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From August 13-14, 2025, the Danish Quantum Field Theory Meeting 2025 will take place at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

From August 13-14, 2025, the Danish Quantum Field Theory Meeting 2025 will take place at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

🌿 Call for Contributions: International Ecoliteracy Research Festival 🌿

🌿 Call for Contributions: International Ecoliteracy Research Festival 🌿

Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg

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We are excited to hold the workshop on Quantum Phase of Strong Dynamics from August 26th to 28th, 2025, in Odense, Denmark.The meeting is organized by the Quantum Field Theory Center (QTC) at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Helsinki University and the Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini” of Federico II University.  The event will take place on QTC premises at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study, in Odense, Denmark.

For IST employees

For IST employees

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“Philosophizing,” argued the existential philosopher, Karl Jaspers (1932) “starts with our situation”. This lecture introduces key concepts, frameworks and figurations in existential media studies by setting out from a moment of interrelated crises in which advanced technologies such as “AI” (artificial intelligence) are hailed as the inevitable solution to all of humanity’s problems. In the digital limit situation (Lagerkvist 2020, 2022)—as the technology is entrusted to be salvaging us or feared to outperform and render us extinct—“the self” is simultaneously encroached from all sides. In a curious way, new “subjects” are meanwhile envisioned to be born inside the models. This raises a series of pressing questions: What conceptions of the self are actually being forged within this powerful socio-technical imaginary? What norms for being human in the world do advanced technologies bring about, challenge or reactivate? And how can we envision selves and technologies relationally as well as within limits, for promoting an existentially sustainable future with machines? About Amanda LagerkvistAmanda Lagerkvist is Professor of media and communication studies, PI of the Uppsala Hub for Digital Existence and guest researcher at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS)  at Uppsala University. She has been appointed Core Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Study, The University of Helsinki, for the academic year of 2025-2026. As Wallenberg Academy Fellow (2014-2018) she founded the young field of existential media studies. Her work has spanned the existential dimensions of digital memories, death online and lifeworlds of biometrics. She currently explores intersections of datafication, disability and selfhood; and the ambivalent AI imaginary and its relationship to both futures and endings (with funding from the Bank of Sweden and WASP-HS). In her monograph Existential Media: A Media Theory of the Limit Situation (OUP, 2022) she introduces Karl Jaspers’ existential philosophy of limit situations for media theory. She is the co-editor of Relational Technologies: In Search of the Self Across Datafied Lifeworlds with Dr. Jacek Smolicki (Bloomsbury, Thinking/Media Series) and she is currently under contract for her new monograph Dismedia: Technologies of the Extraordinary Self with The University of Michigan Press.VenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus OdenseThis event is open for all. No registration needed.

Climate Thursdays are a series of online lectures – free of charge.

Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg

”Translational biostatistics: From proof to patient and back"

”Translational biostatistics: From proof to patient and back"

Et stærkt og relevant netværk er måske vejen til dit næste job, kæreste, bolig eller dit livs vendepunkt. Men hvad nu, hvis man ikke har det store netværk, og ikke er Danmarksmester i smalltalk?

Få værktøjer og indsigter, så du nemt kan navigere som ny på arbejdsmarkedet og trygt udvikle dig både fagligt og personligt

Join world-renowned evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev for an exclusive session on how interdisciplinary research can move beyond narrow specialications to address broader societal questions.

Join world-renowned evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev for an exclusive session on how interdisciplinary research can move beyond narrow specialications to address broader societal questions.

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

This workshop session is designed specifically for research support professionals seeking to deepen their expertise in impact development. Through hands-on engagement with real-life applications—both successful and rejected — participants will collaboratively explore how to strengthen impact narratives in relation to specific impact understandings of particular funding bodies and instruments. The aim is to practise and learn collectively to be able to support researchers more effectively. The workshop includes practical exercises using tools such as Theory of Change, the 3I model, and SMART goals, as well as an introduction to The Impact Game—a board game developed to foster strategic thinking around research impact. The session concludes with a reflective discussion on how these approaches can be integrated into researchers’ workflows and extended beyond individual applications.

On the occasion of the retirement of Professor Achim Schroll, we would like to celebrate Achim’s work and thank him for his contribution to the field of Numerical Analysis of Conservation Laws.[list][*]For planning purposes, please register by 4 September 2025[/list]

Er europæiske universiteter rustet til at imødekomme behov og forventninger hos tidlig-karriere forskere? Med et menneskefokuseret perspektiv vil konferencen undersøge, hvordan universiteter kan tilpasse sig for at tiltrække og fastholde de skarpeste

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Please note that the event will take place in Danish.What future awaits Europe when the war in Ukraine one day ends – and how will Russia’s aggression and the shifting priorities of the U.S. shape it?Is it possible to defend the security order that for nearly 80 years has formed the foundation of Danish and European peace, stability, and welfare?As the war drags on and both great powers and small states are forced to rethink their security policy positions, DIAS, in collaboration with Rasmussen Global and the Center for War Studies, invites you to an important and timely debate on the future of Europe's security policy.Three speakers with first-hand insight into both the dynamics of the war and the international response will set the stage: Two of the University of Southern Denmark’s sharpest analysts on the war in Ukraine, along with a highly specialized advisor from Rasmussen Global’s security team:[list][*]Sten Rynning, Professor and Director of DIAS, University of Southern Denmark[*]Anne Ingemann Johansen, Assistant Professor at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark[*]Phillip Kjær Luscombe, Director of Defense at Rasmussen Global[/list]Come and join the debate – this is about more than Ukraine. It’s about the future of Europe.We look forward to welcoming you to an afternoon of knowledge, insight, and engaged discussion!All presentations and discussions will be in DanishRegistrationThere are a limited number of seats for the event, so registration is required.Register via this link.When and WhereMonday, September 22, 20253:30 PM – 5:30 PMKaren Brahe Auditorium at Odense Adelige JomfruklosterAlbani Torv 6, 5000 Odense COdense Adelige Jomfrukloster is located about 50 meters from the light rail stop at Albani Torv.

Please note that the event will take place in Danish.What future awaits Europe when the war in Ukraine one day ends – and how will Russia’s aggression and the shifting priorities of the U.S. shape it?Is it possible to defend the security order that for nearly 80 years has formed the foundation of Danish and European peace, stability, and welfare?As the war drags on and both great powers and small states are forced to rethink their security policy positions, DIAS, in collaboration with Rasmussen Global and the Center for War Studies, invites you to an important and timely debate on the future of Europe's security policy.Three speakers with first-hand insight into both the dynamics of the war and the international response will set the stage: Two of the University of Southern Denmark’s sharpest analysts on the war in Ukraine, along with a highly specialized advisor from Rasmussen Global’s security team:[list][*]Sten Rynning, Professor and Director of DIAS, University of Southern Denmark[*]Anne Ingemann Johansen, Assistant Professor at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark[*]Phillip Kjær Luscombe, Director of Defense at Rasmussen Global[/list]Come and join the debate – this is about more than Ukraine. It’s about the future of Europe.We look forward to welcoming you to an afternoon of knowledge, insight, and engaged discussion!All presentations and discussions will be in DanishRegistrationThere are a limited number of seats for the event, so registration is required.Register via this link.When and WhereMonday, September 22, 20253:30 PM – 5:30 PMKaren Brahe Auditorium at Odense Adelige JomfruklosterAlbani Torv 6, 5000 Odense COdense Adelige Jomfrukloster is located about 50 meters from the light rail stop at Albani Torv.

Business Lunch KoldingThe career fair Business Lunch is an event hosted by SDU Kolding, Kolding School of Design, IBA Erhvervsakademi Kolding and Business Kolding, where students and different companies meet for a chat about projects, internships or collaborations in general.This is also your company`s chance to answer any questions or request´s the students might have about your companies job-opportunities, the company in general etc.Look here, to see which SDU profiles you can meet at the event: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om-sdu/sdu-campusser/kolding/uddannelser/bachelor_kandidat Sign up here: https://businesskolding.dk/arrangementer/business-lunch-efteraar-2025

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On the occasion that both Interreg projects have been running for a year and a half, we invite to a joint midterm conference.

Vil du blive bedre til at tage ordet i en forsamling? Vil du skærpe din kommunikation, så dine budskaber står stærkere? Vil du hvile mere i rollen som oplægsholder og blive komfortabel med at være på i vigtige kommunikationssituationer?

Student Collaboration Day SønderborgStudent Collaboration Day Sønderborg is the meeting place, where companies and students through dialogue can collect an understanding of relevant competences and create a mutual interest, which can lead to a possible collaboration during the studies.This is also where you get the opportunity to meet the talents, who are interested in a dialog about the first job, post graduating in June 2025.I the spring event attends the students from EASV – Erhvervsakademi Sydvest og SDU – Southern University of Denmark.Sign up here: https://event.sdu.dk/studentcollaborationdaye2025(Obs! – the sign-up page is only in Danish)

The Greenland Center for Health Research at the University of Greenland invites PhD students to apply for and participate in our PhD course, which focuses on applying the One Health approach in the Arctic.

Get to meet SDU students and new graduatesMeet SDU students and graduates for a talk about student jobs, internships/project-collaborations or job positions for new graduates at this semesters SDU Student Job Day. In Odense, students are educated within five different academic areas: The Technical Faculty, The  Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Faculty og Business and Social Science, The Faculty of Humanities and The Faculty of Health Sciences. This career fair i targeted all students and new graduates. Although, in the spring, there is more of a focus on the internships-and project collaborations, because many of the students are offered the possibility to join internships programs in the fall, and becaiuse it is free for students to participate. This career fair is open to all companies wanting to attend, and it is free to participate. It is nonetheless a requirement to have relevant post published in SDU´s jobbank.There is a limited number of spaces. Sign up here: https://event.sdu.dk/sdustudentjobday/conference

NUNAMED 2025 - Uddannelse og fremtid / Ilinniartitaarneq siunussarlu / Education and future

Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg

Nordic Humanities Center holds seminar on cultural preparedness in uncertain times

Socialt Topmøde III er Social relations and welfare work in the Arctic

Moritz Simon Geist is a German artist and robotics engineer, well-known for his wildly viral videos like the "Popcorn Jazz Robot" and the giant drum robot "MR-808.”With a background in electrical engineering and a passion for hands-on sound creation, Geist's work is driven by a desire to interact physically with music.His robotic instruments are crafted using advanced technologies such as 3D printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting and have been shown all around the world.In this talk, Geist will give insight into his art practice, share how he stopped working with human musicians and started working with music robots, and explain why AI music robots will not replace human musicians (soon).About Moritz Simon GeistMoritz Simon Geist is a music producer and researcher working with sound, robotics and algorithms. Beginning his academic career in semiconductor sciences as a PhD student, Geist made a career shift to focus on art and music, where he now merges sound with robotics and algorithms.His approach to electronic music, which involves creating sound through mechanical robots, has earned him international recognition.In 2012, Geist's first work, the "Drum Robot MR-808," went viral, and he has since explored the sound making and producing of electronic music with robots and mechanics as well as releasing many influential and viral works.Want to know more? Click HereVenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus OdenseThis event is open for all. No registration needed

On Flying and Sonic Robots: Interacting Bodies and Sonic Atmospheres in Human-Robot InteractionThis talk examines human-robot interaction through a sociological lens, drawing on preliminary find-ings from a research project on the use of (autoomous) drones in the performing arts. It investigates what unfolds when drones become co-performers, turning the stage into a site of technoscientific ex-perimentation. The work of Moritz Geist with sonic robots offers a parallel exploration of robotic agency in musical contexts. Framed by the material turn in the humanities and social sciences, the talk addresses questions of (non)human agency. The presentation investigates how heterogeneous bodies—human and robotic—co-create space, sound, and experience in the performing arts and considers how artistic practices become laboratories for rethinking everyday encounters with autonomous systems.Matthias Wieser is Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Trained in Sociology and Cultural Studies.Cyborg Identities: Living Machines and OthernessLiving machines in art and design extend to other forms of intelligence by mimicking, employing, and drawing attention to neglected companions. They also embrace new materialism and feminist posthumanist theories. These machines embody cyborg identities, which, as Haraway (1991) explains, 'do not dream of communities on the model of the organic family but rather encourage a plasticity of identity to highlight the socially imposed limitations'. They therefore contribute to the development of a posthuman coexistence.Fara Peluso is a bioartist, speculative designer and researcher. With a strong interest in Biology, she pursues a deep research on living organisms like microalgae, lichen and fungi, enquiring into their poetics and agency through a speculative design methodology.Entangled on Stage: The Robot as Performer, The Robot as PerformanceIn the intersection of art and technology, performing with robots presents a unique fascination, as the role of the performer is distributed between human and machine. This shared authorship and agency reflect a deeper, more intricate relationship—one that mirrors the evolving entanglements between humans and robots, humans and AI, and other life-simulating technologies in everyday life. Centering on the robot’s corporeality and the concept of techno-parenthood, the research explores the layered dynamics of these relationships and the collaborative artistic agency embedded in robotic media art performance, specifically highlighting impactful soft robotic performance.Andrea Tesanovic is a PhD researcher whose work emerges at the nexus of robotics, science fiction literature, media art and performance, and the sociology of life-like technologies. The Sounds of Softness: Robot Materialities, Imaginaries, and SoundIn this short talk, I will discuss elements of our work on the robot SONŌ. SONŌ began its life as a re-search prototype created to explore the potential of adding sound to soft robotics (robotics technolo-gies constructed from pliable and elastic materials). The work started from a simple and open ques-tion - what does a soft robot sound like? It branched off to involve a diverse set of activities including studying cultural sonic imaginaries, conducting empirical human-robot interaction studies, and developing an exhibited robotic artwork.Jonas Jørgensen is Associate Professor at the SDU Biorobotics (University of Southern Denmark) and co-director of the SDU Soft Robotics research laboratory www.jonasjoergensen.org.When and where:8 October 2025 from 13:00-16:00DIAS Seminar Room, SDU Odense

Are you planning to lead a Horizon Europe application in the coming year or two?

The annual Arctic Circle Assembly brings together governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, Indigenous communities, citizens and others for a comprehensive and democratic Arctic dialogue.

Explore the opportunities and challenges of European space policy and programs. Join key discussions on how space contributes to Europe’s resilience, competitiveness, and sustainability—and what it means for the future of Denmark and Europe.

Dear all,A practical information meeting will be held for 5th semester diploma engineering students. The meeting will take place in week 43, on Tuesday, 21-10-2025, from 16:30 to 17:30.On behalf ofTEK Educational Coordination and Support

A Research and Technology Infrastructures Ecosystem for Breakthrough Science and Innovation

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

SDU Internship-and Project Day Odense is an event, where companies get the opportunity to meet engineer students from SDU in Odense. The event will give reason for dialogue surrounding collaboration opportunities during the studies in form of projects, internships, bachelor-, In-company or the master thesis. This is also where you can meet the young people, who are on the hunt for the first job after graduating this June 2025.Tilmeld dig her: https://event.sdu.dk/pp-dayoct282025/conference

Tag strategiske karrierevalg, allerede mens du studerer

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Udforsk og oplev den arktiske verden i hjertet af København

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The European Quantum Technologies Conference 2025 will be held at Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, on 10-12 November!

ALL EYES ON GREENLAND is the theme of Greenland Science Week Conference 2025.

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

Read more about the Department Council: https://sdunet.dk/en/enheder/institutter/imada/udvalg-og-moeder/institutraad

Spearheaded by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and co-arranged with the Danish Ministry for Higher Education and Science.

Meeting notice with time and agenda will be sent by email.

Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

Meeting notice with time and agenda will be sent by email.

Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

Read more about the Department Council: https://sdunet.dk/en/enheder/institutter/imada/udvalg-og-moeder/institutraad

Meeting notice with time and agenda will be sent by email.

Turn of the tide

The UArctic Congress is a biennial event that brings together a science conference and key UArctic meetings into a single gathering.