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Wenn Expertenwissen auf hitzige Debatten trifft: Podiumsdiskussion beleuchtet Verhältnis von Wissenschaft, Politik und Medien
Feb. 16, 2026 • Ines Welzenbach-Vogel
Jetzt anmelden Sollte Politik stärker auf Wissenschaft hören? Wem vertrauen Menschen in Krisenzeiten? Und was passiert, wenn wissenschaftliche Fakten plötzlich zum Streitpunkt wer...
Dr. Frank Mangold discusses web tracking methods at the RPTU
Jan. 22, 2026 • Felipe Barreto-Storandt
Yesterday, the Department of Psychology at RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau hosted Dr. Frank Mangold from GESIS for a engaging session during their departmental colloquium. Dr. Man...
Conference: Computational Methods in Science Communication Research
On September 25 and 26, 2025, the conference Computational Methods in Science Communication Research – Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Applications took place at RPTU’s Landau campus.
Sept. 26, 2025 • Dr. Berend Barkela
Over two days, scholars from a wide range of disciplines including communication and political science, sociology, and computer science came together in an interdisciplinary exchange. Presen...
Workshop Offered Deep Dive into Natural Language Processing
A three-day course guided researchers from the foundations of text analysis to advanced applications using transformer-based models.
Aug. 11, 2025 • Talisa Schwall
The SCOPE project’s CSSM workshop series continued its training agenda with a three-day immersive workshop on Natural Language Processing (NLP) from August 6-8, 2025. Led by instructor Indira Sen (...
SCOPE at ICA 2025
June 22, 2025 • Talisa Schwall
At this year's ICA conference in Denver a group of SCOPE scholars shared their ideas and presented their work centering around the topics of communication and polarization in times of crisis...
CSSM Workshop Trains Researchers in Web Data Acquisition
A two-day session in March provided researchers with hands-on training in API querying and web scraping techniques.
April 3, 2025 • Talisa Schwall
As part of the SCOPE project's ongoing efforts to enhance research skills, the CSSM workshop series hosted a two-day event on web data acquisition from March 31 to April 1, 2025. Taught by L...
SCOPE Retreat Explores AI's Role in Social Science Research
Experts and participants gathered for a two-day retreat to explore AI's potential in enhancing research productivity.
June 10, 2024 • Felipe Barreto de Souza Martins
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Participation of SCOPE and IKM Members at "LWMathon – Enhancing Research Productivity"
Olga Zagovora and her team developed an AI tool to assist in literature and data research, earning top honors at the DFKI hackathon.
March 7, 2024 • Felipe Barreto de Souza Martins
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RPTU Launches Research Initiative on Societal Communication in Times of Crisis
Minister Clemens Hoch and RPTU leaders sign agreement to explore the impact of communication on societal issues like the climate crisis and migration.
Feb. 16, 2024 • Felipe Barreto de Souza Martins
On February 16, 2024, the Minister for Science and Health, Clemens Hoch, along with the President of the RPTU, Prof. Dr. Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, and the President, Prof. Dr. Gabriele E. Schaumann, s...