15 January 2026 — Wikipedia, the world’s largest online information resource, turns 25 today, marking a quarter century of making trustworthy, human-powered knowledge accessible worldwide.

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

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

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

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

11 febbraio 2026 | STEFANO TORTORICI (Scuola Normale Superiore di Firenze)
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The introduction to this series of interviews can be read here.
 Interview with Deivison Faustino

Von der Erkenntnis zur Wirkung: Das NIfD ist ein starker Partner der Hightech Agenda Deutschland der Bundesregierung, mit der Deutschland wieder Top-Technologieland werden soll. An der Umsetzung ist auch die Wissenschaft beteiligt. Der interdisziplinäre Forschungsansatz des Netzwerks verbindet technologische Kompetenz, insbesondere im Bereich der Künstlichen Intelligenz, systematisch mit sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschung.

Join us at the upcoming DMRC Visitor Seminar on Tuesday 10 February, led by visiting fellow Dr Lisa Merten from Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), who will be introducing the collaborative research project POLTRACK – Political Polarization and Individualized Online Information Environments (2022–2027)

As usual, the Carinthian Academic Championships in mixed volleyball took place in the Waidmannsdorf sports hall shortly after Epiphany. Under the direction of experienced tournament director Eve SIEBERT-KROISLEITNER, the teams competed for the coveted title. The preliminary round was played in two groups. Afterwards, the respective rankings were decided.

On January 12, 2026—just at the right time—the Academic Ski and Winter Adventure Day took place again this year at Goldeck. Fresh snow fell just before the event, setting the stage for a perfect day of winter sports.
Once again, participants had the opportunity to choose between several activities. These included a guided snowshoe hike, a ski tour, free skiing, and free snowboarding. Of course, the legendary ski and snowboard race was also on the program again.

Le Laboratoire de cyberjustice et la Chaire LexUM en information juridique offrent une opportunité exceptionnelle pour les étudiant·e·s de doctorat passionné·e·s par les technologies de l’information, la cyberjustice et l’intelligence artificielle.

Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer l’octroi au professeur Karim Benyekhlef d’une

La Bourse d’attraction doctorale de la Chaire L.R. Wilson vise à soutenir un (1) étudiant·e de doctorat souhaitant entreprendre une thèse portant sur les normativités numériques ou plus largement sur les enjeux juridiques du numérique.
Téléchargez l’appel complet ici.