Das neue Bayerische Zentrum für präventive Infektionsmedizin (BZI) wurde am 13. Mai 2026 feierlich in Würzburg eröffnet. Das landesweite und standortübergreifende Zentrum, das von der Universitätsmedizin Bayern e.V. maßgeblich mit vorangetrieben wurde, soll Forschung, Versorgung und Prävention im Bereich der Infektionsmedizin nachhaltig stärken.
Andrea Avezzù/Universität Ca' Foscari VenedigCondomini di carne e pudore: The Body in Italian Literature is an international doctoral seminar jointly organized by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Klagenfurt, bringing together scholars, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral candidates to explore representations of the body across literature, philosophy, media, memory studies, and contemporary culture.
Abu Huraira will join the department for one semester and support the faculty in teaching, research, and outreach activities. Find more about him in his short introduction below.
Abu Huraira, Erasmus+ Intern | Department of English and American Studies
Education: MA European Studies, BS International Relations.
New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use
Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
RightsCon 2026, one of the biggest in-person convenings for digital rights, was de facto cancelled after Zambia’s government postponed it via public announcement, without prior communication with Access Now, the organizer of the event. With staff and some participants already on the ground in Lusaka, and others about to board their planes, this last-minute decision created chaos.
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From September on INC will be an autonomous entity, leaving the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences behind. This phase will present us with both challenges and exciting new opportunities. As INC will become an association with members, we are currently looking for 3 board members. The board will meet about 4 times a year to develop and monitor the association’s strategy.
Alongside the general board members, we are specifically looking for a:
Foto: aau/MüllerBrokenArm, a student team led by Nadezhda Varzonova, will compete in the Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) from 2 to 4 June 2026. The Klagenfurt team enters the competition as one of the favourites after achieving the highest overall score in the qualification round.
Max, a young and ambitious researcher, travels to Svalbard, Norway, to speak at a conference on the ethics of mind enhancement. There, she discovers a high-tech experimental building powered by “Dual Resolve,” a system that harvests human body heat. As the conference unfolds, the warmth of bodies and the pressure of ideas begin to blur, pulling Max into a state of growing uncertainty where thought and sensation are no longer discernible.
Studierende lassen Experiment mit Höhenforschungsballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleichstellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft
In one of our very first AI Learning Labs projects, we are teaming up to explore how to design a chatbot that draws on reliable science and systemic social analysis
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