Past Events 2017

Alpbach 2017 „Conflict and Cooperation“ – Breakout Session „Open Science, Dark Knowledge: Science in an Age of Ignorance“

In the era of Big Data, more and more data and information are accumulating each year. Yet, there is currently no parallel increase in actual public knowledge. The concept of Open Science is important, yet complementary approaches are urgently needed for narrowing the gap between potential and actual public knowledge – we term this gap Dark Knowledge. In this session, internationally leading experts discussed how to cope with increasing ignorance and misinformation in decision-making processes.

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Firnberg-Richter-Feier

In feierlichem Rahmen wurden am 8. März 2016, dem internationalen Frauentag, 32 herausragende Wissenschafterinnen ausgezeichnet. Sektionschefin Barbara Weitgruber vom Wissenschaftsministerium und FWF-Präsident Klement Tockner haben Urkunden an die Firnberg-, Richter- und Richter-PEEK-Stelleninhaberinnen verliehen.

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Weiss Prize 2016

The Weiss Prize 2016 was awarded to the Innsbruck-based foehn researcher Alexander Gohm. Endowed by the Weiss Science Foundation, the Weiss Prize in support of research is managed by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). This was the first time it has been awarded in Innsbruck.

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