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On April 24, 19:00, Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi will give a public keynote lecture on the subject of “Why Do We Need Diplomats? The Birth of Science Diplomacy and the Challenge to Be International.” The lecture is part of the symposium “Science and Diplomacy: The Physics Community in the Post-war Perio...

Guest Lecture: 6pm CET, 6.2.2023 register here to attend via zoom. Prof. Alexis De Greiff A. Universidad Nacional de Colombia/Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Dep. III) This project examines the co-production of weak infrastructures, inefficient national states, and “para...

Symposium, March 20-21, 2023, Vienna, Austria Download the program here. An event sponsored by theAustrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Institute of Culture Studies and Theatre HistoryFriedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Chair of Science, Technology and Gender StudiesMedical ...

IKYDA project (no. 57628081) please register here.   Schedule Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Central European standard time     09:50 – 10:00                         Introductory Words by the Organizers Maria Rentetzi & George Vlachakis   10:00 – 10:40   ...

Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 10:00 STGS seminar room (Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61, room 02.21)   Register here to attend via Zoom   When science meets art: How computer technologies impact art history   Recent years have seen an increasing intersection between sci...

Prof. Rentetzi was invited by German newspaper DIE ZEIT to participate in a panel discussion about “The Future of Science Diplomacy” on December 1, 2022. The panel is part of a one-day event on “Universities in Times of Crisis,” to be held at Auditorium Friedrichstraße in Berlin. Prof. Rentetzi’s fe...

Deep transformations of international relationships together with the rapid evolution of innovations are leading to renewed geopolitical rivalries and fragmentation. At the same time, the terrifying prospect of a nuclear conflict makes the use of nuclear military technologies a real threat. Understa...

In the last issue of FAU’s research magazine, alexander!, an interview with Prof. Rentetzi was published (in German) in which she reflects upon science diplomacy. You can read it here.

Two-stage workshop (Germany, Greece) IKYDA project (no. 57628081) Organizers: Maria Rentetzi, Professor, Chair of Science Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany George Vlahakis, Associate Professor, Hellenic Open University, Greece ...

On October 21-22, 2022, a group of international participants will come together at FAU (and on Zoom) to discuss their papers submitted for a forthcoming volume called Negotiating Radiation Protection, edited by Prof. Rentetzi in cooperation with Angela Creager (Princeton) and M. Susan Lindee (Unive...