, and others about to board their planes, this last-minute decision created chaos.  

INC is looking for Board Members / INC zoekt bestuursleden

(Dutch below)
From September on INC will be an autonomous entity, leaving the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences behind. This phase will present us with both challenges and exciting new opportunities. As INC will become an association with members, we are currently looking for 3 board members. The board will meet about 4 times a year to develop and monitor the association’s strategy. 
Alongside the general board members, we are specifically looking for a:

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.

The Heat of Others: First Novel of INC Researcher Morgane Billuart

Max, a young and ambitious researcher, travels to Svalbard, Norway, to speak at a conference on the ethics of mind enhancement. There, she discovers a high-tech experimental building powered by “Dual Resolve,” a system that harvests human body heat. As the conference unfolds, the warmth of bodies and the pressure of ideas begin to blur, pulling Max into a state of growing uncertainty where thought and sensation are no longer discernible.