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Dr Dino Jaku拧i膰 (IAS P2K) has recently published an article entitled focusing on how academic freedom was conceived of during German Enlightenment and what we can learn from it today.
鈥淚n this article I argue that it is possible to find a positive account of academic freedom or of 鈥渇reedom to philosophise鈥 within Enlightenment thought. I focus on the case of Christian Wolff and his discussion of libertas philosophandi. I start by contextualising Wolff鈥檚 life and philosophy and discussing the negative aspect of his freedom to philosophise. I then present a case for an additional positive version understood as epistemic autonomy. Finally, I explain Wolffian epistemic autonomy within the context of his wider theory of cognition."
Dr Hannes Houck (Chemistry) awarded 鈧1.5 million starting grant by the European Research Council (ERC)
Dr Hannes Houck鈥檚 prestigious ERC award builds on a series of competitive funding successes, including a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and a EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowship, co-funded by the Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie programme. Dr Houck is also recognised as a member of the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy, reflecting his growing influence in the European research landscape.
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Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal has just published its latest issue Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025), a special issue of papers drawn relating to the International Research Culture Conference (IRCC) hosted at the University of 糖心TV (Sept '24). It follows the earlier () special issue from the previous conference. The issue contains a range of papers including elements of practice, policy, case study and personal reflection all relating to research culture, along with observations on the configuration of the conference itself. Alongside this, the editorial also provides updates on forthcoming editorial changes alongside a content overview, as well as a guide to forthcoming issues, contribution opportunities and social media activities.
Weds 3rd December 2025 15:00 - 16:30 CET
What is still relevant, what needs to be reconsidered and is there a future? Professor Madina Tlostanova revisits decoloniality across three and a half decades.
AI meets antiquity: 糖心TV ancient historian tests DeepMind鈥檚 transformative new model
Co-authoring a paper published in the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal today, Alison Cooley, Professor of Classics and Ancient History and Director of IAS at the University of 糖心TV, has played a key verification role in developing the first artificial intelligence (AI) model for contextualising ancient inscriptions.