Other News from Participating Centers

Herz und Immunsystem im Blick: SFB forscht weiter

Die Entzündungsreaktionen und immunologischen Prozesse, die bei verschiedenen Herzmuskelerkrankungen ausgelöst werden, werden im Würzburger Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) „Kardio-immune-Schnittstellen“ untersucht. Beteiligt sind Forschende aus Kardiologie, Immunologie, RNA-Biologie, Bioinformatik, Bildgebung, Nuklearmedizin und Pharmazie.

Intercultural skills in demand among cultural tourism workers

aau/MüllerNicoletta Apolito is a communication scholar and doctoral researcher at the Centro Studi Interculturali dell’Università di Verona. Her work is rooted in a region that is home to just under one million people, yet welcomes around three million tourists every year. For her doctoral thesis, she interviewed cultural tourism workers in Verona and its surrounding region, asking them about their intercultural experiences and the challenges they encounter in their work.

Standing together for the future of universities – demonstrations against the planned budget cuts

The University of Klagenfurt calls for a demonstration against cuts

“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

¿La información con la que decides puede poner tu vida en riesgo?: desinformación digital y trayectorias migratorias en México

Las tecnologías digitales forman parte central de las trayectorias migratorias contemporáneas. Un celular puede servir para pedir ayuda, encontrar una ruta, comunicarse con la familia o acceder a trámites migratorios y de integración. Pero también puede convertirse en un espacio de incertidumbre, desinformación y riesgos para la vida.

USI Tennis Tiebreak Tournament

To kick off the tennis season on 13 May 2025, a tie-break tournament was held on the courts at USI Outdoor. The tournament was played in a single group. After just under four hours, the winner was Andreas ZOLLBRECHT. Second place went to Philipp KNEISSL. And Daniel BUGELNIG was delighted to take third place.
Thanks to Patrick OFNER for the excellent organisation. A big thank you also goes to Igor PAVLOVSKY for the superb court conditions.
 
See you next year!

UAM Basketball 3×3

On 14 and 15 May 2026, the Unisport Austria 3×3 Basketball Championships took place at the USI Innsbruck. The University of Klagenfurt once again fielded a team and finished in 10th place. The University of Innsbruck 1 team were crowned Unisport Austria champions. Second place went to the University of Vienna 1. The University of Graz 1 team won the bronze medal.

CiTiP Media Law Team Organized a Workshop on Designing for Meaningful Choice

Fränkisches Zentrum für KI-Forschung entsteht

Geleitet wird der neue Verbund von der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg und der Technischen Universität Nürnberg. Die Universitäten Bamberg und Bayreuth komplettieren die ELLIS Unit Franconia.

Recap: What We Learned About Climate and AI from Our First Roundtable

The kick-off of AI Learning Labs brought the community together for a wide-ranging discussion lasting over two hours; here are the video recording and highlights
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Joint Master’s thesis presented: Digitalisation in the agricultural trade – a topic for the future with huge potential!

LagerhausAs part of a successful collaboration between the Institute of Management, Department of Marketing and International Management at the University of Klagenfurt and Unser Lagerhaus Warenhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H., Philipp Hiesel presented his Master’s thesis on digitalisation in agricultural distribution on 11 May.

Neues Werkzeug entschlüsselt Struktur und Motive von RNA

Die moderne Biologie blickt heute tiefer in die Zellen von Lebewesen als je zuvor. Für einen weiteren technologischen Fortschritt bei der Analyse von Ribonukleinsäuren (RNA) sorgt nun ein Forschungsteam aus der Bioinformatik der Universität Würzburg.