Fellow Welcome 2023/2024
Welcome to #Hamburg: @fegebanks begrüßt den 4. Jahrgang internationaler Gastwissenschaftlerinnen & Gastwissenschaftler am @HIAS_Hamburg. Am #Wissenschaftskolleg arbeiten diese renommierten Forschenden und Kunstschaffenden in den nächsten Monaten als Fellows an ihren Projekten. pic.twitter.com/HptVHMrh8Q — Wissenschaft, Forschung, Gleichstellung & Bezirke (@hh_bwfgb) September 12, 2023
CAT (Constructive Advanced Thinking) Programme 2023 – apply now!
If you are an Early Career Researcher and would like to work with colleagues from other institutes on a joint project and get to know life at an Institute for Advance Study, apply for the CAT program by NetIAS! Deadline October 15. Details and application
We use music to raise awareness of the refugee issue
On May 3rd “speechless – a wordless opera” by Cat Hope took place at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Forum, in Hamburg. Here are some reviews on the European premiere of Speechless: “The opera is my answer to the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers all over the world.”Komponistin über Flucht als Opern-Thema: „Wir stumpfen…
“Let me tell you about mushrooms…”
Leoni, the chef at HIAS, is having one of her “kitchen talks” with Sol Gruner about food and mushrooms. Leoni Hi Sol, I’m very happy to have you here! You’re basically just about to leave Hamburg again – can you tell me a little bit about yourself, where you’re from and what you’re doing?…
PFAS linked to lower birthweight
One more reason we don’t want PFAS in our water, our homes or in our bodies: “The evidence is clear that PFAS are having an adverse impact on birth weight… We examined how PFAS was affecting birthweight both from individual PFAS and mixtures. Either way, lower birthweight was linked to higher levels of PFAS in…
not without by Lutz Rademacher
not without – Which item is indispensable for your work? “My wonderful pencil – I use it to mark things in the score I am studying, such as cues for an instrument or a group of instruments- I use soft pencils because they are easily erasable and I very much love the haptics.” Lutz RademacherConductor,…
PFAS chemicals, the ubiquitous health and environmental threat
Reproductive physician Padula Amy has been researching the dangers of #PFAS chemicals in pregnancy effects on children’s immune health for longer, now they are finally being discussed in the German media. Recently in the Süddeutsche Zeitung During her fellowship she is working with the PRINCE Cohort, a pregnancy study in Hamburg led by Dr. Petra Arck, where they…
How to survive in university management?
In today’s #ThursdayColloquium Margret Wintermantel @Uni_WUE, member of our Executive Committee, shares insights from a psychological perspective.
Assisted Suicide – Two Perspectives
Medical ethicist Urban Wiesing examines the topic of assisted suicide from a theoretical perspective – Who may decide on this in a free society and according to what criteria? What may a state regulate in this regard? General practitioner Martin Scherer contrasts this with the practical challenges of practicing assisted suicide. Details.
HIAS reads#01: Rules – A short history of what we live by
Lorraine Daston inspired a lively discussion with countless examples of how rules control all areas of our lives and how they can change, how they become rigid, or vice versa, and how once bothersome regulations become everyday norms. And, moreover, how they can change. The discussion was introduced and moderated by the HIAS alumna Racha…