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Center for Uncertainty Studies Blog
Published on
22. Dezember 2023
Category
Research News
Looking back on 2023 – and into the future
Photo Copyrights: Philipp Ottendörfer, imago / Ikon Images / Gary Waters, Universität Bielefeld.
For CeUS, the year 2023 was shaped by exciting developments in the field of uncertainty research at Bielefeld University and beyond. It is worth taking this chance to look back at the key events of the year.
2023 began with a stimulating Uncertainty Talk by Gerd Gigerenzer on "Umgang mit Ungewissheit im digitalen Zeitalter“. This was followed in May with a lecture by guest researcher and CeUS member Jens Zinn, who we also recently featured on this blog.
Following the new website, this interdisciplinary blog was launched to make news available at a glance.
In July, Deutschlandfunk reported on the innovative uncertainty research presented in June at the conference "Navigating Uncertainty: Preparing Society for the Future" organized by CeUS. The focus lay on the question of how uncertainty can be used productively in society. The conference was successful in bringing together and connecting many interesting researchers from different scientific communities.
In September, we were able to congratulate CeUS member Carsten Reinhardt for his participation in the excellent "Residues: Thinking Through Chemical Environments" and his Robert K. Merton Book Award. In addition, this year's Digital Academy "From Uncertainty to Action: Advancing Research with Digital Data" highlighted data-based research methods in the digital humanities with regard to questions of uncertainty research.
In October, the new graduate school "Coping with Uncertainty in Dynamic Economies" (CUDE) was launched, which is closely linked to CeUS and it's activities at Bielefeld University.
One month later, we were able to take a look at current research by Elif Sandal Önal and Andreas Zick from the IKG and also announce the new Uncertainty Events. At the first Uncertainty Lunch, there was an inspiring exchange on new interdisciplinary collaborations.
The CeUS team is already looking forward to the new year 2024: in addition to events such as the second Lunch on January 11 and the Uncertainty Research Afternoon on January 22, we are also looking forward to further interviews as part of the "Meet ..." series, in which CeUS researchers are regularly featured. The series continues in January with historian Christian Wachter. Exciting new Uncertainty Talks also await us later in 2024.
CeUS wishes you happy holidays and a good start to the new year!