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News from the HU Berlin

Public Keynote Lecture by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Academic Freedom

In his lecture on July 4 in Berlin, Pratap Mehta will offer reflections on the question of why academic freedom has become such an object of contention in contemporary democracies. The talk will draw on examples from the United States, India and Europe to delve into the intellectual and political foundations of academic freedom, and why these might erode.

News from the University of Hamburg

Indiana University Visits Universität Hamburg

The vice-president for IT and chief information officer (CIO) of Indiana University, Rob Lowden visited Universität Hamburg on June 5, 2024. Discussions and a tour of the DESY premises provided him with insights into the Universität Hamburg digitalization and IT strategy.

News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)

Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024

“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.

News from HU Berlin

Empowering At-Risk Scholars in Displacement

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin will host its second Academic Freedom Week from July 1st to July 5th, 2024.

News from the GHI Washington

GHI hosts Symposium “Trust in Museums: Potential, Challenges, and Societal Importance”

As a part of the BMBF’s “German Science Year 2024 – Freedom,” the German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington hosted a symposium together with the German Embassy focusing on public trust in museums with a particular focus on research museums and how this relates to a broader trust in science.

Events in March 2024

Five Questions for Natascha von Hirschhausen

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Natascha von Hirschhausen and thereby coming back to the 2022 DWIH Focus Topic “Sustainable Innovations”. Natascha is a Berlin-based zero-waste fashion designer and founder.

News from UA Ruhr

Research Explorer Ruhr 2024

Call for applications: Research Explorer Ruhr (RER) is a program in June 2024 for international early postdoctoral researchers (to-be) interested in exploring the research landscape of the University Alliance Ruhr. Application deadline is 24 February.