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her.culis – her cultural interdisciplinary studies

Hast du Interesse an einem Einblick in die Wissenschaft weißt aber nicht wie? Du kannst Fragen stellen, mehr über wissenschaftliche Forschung erfahren und verstehen, wie die Wissenschaft funktioniert. In gemeinsamen Workshops gehen wir beispielsweise den Fragen nach, was es für … Continue reading

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9th Norwegian Conference on the History of Science

Two of our PhD students have attended the 9th Norwegian Conference on the History of Science in November 2023 (financed with funds from the Research Training Group). Jasmin Dierkes contributed to the conference with a talk “On dummies and dates: … Continue reading

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Workshop on Mathematics and Its Historiography in the Long Twentieth Century

The history of mathematics group within the GRK will be organizing a workshop on Mathematics and Its Historiography in the Long Twentieth Century: Circulations and Interactions, at the Glanzstoffhaus from March 13-15, 2024. The workshop aims at promoting interdisciplinary collaboration … Continue reading

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New Research Project “Big Mathematics? The Classification of Finite Simple Groups, 1950s to 1980”

The research project Big Mathematics? The Classification of Finite Simple Groups, 1950s to 1980 will be funded by the German Research Foundation. The Classification of Finite Simple Groups (CFSG), also known as the enormous theorem, is a highlight of 20th-century … Continue reading

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Welcome Week for the second cohort of PhD students

On the first of October 2023, the members of the GRK 2696 “Transformations of Science and Technology since 1800” were pleased to welcome six new PhD students who will participate in the GRK graduate school program. The second cohort consists … Continue reading

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Summer School “Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity in Science and Technology”

Doctoral students and renowned researchers from all over the world have come together for a summer school on the topic of “Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity in Science and Technology” in the week from 24th to 29th of September 2023. The summer school is … Continue reading

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Lecture of Hanne Andersen: “The structure and development of 21st century science?”

Hanne Andersen is one of the currently three Mercator Fellows of the Research Training Group 2696 and will give this lecture as part of her first stay in Wuppertal. You can find more information about the topic on the respective poster and … Continue reading

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Workshop with Anna Welpinghus “How can we deal with structural injustice in academia?”

This workshop is a seminar for members of the Research Training Group only. You can find more information on the respective poster. If you are interested in the topic, please contact Nina Lorbach.

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Workshop with Rebecca Waldecker “A newcomer’s guide to networking”

This workshop is a seminar for members of the Research Training Group only. You can find more information on the respective poster. If you are interested in the topic, please contact Nina Lorbach.

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Opening Ceremony in the Glanzstoffhaus

March 15th is an important date for the IZWT as well as the entire Bergische Universität Wuppertal since it marks the official opening of the Research Training Group “GRK 2696 – Transformations of Science and Technology since 1800: Topics, Processes, … Continue reading

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