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December 10, 2020

»Dear reader,

"Many of the visions of care robots (...) tend to neglect human needs," says Eva Hornecker, Professor of Human Computer Interaction at the Bauhaus University Weimar. Take an illustrated first glimpse into her interdisciplinary research project "ReThiCare – Rethinking Care Robots", supported by the Volkswagen Foundation as part of the funding initiative "Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future".

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Robotics and elderly care: Machines that help in a humane way

What are the consequences of automation of care for the quality of life and dignity of the elderly? An interdisciplinary research group is working on concepts that are better geared to the needs of elderly people and caregivers alike. The results are innovative ideas in caring for the elderly – that sometimes challenge taboos.
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Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel: new call adresses the Humanities & Social Sciences

The program promotes scientifically outstanding collaborative projects conducted jointly by researchers from Israel and Lower Saxony. The current call invites proposals from the Humanities and Social Sciences, deadline: February 18, 2021.
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When science fails: "You might as well spare yourself the effort!"

Science, too, has its share of failures and mistakes. But nobody likes to talk about it in public. The Journal of Unsolved Questions takes a completely different approach. It publishes zero results.
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8 theses for a lot element in research funding

Quality assurance is and remains absolutely indispensable for science. However, the limitations of peer review are becoming increasingly evident. New approaches are therefore urgently needed – such as the partially randomized selection of projects by lot.
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High level of acceptance for project selection by lot

In our interview, Dr. Dagmar Simon and Dr. Martina Röbbecke from Evaconsult report on initial results from their accompanying research project on the partially randomized procedure applied in the "Experiment!" funding initiative.
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PREMIER - a model for better research quality

Missing data, incomplete minutes, unclear research designs: many pre-clinical studies in biomedicine are not quite 100% robust. A team led by Charité researcher Prof. Dr. Ulrich Dirnagl is committed to improving research quality – so they developed PREMIER.
For more news articles, please visit our News section.
 

Events

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September 26, 2021

2021 | Governing Humanitarianism - Past, Present and Future

The Herrenhausen Conference "Governing Humanitarianism" interrogates present issues and future directions for global humanitarian governance in relation to its pasts. Scholars from various disciplines and practitioners in humanitarian sectors are invited to join the event at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, on September 26-28, 2021. #HKGovHum
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September 29, 2021

2021 | Dealing with Violence in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

The symposium "Dealing with Violence" will discuss different origins and forms of violent processes in African as well as Latin American and Caribbean societies and focus on strategies to settle such conflicts. Scholars from various disciplines are invited to join the event at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, on September 29- October 1, 2021.
For more upcoming events, please visit our Calender of Events.

Our Next Deadlines

February 1, 2021

Opus Magnum

March 11, 2021

Niedersächsisches Vorab: Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel

April 1, 2021

Freigeist-Fellowships (last call for applications)

April 12, 2021

World Knowledge – Structural Support for "Rare Subjects" (Last call. Please note: deadline postponed from Sept.16, 2020)

July 7, 2021

Challenges for Europe (Please note: the call is currently being revised, information will follow in spring 2021)
For an overview of all application deadlines, please see Deadlines.

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