ITA Turin, July 2, 2026 The Nexa Center for Internet and Society today announces the members of the Nexa community for the 2025-2026 academic year. We are pleased to welcome two new Faculty Fellows: Daniele Imbruglia (Sapienza Università di Roma) and Federica Cappelluti (Politecnico di Torino), who will contribute to the Center’s academic activities and the […]
2 luglio 2026 | Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società annuncia la composizione della sua comunità per l'anno accademico 2026-2027
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Lead, shape and strategically develop our research focus "Democratic Change and Knowledge"!
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Introduction
On June 4th, the Oversight Board (OSB) published its first case decision on disabled accounts, extending “its mandate beyond individual content decisions.” Although it agreed with Meta’s decision to permanently disable the account in case, following egregious violations of the company’s policies, the OSB made it abundantly clear that the focus of its decision is elsewhere.
Location: Hybrid. Washington, DC metro area required. Regular in-person attendance at events and periodic office visits are expected.
Commitment: Full-time
Start Date: Immediate
About the Role
Die Erbkrankheit Chorea Huntington gilt bislang als unheilbar. Zum klinischen Bild zählen gestörte Motorik und psychische Symptome. Ein wenig Hoffnung macht jetzt eine neue Studie. Sie zeigt: Ein spezieller Wirkstoff mit dem Namen anle138b kann die für die Krankheit typische giftige Proteinverklumpung im Gehirn deutlich reduzieren.
Prof Willem Fourie, lead of the Policy Innovation Lab, spoke at an international conference on sustainability cooperation in Bonn, Germany, in June, setting out how artificial intelligence bears on the future of global development goals. His argument was that access to AI could increasingly be treated as a matter of social policy.
We invited Berliners to share their feelings and opinions about democracy in Germany. The results will be published here soon.
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Successful Carinthian University Padel Tennis Championships
Amidst high summer temperatures and under ideal conditions, this year’s Carinthian University Championships took place at the Sportunion Klagenfurt complex in the Padel Tennis Centre Klagenfurt on Lake Wörthersee.
An exciting group stage and thrilling finals
In der Ökologie gilt das Prinzip: Je unterschiedlicher und heterogener ein Habitat gestaltet ist, desto mehr unterschiedlichen Arten bietet es einen Lebensraum. Um die Artenvielfalt in Wäldern zu fördern, werden daher für Naturschutzzwecke Lichtungen angelegt, oder bewusst Totholz liegen gelassen. Für viele Arten wie Vögel, Fledermäuse oder Käfer ist diese Strukturvielfalt tatsächlich ein Gewinn.
aau/ubReduced opening hours on Friday, July 3: 8.30 am – 1 pm due to the University Summer Party.
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
We look forward to your visit!
Professorin Sabine Pfeiffer ist bereits seit 2023 Mitglied des Direktoriums und folgt im Vorsitz auf Professor Alexander Pretschner, der die Entwicklung des bidt über viele Jahre maßgeblich geprägt hat und dem Gremium weiterhin angehört. Sabine Pfeiffer ist Arbeitssoziologin und Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Soziologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Technik, Arbeit und Gesellschaft an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
Yogyakarta, June 15, 2025 — As digital technology becomes a bigger part of daily life, people need more than just basic technical skills. Various risks, including digital fraud, the spread of hoaxes, personal data theft, and account hacking, demonstrate that communities need more comprehensive capacities to participate safely and responsibly in the digital space.
Karabo is an innovator and entrepreneur whose work sits at the intersection of analytical thinking and real-world problem-solving. A defining chapter in his career was as part of the co-founding team behind Achiever, a platform that enabled bursary providers to identify and support students at risk of academic challenges. He developed a Java-based tool that automated end-to-end internal audit processes for Sanlam, significantly improving operational efficiency.
