On 29 May 2026, the Carinthian University Championships in beach volleyball took place on the beach volleyball courts at USI Outdoor. Competitions were held in the women’s, men’s and mixed categories.
The women’s competition was won by the pair Marilena PREIML/Tatjana PUSKINA, ahead of Lisa Marie GERERSDORFER/Alina LABACK and Liina RIEMENSCHNEIDER/Gerda JENSCH.
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
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
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
Schaltet man in Zellen ein Enzym ab, das eine wichtige Rolle innerhalb des Zucker-Stoffwechsels, der Glykolyse, spielt, sollte die Zelle eigentlich Probleme bekommen. Tatsächlich kann auch das Gegenteil der Fall sein: Die Zellen werden viel widerstandsfähiger gegen eine bestimmte Form des Zelltods - der Ferroptose.
The Award Ceremony for the 4th edition of the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition was held on Thursday, 21 May, at CPDP in Brussels. A wonderful occasion to explore this edition’s theme, “The Technologised Future of Truth”, and honour the most valuable contributions.
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Jitske is a junior researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR). She holds an LL.M. degree in International and European Union Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is currently completing her LL.M. degree in Dutch civil law at Radboud University Nijmegen. During her studies, she examined legal approaches to the emergence of online platforms, including perspectives from copyright and competition law.
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by Nick Payne
Cooperation between S.O.S., the student theatre group of the English and American Studies Department and the Kammerlichtspiele Klagenfurt
Presented in 2026 during the Board of Trustees meeting of the Nexa Center This report was mainly curated by Valeria Bergantino and Eleonora Lazzarotto with the contribution of the Nexa Staff, Directors and Community Foreword As you know, this November we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the birth of Nexa Center for Internet & […]
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Eve Gaumond, étudiante au doctorat sous la direction de Catherine Régis, a comparu le 26 mai à titre de témoin expert devant le Comité de la procédure et des affaires de la Chambre de la Chambre des communes dans le cadre d’une étude portant sur la réforme de la Loi électorale du Canada.
aau/MüllerHow are digital platforms reshaping the formation of public opinion? What role do Big Tech companies, peripheral actors, and new forms of media consumption play in this process? In this interview, Valerie Hase reflects on current developments and argues for a more nuanced understanding of today’s highly diverse media landscape.
Are you interested in how European law and politics shape the twin objectives of digitalization and sustainability? Do you want to research the European legal framework governing the sustainability of digital infrastructures? Are you willing to critically engage with the multi-disciplinary field of digital sustainability? Then the PhD project ‘Sustainable digital infrastructure’ may be right for you.
Wie können wir im KI-Zeitalter Solidarität bewahren und unsere Demokratie stärken? Diese Frage zog sich durch alle drei Tage der re:publica 2026 – und spiegelte sich auch in den vier Panels mit bidt-Beteiligung wider. Dabei ging es um ganz unterschiedliche Herausforderungen digitaler Transformation: von Kommunikationsüberwachung und Social-Media-Verboten über Klassenbegriffe im Kontext von Data Work bis hin zur Rolle digitaler Technologien in der Dokumentation von Kriegen.
Wie steht die Gesellschaft zu staatlicher Kommunikationsüberwachung?
Hoge Noorden/Jacob van EssenLegal scholar and philosopher Andrej Zwitter identifies a profound crisis of meaning currently affecting many individuals across Western society. Potential solutions can be found within the framework of ‘human flourishing’, a concept dedicated to the core questions of existential purpose. However, how do emerging technologies like artificial intelligence intersect with these competing dynamics, and what can they genuinely contribute to the advancement of human prosperity?