Are you a technologist, journalist, lawyer, academic, student, government officer, or CSO activist passionate about digital rights in the WANA region? Participate in the MENA AI Hackathon: Building Local AI Tools for Internet Governance on October 8–9, 2026.
Sabilillah/Adobestock (KI generiert)How is working from home related to presenteeism – that is, working despite illness? A study by Lena Zöhrer and Heiko Breitsohl (Department of Management) provides nuanced answers based on representative data from Germany in a recent publication in the journal Social Science & Medicine.
Studierende lassen Experiment mit Höhenforschungsballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleichstellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft
Open data leaders in Brazil and Uruguay jointly evaluate the pilot project they carried out with Open Knowledge, which ensures that reliable AI responses can be traced back to the original public data
The post ‘Traceability is the answer to AI and open government data’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
Die Risiken der häufigen Nutzung sozialer Medien, gerade für Kinder und Jugendliche, sind weitestgehend als Problem anerkannt. Suchtfördernde Designs der Plattformen und die daraus resultierende Beeinträchtigung der mentalen Gesundheit der jungen Nutzerinnen und Nutzer stellen Politik und Gesellschaft vor Herausforderungen. Die Einführung eines Social-Media-Verbots in Australien verschaffte dem Thema schließlich auch in Deutschland und ganz Europa eine breite öffentliche Sichtbarkeit.
Pascal Lehner successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “A First Order in Time Formulation for Nonlinear Acoustics” on September 10, 2026.
His external reviewers and examiners were Ilaria Perugia, University of Vienna, and Herbert Egger, Johannes Kepler University Linz; his supervisor was Barbara Kaltenbacher, and his co-supervisor was Christian Pötzsche. Elena Resmerita chaired the defense.
On this occasion, the tradition of handing over a “Doktorhut” was inaugurated at our department!
aau/Müller“The character is often the medium through which the mood is conveyed”: Davide Tempesta investigates how Italian novels of the 1980s have created new connections between literature and reality, conducting his research in Venice and Klagenfurt as part of the double-degree PhD programme ‘Italian Studies’.
Nous sommes heureux de souligner la parution de l’ouvrage Droit africain de la consommation mobile : Analyse du processus contractuel en Afrique de l’Ouest, de Ledy Rivas Zannou, professeur de droit, technologie et vie numérique au Département des sciences juridiques de la Faculté des science politique et de droit de l’UQAM, chercheur régulier au CRDP.
SPRIND/Felix AdlerTeam HERMES from the Control of Networked Systems research group has beaten six finalists from across Europe in the 14-month innovation competition organised by the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) – without GPS, without a pilot, and with two drones flying simultaneously.
In wenigen Wochen, am 12. Oktober 2026, starten an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in den meisten Fächern die Vorlesungen für das Wintersemester 2026/27. Wer sich bis jetzt noch nicht eingeschrieben hat, kann das in den vielen zulassungsfreien Fächern noch tun.
Continuing our Get to Know the Team series, we are delighted to introduce Dr Monique Bennett, our Policy Dialogue Manager.
Foto: Lakeside Labs und KKThe two researchers in computer science and information technology, respectively, have been nominated for the 9th City of Vienna Hedy Lamarr Prize alongside five other female scientists. The prize recognises outstanding achievements by women in Austria in the field of information technology and will be presented on 18 November 2026 as part of the Digital Days at the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology. One winner is selected each year. The prize is worth EUR 10,000.
Are you a technologist, journalist, human rights defender, lawyer, CSOs, academic, or student passionate about digital rights and secure communications in the SWANA region? Participate in the SMEX Secure Communication Workshop on October 10 and 11.
Im Mittelpunkt steht digitale Sicherheit als menschenzentriertes und interdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld. Dabei geht es um die Frage, welche Risiken digitale Technologien für Menschen und Gesellschaft mit sich bringen und wie sich diese Risiken begrenzen lassen. Dazu gehören etwa Diskriminierung und Verzerrungen durch digitale Systeme, Des- und Falschinformationen oder Situationen, in denen Nutzer:innen nur eingeschränkt nachvollziehen oder beeinflussen können, wie digitale Technologien eingesetzt werden.
Anna Mysyshyn & William Dutton
For more than four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been governed under martial law and has been unable to hold national elections under its existing legal framework. As the war continues, however, the question of Ukraine’s next elections is becoming increasingly prominent, both within Ukraine and in discussions with its international partners.
