The 7th annual conference of the Digital Humanities Association in the German-speaking world took place at the University of Paderborn. Under the motto "Digital Humanities between Modelling and Interpretation" the broad spectrum of the subject was presented during the conference days.
Modelling
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Barcamp on open educational materials
Open educational practice and open educational materials (OER) are in vogue: OER create completely new possibilities for educational work and make us think about educational sectors in a completely new way. But how can education be made safe and creative with O...
Prof. Freiling and Dr. Maras on cybercrime and cybercops
Digital blackmail, identity theft, infection by computer viruses, data theft - the list of crimes is long and more and more evidence of crime can be found in the digital world. Who can those affected turn to? Normal police work often comes up...
FAU research team investigates how AI can support student counselling
Can artificial intelligence (AI) give students valuable suggestions for their further studies? How can universities and colleges introduce AI-based support systems that are accepted and promote student diversity? The research pro...
BR-"Campus TALKS"
At the "Campus TALKS", scientists put their research in a nutshell. Each participant has 13 minutes on stage to explain his or her topic in a generally understandable way. Free speech counts! Next, Prof. Dr. Kathrin Castiglione from the Department of Biochemical Engineering will b...
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting infectious disease ("Corona virus induced disease", COVID-19) continue to spread. The FAU has set up a crisis committee. It meets regularly, monitors and evaluates the situation and prepares all relevant decisions at FAU. On this website you w...
Real-time programming language "PEARL (DIN 66253)"
Happy birthday, PEARL: The real-time programming language "PEARL (DIN 66253)" recently turned 50 years old. In the beginning it was used on room-sized computers, but today it is available under Linux and is also used on systems like the Raspberry P...
Digital and rural areas
Distinguished visitor at JOSEPHS: The Bavarian Minister of State for Digital Affairs, Judith Gerlach, informed herself about various aspects of digitisation in rural areas and digital innovations. Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein, Vice President Outreach of FAU, and Prof. Dr. Al...
How is reading changing in the age of digitalisation and social change? And what significance and function will it assume in the future? Researchers at FAU are exploring these questions together with researchers from other institutions in the newly founded "Reading Research Network".
Two websites bring together contact persons and partners on current social issues
The 21st century poses great challenges for mankind and science has a considerable share in mastering them. The researchers at FAU also contribute to this. For two major social tasks, the university has now gathered i...
