aau/MüllerThe SoWi Methods Hub at the Faculty of Social Sciences officially launched on 5 October 2026. The Hub is designed to foster exchange on research methods and practices across different disciplines. It aims to provide researchers and students with opportunities to explore methodological questions and develop their skills through summer schools, workshops, tutorials, and resources for innovative teaching in research methods. The core team comprises Rainer Alexandrowicz, Martina Blank, Valerie Hase, and Christof Lammer.

Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter le cycle de séminaires (2027-2028) de la Chaire sur la diplomatie scientifique et la gouvernance mondiale de l’intelligence artificielle, dirigée par la professeure Catherine Régis.

Fabrizio Li Vigni, 2026, Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
L’article Bridging the digital divide in online political participation. Six inclusion infrastructuring strategies est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Desde la cancelación de la aplicación CBP One en enero de 2025, México ha dejado de ser solo un país de tránsito para convertirse también en un territorio de espera, reorganización de proyectos migratorios y destino. En este escenario, el celular y las redes sociales son herramientas centrales para informarse, hacer trámites, sostener vínculos y tomar decisiones sobre la movilidad.

Mohammad GhasempourMitra Jalal Shokuhi is the first student to graduate from the Master’s degree programme in Management, Economics, and Data Science (MEDS) at the University of Klagenfurt. The English-taught programme was introduced in the winter semester of 2023/24.

The open data activist and Open Knowledge Foundation board member joins us to discuss the less-told part of CKAN's 20-year history: how a small open-source project became the default for government open data, and the product, sales and community work that made it happen
The post Irina Bolychevsky: ‘CKAN has spread because it makes maintaining data more cost-effective and stimulates the economy through data reuse’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Katrin LingenhelOn Wednesday, 7 October 2026, John Maxa, Key Account Manager at go-e GmbH, was a guest speaker on the International Marketing course. At the Feldkirchen-based company, Maxa is responsible for market development and sales in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal).

From 21 to 23 September 2026, the Austrian Mathematical Society (ÖMG) student meeting took place in Strobl on Lake Wolfgang. The ‘Early Student Award’ was also presented during this meeting.

„Wenn in Mainfranken von Künstlicher Intelligenz die Rede ist, geht es selten um Roboter und fast immer um den Schreibtisch.“ So fasst Professorin Carolin Wienrich, Leiterin des Lehrstuhls für Informatik VI (Psychologie interaktiver Systeme) der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) das Bild zusammen, das bei einer gemeinsam mit der IHK Würzburg-Schweinfurt durchgeführten Umfrage unter 53 Unternehmen herausgekommen ist.

Portulans Institute Senior Fellow Shylesh Muralidharan was featured in The Hindu’s October 2, 2026 article, “Karnataka’s drive to green data centres,” by Shilpa Elizabeth. The article examines Karnataka’s Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026–2031, which aims to expand the state’s data centre capacity while encouraging renewable energy use and water efficiency.

Call for Applications: Research and Project Lead: AI, Skills and the Future of Work
Organization: Portulans Institute
Appointment: Full-time, fixed-term, November 1, 2026–March 15, 2027
Location: Remote; applications welcome worldwide. Regular availability for collaboration across US Eastern and European working hours is required. Working from Portulans Institute’s Washington, DC office is optional for locally based candidates.
Priority application deadline: October 18, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the Cleveringa Lecture, entitledBetween Power and Possibility: The Case for Hope in International Law.

 
Date: November 2, 2026
Time (Montreal): 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Location: Salon François-Chevrette and Zoom
Speaker: Jason Rudall

Nous somme heureux de vous inviter à la conférence Cleveringa, intitulée « Entre le pouvoir et la possibilité : plaidoyer pour l’espoir en droit international ».

Date : 2 novembre 2026
Heure (Montréal) : 16H30 – 18H
Lieu : Salon François-Chevrette (A-3464), Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal
Conférencier : Jason Rudall

This research was conducted as part of the Phoenix project. It forms a part of a broader SMEX-led initiative to develop a Regional Digital Rights Strategy that strengthens the capacity of civil society across MENA to understand, respond to, and coordinate against digital authoritarianism.

The Institute for Informatics-Didactics at the Faculty of Technical Sciences is seeking to fill the following position as soon as possible: University Assistant
Employment level: 100 % (40 hours per week)
Minimum salary: € 52,865.40 gross per year; classification according to Uni-KV: B1
Time limit: 4 years
Application deadline: October 28, 2026
Identifier: 485/26

Our programme offers participants a unique opportunity to explore the actual impacts of AI applications on society and the environment.
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We are seeking organisations (NGOs, companies or research institutions) that run AI projects and would like to participate in a voluntary impact assessment.
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Germany’s Constitutional Court is reviewing the inheritance tax. A study shows how members of the Bundestag argue online.
The post #TaxTheRich: How do members of the German Bundestag debate wealth taxation on social media? appeared first on HIIG.