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Reading Seminar: Challenges of AI Governance: Key Elements of the EU AI Act
The reading seminar examines the EU AI Act as the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for regulating artificial intelligence. It introduces the AI Act’s risk-based regulatory model and explores key governance tools…
Leadership-Training
On 23 and 24 April, bidt cordially invites postdocs to attend its internal leadership training programme. The three-part development programme gives participants the opportunity to further develop their personal skills in the areas…
Network Meeting 2026 of the bidt Graduate Center
The meeting begins with a welcome lunch, which is the perfect chance to get to know new faces and reconnect with colleagues. Subsequently, working groups are formed on various topics from the participants’ research areas.
The Methodological Potential of LLMs for Social Science Research
Large Language Models (LLMs) have attracted considerable attention due to their powerful and versatile capabilities across a wide range of fields. But what opportunities do they present for the research process? This one-day…
Digital Methods in Research 2026
Programme 20. January 2026, 2 – 4 pm Research data management: Well organised from research planning to results Dr. Sophie Stolzenberger (University of Regensburg) More detailed information will followGenerative AI in the doctorateProf…
The power of rules in the age of digital transformations: Understanding EU rules on DSA and DMA
In recent years, the European Union has enacted a series of important rules on digital services, markets, data and AI. Understanding the texts, their origins, and impact can help understand the normative dynamics of digitalization…
Scientific Data Visualization
This workshop introduces researchers at any career level and students to effective scientific data visualization. Led by Ansgar Hudde, sociologist at the University of Cologne, the session explores how visualization not only…
Copyright in Academia
Date: 02.12.2025 Duration: Four hours, 9am-1pm Course language: English Subject of the course: Basically German law, but much of the law is influenced by European law or international law, i.e. the main features are also applicable…
DigiMeet 2025 | Platform Governance & Power: Between control, ethics and societal dynamics
The main purpose of this interdisciplinary event is to provide a forum for early career researchers with a focus on digitalisation-related topics. DigiMeet offers opportunities for networking, discussing results and ideas,…
Understanding instead of measuring – insights into qualitative methods
Qualitative research methods play a particularly important role in interdisciplinary digitalisation research. They capture the subjective perspectives, experiences and attributions of meaning of the actors involved and thus…