Other News from Participating Centers

Nota de Apoio ao Protesto do Povo Anacé contra o Projeto de Construção de um Data Center em Caucaia

O LAPIN se solidariza com o povo Anacé, que, nesta segunda-feira (04/08),  ocupou a Superintendência de Meio Ambiente do Ceará (Semace) em protesto contra o projeto de construção de um data center da empresa Tiktok em Caucaia, na região metropolitana de Fortaleza, um território ancestral da comunidade Anacé.

Ludwig Wittgenstein and Artificial Intelligence

KKAlba Ramírez Guijarro, a doctoral candidate at the Department of Philosophy, explores the intersections between Wittgenstein’s philosophy and artificial intelligence in her dissertation. In this interview, she discusses the connections between the philosopher and the technology that is currently fundamentally changing our societies.

Lehramt: Neue Kooperation mit Indonesien

42,2 Prozent der Schülerinnen und Schüler an allgemein- und berufsbildenden Schulen in Deutschland hatten laut Statistischem Bundesamt im Jahr 2024 einen Migrationshintergrund. Von den rund 11,4 Millionen Schülerinnen und Schülern besaßen 1,9 Millionen einen ausländischen Pass. Das entspricht einem Anteil von 16 Prozent.

How the Secret Algorithms Behind Social Media Actually Work

Zwischen Aufklärung und Manipulation: Deepfakes in der Strafverfolgung

Generative KI eröffnet in vielen Lebensbereichen völlig neue Möglichkeiten, so auch in der Strafverfolgung. Eine Möglichkeit ist der Einsatz von Deepfakes zur Unterwanderung krimineller Organisationen. Doch wäre ein solcher Einsatz technisch möglich, ethisch vertretbar und rechtlich realisierbar? Und wie würde sich eine Legitimierung von Deepfakes im Kontext der Strafverfolgung auf unseren Umgang mit und unser Vertrauen in Medien an anderer Stelle auswirken? Mit diesen und verwandten Fragen beschäftigt sich das Projekt „For the Greater Good –Deepfakes in der Strafverfolgung (FoGG)“.

Rekord: Die Deutschen sitzen länger als je zuvor

Wie gesund lebt Deutschland? Zum achten Mal haben die DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG, die Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln und die Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg das Gesundheitsverhalten der Deutschen in einer repräsentativen Umfrage untersucht. Seit 2010 analysiert der DKV-Report regelmäßig, wie es um körperliche Aktivität, Ernährung, Rauchen, Alkoholkonsum und Stressverhalten der Bevölkerung steht. Seit 2014 wird auch das Sitzverhalten mit einbezogen.
Alarmierend: Sitzzeiten in Deutschland

Open Data and ODE in Bangladesh: Students and Researchers Step into a New World of Openness

During our ODE workshop, many participants had an eye-opening moment. At first, some didn’t quite get how open source or open data related to their work. But once we introduced them to tools like the Data Package and its connection with ODE, it all clicked.
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How To Beat the Algorithms That Are Designed To Exploit Us

Inside the First Sandbox Summer School: What Happens When Global Policymakers Build Together

A new kind of learning space for a new kind of governance

The first Sandbox Summer School took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 30 to July 4, 2025. Hosted with the support of Católica Global School of Law (CGSL), the Universidade Católica Portuguesa’s hub for transnational legal education, the program brought together regulators, civic technologists, policymakers, and researchers came together not to attend a conference, but to build one of the most promising tools in digital governance: the sandbox.

Women journalists learn to use AI chatbots safely despite security risks

This article and the accompanying photographs were produced with the support of UNESCO in Jordan. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of UNESCO or SMEX.

Uni-Fußballerinnen sind erneut Europas Beste

Würzburg bleibt Deutschlands Fußballhochburg – zumindest auf universitärem Level. Bei den European University Football Championships im italienischen Camerino, ausgetragen vom 27. Juli bis 3. August, war die Wettkampfgemeinschaft (WG) Würzburg erneut mit einer Damen- und einer Herrenmannschaft qualifiziert.  

Twentieth edition of Wikimania celebrates humans who make Wikipedia possible

Nairobi, Kenya, 6 August 2025 – This week, Wikimania 2025, the twentieth edition of the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and the global community of volunteers (Wikimedians) who make it possible, will take place in Kenya. 

Twentieth edition of Wikimania celebrates humans who make Wikipedia possible

Nairobi, Kenya, 6 August 2025 – This week, Wikimania 2025, the twentieth edition of the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and the global community of volunteers (Wikimedians) who make it possible, will take place in Kenya. 

Vianney Kambale receives Best Paper Award at IEEE Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society

KKEarly Career Researcher Vianney Kambale received the award at the conference, which took place from 23 to 25 July 2025 in Zimbali, South Africa. Vianney Kambale, who is conducting research as a doctoral student at the Department of Smart Systems Technologies  in the Transportation Informatics research group, is attempting to look into the future using data from yesterday and today.

Join our team: Researcher, Portulans Democracy Project

The Portulans Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Portulans Democracy Project (PDP), an initiative focused on identifying and analyzing democratic innovations worldwide.
This role is ideal for a recent PhD graduate with a strong interest in democratic processes, digital technologies, and mixed-methods research.
 
Location: Based in Oxford, UK; Washington, DC; or remote

Mathe läuft bei uns

As Team “Mathe läuft bei uns”, the sporty mathematicians Teresa Rauscher, Johannes Schmucker, and Angelika Wiegele took on the USI Team Run Challenge 2025. The event was held as part of the Klagenfurter Altstadlauf, where participants had to complete a 5 km course in temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. The USI awarded a prize to the team with the smallest difference between their own time and the average time of all teams.

Neuer Studiengang Schulpsychologie startet im Wintersemester

Es ist eine Kombination von psychologischen Fachinhalten mit pädagogisch-didaktischen Elementen der Lehramtsausbildung: Der Studiengang „Psychologie mit schulpsychologischem Schwerpunkt“, der zum kommenden Wintersemester an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) startet. Das Angebot erweitert den bereits umfangreichen Fächerkanon in der Lehrkräfteausbildung an der Universität in Würzburg um ein Element, für dessen Absolventinnen und Absolventen große Nachfrage besteht.

La professeure Miriam Cohen et son équipe reçoivent le Prix Hsu Mo pour l’excellence en recherche en droit international

Le CRDP est heureux d’annoncer que la professeure Miriam Cohen et ses collègues Camille Martini (Université Laval), Maria Antonia Tigre (Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School) et 

Announcing the Portulans Democracy Project: Tracking and Advancing Democratic Innovations

The Portulans Institute is pleased to share that we are launching an exciting new research initiative focused on the future of democracy. With generous support from the Reynolds Foundation, the Portulans Democracy Project (PDP) aims to contribute to the global enhancement of democratic institutions, processes, and practices worldwide.

‘Educating the Gaze’ with Open Data Editor at Abrelatam/Condatos Bolivia 2025

Workshop participants were able to identify problems associated with working with data. Some common scenarios were addressed, which were linked to a fear of working with data or dealing with databases without knowing what to do.
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