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

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

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

Telecommunication prices in Syria have increased nearly a thousandfold, drawing public attention and concern. However, the Syrian Ministry of Telecommunications tried to distance itself from the decision in an attempt to absorb the public anger.

Questions have multiplied about the legality of this move and its compatibility with Syria’s current economic and living standards. Others have also questioned whether it would be possible to legally hold telecom companies accountable to prompt them to reverse their decisions.

Bread&Net took place in Beirut in October 2025, bringing together more than 550 participants from across the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region and beyond. Since then, the political conditions in which the gathering happened have not eased; far from it, they have intensified. 

Foto: Christina SupanzAfter five years, the FWF doc.funds doctoral school concludes with an outstanding track record: Eleven successful PhDs, a strong gender balance, and extensive international networks mark the completion of this program.

This post is authored by Jason Pielemeier, Executive Director, Global Network Initiative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being sewn into all aspects of our society. It is being deployed in networks, apps, vehicles, schools, and hospitals. This patchwork of technological advancement offers many promises. And yet the tailors stitching it together are mostly working for a […]

aau/Tischler-BanfieldResearchers are increasingly expected to take on new roles. In addition to generating new knowledge through scientific methods and presenting it within their academic communities, they are also required to communicate their work to non-academic publics. In this context, researchers do not always encounter receptive audiences, particularly when they engage with socially contentious issues such as climate change, migration, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, vaccinations, the energy transition, or the fundamental principles of liberal democracy.

Wie wird sich die Art, wie wir arbeiten, in Zukunft verändern? Ist der Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz eine Bedrohung oder ein nützliches Instrument für die arbeitende Bevölkerung? Welche Möglichkeiten KI heute schon im Arbeitsleben bieten kann und worauf es beim gezielten Einsatz im Betriebsalltag ankommt, diskutiert Moderatorin Birgit Kappel im ARD „alpha-gespräch“ mit Sabine Pfeiffer, die seit Langem erforscht, wie neue Technik das Arbeiten verändert.

Nothing is easier than sharing data – and it is precisely this ease that makes companies in particular reluctant to share data. This is because the potential benefits of data sharing – optimisation of products and processes, cost savings, new data-driven business models – are offset by the risks: data loss, data theft, data leaks. Do you have to accept the risks in order to realise the potential benefits?

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

aau/Arnold PoeschlStarting Thursday, January 29, students and external users will once again be able to borrow a maximum of six items from the open shelves in the reading rooms for the entire holiday period. The last day for returns is Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
 
Please note that the library is closed on Saturdays during the lecture-free periods!
 
The 24/7 library will remain open as usual – please register in advance.
 

aau/MüllerPostdoctoral researcher Reza Farahani will launch his first independently led research project at the University of Klagenfurt in April. By combining artificial intelligence, autonomous drones, and edge computing, he aims to develop new, more efficient and data-driven approaches to the technical monitoring of bridges – another milestone in his international scientific career.