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Panel discussion on 'Erosion of Democracy? Academic freedom and right-wing politics in Europe' at this year's Berlin Science Week
What impact does the rise of right-wing politics have on the state of academic freedom and democracy in Europe? What factors contributed to the rise of right-wing movements and far-right ideologies? What strategies could help curb the spread of right-wing populist ideologies and strengthen democratic principles? These questions were discussed by political scientist Tarik Abou-Chadi from the University of Oxford and Einstein BUA Oxford Visiting Fellow and social scientist Kriszta Kovács from the Science Center Berlin, Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS and ELTE University with Matthias Koch from the ZEIT-Stiftung Brucerius at the Museum für Naturkunde as part of Berlin Science Week 2023.
Dec 08, 2023
International workshop as part of the OXBER-funded project “Context-driven Infection Control Interventions" (CoDe-ICI)
As part of the "Context-driven Infection Control Interventions" project funded by the Oxford Berlin Research Cooperation to promote infection prevention interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LNME), a network meeting of the participating hospitals took place on October 19 and 20, 2023 at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin.
Dec 08, 2023
The Objective 3 Colloquium Goes on Christmas Break
...and continues on 28 February 2024!
Dec 06, 2023
Academic Publishing for Postdocs: Strategy and Self-Marketing
| Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 09:00 - 13:30 | Fri, Jan 26, 2024, 09:00 - 13:30
Nov 23, 2023
Einstein Foundation Award 2023 - Meet the Winners!
Virtual interview on November 20, 2023, 6:00 p.m., moderated by Patrick Forscher, Busara Center Kenya
Nov 16, 2023
Prof. Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, visits Berlin
In early November, a delegation led by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Irene Tracey, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development and External Affairs) Prof. David Gann, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Innovation) Prof.Chas Bountra and other representatives of the University of Oxford arrived in Berlin.
Nov 14, 2023
New Round of Flexible Funds published by University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is calling for small-scale proposals to support the establishment of new research collaborations, or the continuation and advancement of existing collaborations, within the context of its research partnership with the Berlin University Alliance.
Nov 07, 2023
Podcast with Einstein BUA/Oxford Visiting Fellow Tarik Abou-Chadi
In the Einstein Foundation Berlin's #AskDifferent podcast series, the political scientist from the University of Oxford sheds light on why people in Europe are increasingly opting for extreme right-wing parties and how their success is affecting the political landscape. He also talks to Nancy Fischer about the much-vaunted "protest vote" and reveals how governments can take countermeasures.
Nov 07, 2023
Arbeitswerkzeug Stimme – Kompaktworkshop für eine gesunde, tragfähige und belastbare Stimme im wissenschaftlichen Berufsalltag als Postdoc
| Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 10:00 - 14:30
Nov 03, 2023
How to get into the (non-academic) German job market! A workshop for international postdocs
| Thu, Jan 16, 2024, 09:00 - 16:00 | Wed, Jan 16, 2024, 09:00 - 16:00
Nov 03, 2023
Das Vorsingen vor der Berufungskommission (Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften)
| Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 09:00 - 12:30 | Thu, Jan 16, 2024, 09:00 - 12:30
Nov 03, 2023
Die Suche nach neuartigen und nützlichen Ideen: Kreativität für Postdocs
| Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 09:00 - 12:00 | Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 09:00 - 12:00
Nov 03, 2023
Grant Proposal Writing
| Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 14:00 - 17:30 | Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 14:00 - 17:30 | Thu, Dec 07, 2023, 14:00 - 17:30 | Fri, Dec 08, 2023, 14:00 - 17:30
Nov 03, 2023
Make Headway with your Research Paper – Writing Sessions for Postdocs
| Tue, Nov 28, 2023, 10:00 - 16:30 | Wed, Nov 29, 2023, 10:00 - 16:30
Nov 03, 2023
Partnership Networking Event: An Opportunity for Exchange for the Oxford-Berlin Research Community
On October 18, 2023, the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership welcomed researchers and stakeholders who have received funding under the Partnership or are otherwise involved in the research partnership between Oxford and Berlin. In the main building of TU Berlin, the community was able to exchange ideas and network with each other.
Oct 23, 2023
Diversity in Science: Brake or Accelerator?
Professor Dr. Ulrich Dirnagl, member of the Steering Committee 3 - Advancing Research Quality and Value of the Berlin University Alliance, Director of QUEST, BIH Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute for Health Research at Charité (BIH) and Scientific Secretary of the Einstein Foundation Award, has written an essay for the special supplement of the Tagesspiegel on Berlin Science Week 2023, published on 11.10.2023.
Oct 18, 2023
Einzel-Kurzcoachings – Karriere- und Antragsberatung für Postdocs
| Wed, Nov 29, 2023, 09:00 - 18:00
Oct 14, 2023
Publication of the OBUA Toolbox for Ombudspersons at Berlin Research Institutions
The Toolbox is published in German and English; the two publications are available on Refubium, the institutional repository of Freie Universität Berlin.
Oct 10, 2023