Other News from Participating Centers

Jean-Frédéric Morin reçoit le Prix Lumière – Contribution exceptionnelle 2026

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que le professeur Jean-Frédéric Morin, chercheur au CRDP, a reçu le Prix d’excellence en recherche, création et innovation de l’Université Laval: Prix Lumière – Contribution exceptionnelle en Société et culture, lequel lui a été attribué pour son apport majeur à la compréhension des dynamiques renforçant les accords environnementaux.

Special Issue on “Social and Demographic Consequences of Political Conflict and Violence”

The journal Population and Development Review has released a special issue on “Social and Demographic Consequences of Political Conflict and Violence,” co-edited by our new colleague Mathis Ebbinghaus.

Anja Bauer joins the ZIRIUS Advisory Board

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anja Bauer has been appointed to the ZIRIUS Scientific Advisory Board for the next three years.

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

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

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

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

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

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

Guest Lecture Series in Irish Studies: “Was W.B.Yeats a Pagan?” by Dr. Gerald Power

Abstract:
‘When all is said and done, how do we not know but that our own unreason may be better than another’s truth?’ 

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

KI und Strafrecht: Zwischen Effizienz, Vertrauen und menschlicher Verantwortung 

Chancen, Grenzen und konkrete Einsatzmöglichkeiten von KI in der Strafjustiz – diese Themen standen im Mittelpunkt eines Workshops zu KI und Strafrecht, bei dem Fachleute aus Justiz, Rechtswissenschaft, psychologischer Forschung und Technologie gemeinsam diskutierten. Der Workshop fand im Rahmen des vom bidt geförderten Forschungsprojekts „Wie ‚menschlich‘ muss Gerechtigkeit sein?

The Transformative Power of Collaboration, Team Work and Active Listening

By Vidya Subramanian Participants from across the globe with diverse professional backgrounds converged at the Naumann Academy of Politics seminar on ‘The Big Wave – Innovation Policy in the Age of AI & Beyond,’ held at Bangsaen, Thailand from September 27 to October 3, 2026. The group comprised participants representing eighteen different countries spanning five […]

CfDS UGM Discusses Democracy and Digital Rights: Freedom of Speech in Indonesia Still Considered ‘Conditional Freedom’

Yogyakarta 7 October, 2026 – The Center for Digital Society (CfDS), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held Digital Experts Talk (DET) #25, an online discussion titled “Democracy and Digital Rights: Do We Still Have Freedom of Speech?”. The discussion, moderated by CfDS Executive Secretary Syaifa Tania, featured two experts, including Lecturer in Communication Science at UGM, Pratiwi Utami, Ph.D., and Researcher at PR2Media, Engelbertus Wendratama.

Pariser Moderne: Forschende erschließen Nadars Gästebuch

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820 geboren in Paris und besser bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen Nadar, war ein Pionier der Fotografie. Von dem Mediziner, Journalisten und Ballonfahrer stammen die ersten Luftaufnahmen von Paris ebenso wie die ersten Bilder aus den Katakomben und unterirdischen Abwasserkanälen der Stadt.

Call for poems

In March 2027, we would like to invite you to join us in celebrating UNESCO’s World Poetry Day with a series of events held at the University of Klagenfurt and
the Robert Musil Institute for Literary Research/Archives of Carinthian Literature.
To celebrate this day, we are looking for poems to contribute to a printed volume.
We encourage shorter poems (max. 400 words) in different languages as they align best with the format of our colection.
Submission Guidelines: