Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) - Aarhus University

🤔 Why is it that people with inflammatory disease are more prone to become depressed? Even prior to diagnosis? JOIN this seminar with AIAS-DANDRITE fellow Anna Mathia Klawonn, group leader at DANDRITE (The Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience) and Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University to explore how the innate immune system signals to the brain in health and disease to regulate mood, and how it might play a role in affective diseases, such as depression. ALL interested are welcome to join the seminar. 🗓 WHEN: Monday 16 December at 11:00-12:00. 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Building 1630, room 301 (3rd floor). 🔗https://lnkd.in/eym-f2eh #translational #neuroscience #immunesystem #affectivedisorders

👀 🍎 Wondering what AI, apples and the Danish author Grundtvig have in common? And do you have an hour available amidst the Christmas hustle and bustle? Consider spending it in company with AIAS Director Andreas Roepstorff who is exploring how artificial intelligence (#AI) is influencing our democratic conversations. Andreas will dig into what we know and what we do not know about this paradigm shift that #AI has brought about - and that we are very much in the midst of. His talk "Demokratisk AI! Fra æbler til Grundtvig" is in Danish and free of charge through the link below at Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab . Enjoy!👇🏼

What great news 🎉. ERC Consolidator Grant to AIAS Fellow Magdalena Małecka to study the epistemic role of computer technology in modern economics. Magdalena Małecka is awarded the #ERCCoG by the European Research Council (ERC) for her project entitled 'Encoded Knowledge: Epistemology of Computer Technology in Modern Economics (ENCODED).' The new project is a development of her AIAS #MSCA fellowship project. 💡 In her ENCODED research project, Magdalena Małecka will investigate how the use of computer technology in modern economics has transformed economic research over decades, and she will study the implications this has brought about since the 1950s. 💬 “Computer technology does not enter economics with the current AI hype. It has been transforming economic research for decades. Hence, it is high time to understand the outcome, meaning and consequences of this transformation,” Magdalena explains. 💡 Her ENCODED ERC project will put #digital data and #algorithms at the center of philosophical analyses of economics. 💡The grant enables Magdalena to put together an #interdisciplinary research team that aims at providing an innovative interdisciplinary philosophical approach based on insights from the philosophy of science, history of economics, science and technology studies and the philosophy of data and algorithms. Her interdisciplinary approach seeks to advance our understanding of the scientific status of modern #economics and its societal and political influence. Congratulations to Magdalena with this great achievement - at AIAS we are looking forward to follow the progress of this project 👏🏼 . 🔗More about the ENCODED project here: https://lnkd.in/dbUwskyt

🤔 Dishonest behaviors like tax evasion impose significant societal costs. Ex-ante honesty oaths—commitments to honesty before action—have been proposed as interventions, but their effectiveness is debated. JOIN the next AIAS Seminar with AIAS-PIREAU Fellow Panagiotis Mitkidis to hear about the results of a mega-study of more than 21,000 people who played an incentivized tax evasion game where honesty oaths and no-oath condition were tested. Panagiotis Mitkidis is studying human #behavior such as prosocial elements (#trust, #cooperation and #commitment) and antisocial aspects (#corruption, #discrimination and #inequality), examining these phenomena at both individual and organizational levels. ALL interested are welcome to join the seminar. 🗓 WHEN: Monday 9 December at 11:00-12:00. 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Building 1630, room 301 (3rd floor). 🔗https://lnkd.in/d94JDZmB

🌎 Fellowship opportunities at AIAS. Are you a researcher interested in science diplomacy? Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) is pleased to announce up to four 10-month theme-based fellowships open for application. Science diplomacy is becoming increasingly important for fostering cooperation and bridging understanding between institutions, countries and regions as it operates at the intersections of scientific collaboration, foreign policy and changing global world orders. Increasingly, science diplomacy emphasizes not only expert-driven science, but also broader societal engagement in research. With the AIAS Science Diplomacy Theme Group fellowship (AIAS-SD Theme Group Fellowship), AIAS aims to advance the research-based focus and knowledge of the interdisciplinary relatedness of science diplomacy as an impactful factor across research fields. ⌚ Commencement and duration❔ Fellowships start on 1 September 2025 and run until June 2026. Who can apply ❔ The call is open to curiosity-driven researchers: ✔ from around the world, from Denmark or Aarhus University-based ✔ from all research disciplines within the thematic scope of the call ✔ of any academic seniority with minimum a PhD at the time of the application deadline What AIAS offers❔ As a theme-based fellow you will work on an individual project and at the same time develop your work in collaboration with a team of Science Diplomacy fellows. You will also become a part of a large #international and #interdisciplinary community of scholars who benefit from exchanges and dialogues across research fields, career stages and borders in a thriving and creative house. When and how to apply❔ Know more about the fellowships, the review and selection process and find detailed guidelines for the application by visiting: https://lnkd.in/dMpKQ8yM 🗓 Deadline for application: 5 February 2025 at 12.00 (noon) CET.

💡 What is interdisciplinary research? Why is it important to conduct research across the humanities, social, natural and health sciences? How can our cooperation with artificial intelligence be improved? What does play research have to do with animal welfare? How are language models (AI) and proteins related? 🗨️ Know more in today's interview (in Danish, pardon) on Danish national broadcast, DR1, with AIAS Director Andreas Roepstorff and Professor Jørgen Frøkiær from Health - Aarhus University. Thank you to Peter Lund Madsen for excellent investigation in the podcast series 🧠 Hjernekassen at DR - Danmarks Radio. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dRPPjm4A

🤔 How can journalists work with researchers to tell powerful science stories? How can multimedia be used to improve public access to scientific knowledge? And what is the potential for investigative journalism when journalists work with scientists to challenge environmental and social injustices? JOIN the next AIAS Seminar with science journalist and European Research Council (ERC) FRONTIERS Fellow Samuel Schlaefli who will present two multimedia journalistic projects that involve research and researchers in very different ways. In topical extension of the AIAS Seminar with Samuel Schlaefli, an informal afternoon workshop 'Reconnecting science and society through journalism' on science communication is held. Peter Damgaard Kristensen from the Constructive Institute will join to talk about the potential of constructive (science) journalism to engage audiences and combat news fatigue. To attend the afternoon workshop registration is required. 🗓 WHEN: Monday 2 December at 11:00-12:00 (seminar) and 13:00-14:00 (workshop) 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Building 1630, room 301 (3rd floor). 🔗https://lnkd.in/dYMaCmJK

🤔 How do European tastes for fine cut beef transform Kalahari landscapes? Conversely, how do cattle from the Kalahari Desert play a role in shaping European agricultural and industrial landscapes? In the next AIAS seminar with AIAS Aarhus University Research Foundation Fellow Pierre du Plessis, you can hear about the #socioecological changes that are brought about by preferential #trade agreements that bring large quantities of beef from Botswana and Namibia to Europe. As an environmental anthropologist Pierre du Plessis explores how consumption and trade connect across the Global North and Global South in sometimes unexpected ways. ALL interested are welcome to join the seminar. 🗓 WHEN: Monday 25 November at 11:00-12:00. 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Building 1630, room 301 (3rd floor). 🔗https://lnkd.in/dRXXNEui

📚 Appropriate, negotiate, challenge? This is the title of a new book by AIAS Aarhus University Research Foundation Fellow Elisabetta Ferrari, published on University of California Press next week. In her book Elisabetta Ferrari investigates the relationship between #activism and #digital technologies, focusing on how activists think and talk about the role of technology in social change and what this reveals about the #politics of digital technologies. The book is based on a comparative qualitative study, through which Ferrari examined three contemporary leftist movements in Hungary, Italy and the United States This comparative study allows Ferrari to propose a typology of activists’ technological imaginaries based on how they respond to Silicon Valley’s imaginary: imaginaries of appropriation, negotiation or challenge. Her findings suggest that corporate digital technologies seem to limit activist' ability to imagine political and technological alternatives, and to address this Ferrari reinvents how the question of mobilization can be approached. More about the book Appropriate, Negotiate, Challenge. Activist Imaginaries and the Politics of Digital Technologies: https://lnkd.in/d4hZXVBt 📚 On Friday 29 November at 14:00, you are invited to a book launch reception, where Elisabetta Ferrari will present her new book, its framework, key findings and messages. 📆 BOOK LAUNCH: 29 November at 14:00 - 15:00 🔗 REGISTER here (free of charge): https://lnkd.in/dgcXjVE6 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Buildings 1630-1632 - the AIAS Hall.

🤔 How can a simple color camera become a powerful instrument for acquiring knowledge of unseen chemical gradients around us? Get insights into chemical sensors and chemical imaging as a powerful tool for studying complex systems such as soils, when AIAS Aarhus University Research Foundation Fellow Andrei Kalinichev (from Biology - Aarhus University) will present his research project at AIAS. Andrei Kalinichev will discuss the basics of chemical sensors and their applications in daily life and in-depth studies. The seminar will highlight the dual #visualization of temperature and oxygen levels in soils essential for monitoring #soil health. His talk will demonstrate how #chemistry, technology and even art intersect. ALL interested are welcome to join the seminar. 🗓 WHEN: Monday 18 November at 11:00-12:00. 📍WHERE: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, DK-8000 Aarhus C - Building 1630, room 301 (3rd floor). 🔗https://lnkd.in/dGnaW4qF