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As part of our commitment to break down the solid boundaries between academia and public audiences, this is the first video in our ERC funded series on the public history of radiation protection. Historian of nuclear science, Maria Rentetzi, explains her research on how two mobile radioisotope labor...

Maria Rentetzi and Sandra Klos   “Radiation from x-ray tubes and radioactive substances is very useful in medicine and industry. But we must never for a moment lose sight of the fact that improperly used radiation can be a menace, not only to the user but to the completely innocent bystan...

Do you know Marietta Blau? She was one of the first women in Austria to study physics and mathematics. She conducted research on radioactivity at the University of Vienna and as a “freie Mitarbeiterin” (unpaid affiliate) at the Institute for Radium Research of the Academy of Sciences. She was nomina...

Physikstudentin Anabel Kummer hat am Seminar „Strahlungsgegenstände, die Geschichte schrieben“ teilgenommen und sich mit den Auswirkungen von Naturwissenschaften auf unsere Gesellschaft auseinandergesetzt. Hier erzählt sie von ihren Erfahrungen.

Russia’s diamond trade has been insulated from "Western sanctions due to how it would disrupt the global trade, and because it’s tough to track diamond provenance. New efforts by the EU and G7 to effectively sanction the trade could have dire consequences, writes Dr. Maria Rentetzi. " - diplomatic courier...

This is the mini-documentary of the international winter school 'Transnational History Lab' that took place from 5th to 10th February 2024. In this documentary, we interview the organizers, some of the participants and invited speakers. We ask them the following questions: 1 - Why did you organiz...

Lasst uns reden: Forschung und Initiativen gegen Rassismus an der FAU Am 14. Mai findet deutschlandweit der zwölfte Diversity-Tag statt und natürlich ist auch FAU mit einem tollen Programm dabei. Veranstaltet wird der Diversity-Tag vom Büro für Gender und Diversity zusammen mit dem Vizepräsident...

The Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies - Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg was honored to be invited to the grand opening of the new exhibit in the "Atombunker im Nürnberger Hauptbahnhof". The ABC bunker was built in 1977 below the Nuremberg main trainstation and was ...

This is the after movie of the international winter school 'Transnational History Lab' that took place from 5th to 10th February 2024. The movie aims to provide general impressions and document the events of a highly successful gathering, facilitating an open exchange between young and senior schola...