Zwischenräume | Dialog and Research

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We apply humanities and social science methods, theories and approaches to questions of conflict and environment and their representations in society, politics, culture, and the arts. Our specific themes within Humanities in Transition focus on: Conflicts and Visualisations, Climate Politics and Transformation, European Dis-/Orders.

Humanities in Transition

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Science Policy

We provide science-based policy recommendations to address societal challenges and bridge the gap between research and decision-making.

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Science Diplomacy

In the field of Science Diplomacy, an initiative is underway with Southern and Eastern European countries to build capacities and and address governance issues in the field of foreign policy, and was launched with an inaugural conference in November 2024 . Our goal is to bring Science Diplomacy more to the fore, as global challenges can no longer be met by nation states alone.

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Research & Art

Our Research & Art Series commissions artistic interventions to explore key themes in our work. Art & Society in Dialog fosters exchange between art and research, reflecting on societal transitions.

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Science Diplomacy and heritage: On the Politics of Fragments, the Role of Research, and the Perception of Lacunas

December 4th, 2025 , Venice, 9.30-19.00h Christina Hainzl (UWK) & Eric Piaget (EUTOPIA) in collaboration with Palazzo Grassi- Pinault Collection, Venice and the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance The first conference of the established TEP Science Diplomacy and culture takes place in Venice at the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi. The conference of […]

Climate Justice – ethical perspectives and experiences from the Democratic Republic

Im Rahmen der Seminarreihe „Klimagerechtigkeit. Ethische Reflexion und transformatives Handeln“, die seit 2019 zum fünften Mal an der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems durchgeführt wird, sprach am 25. Juni 2025 der renommierte Politikwissenschaftler Rigobert Bihuzo Minani. Er leitet das Research and Socio-Political Department, Centre d’Etudes pour l’Action Sociale (CEPAS) an der Universität Kinshasa (Demokratische Republik […]

International Conference: “Fluid Geographies. Reconsidering the Notion of Border in Contemporary Art” and Book Presentation “Venice, an Archipelago of Art and Ecologies” – Venice (Italy), 18-19 June 2025

As part of the UWK-IDM project “European Dis/Orders”, the transdisciplinary Research Lab Society in Transition / SDGs at the University for Continuing Education Krems (Christina Hainzl) and the Ecological Art Practices research cluster at THE NEW INSTITUTE Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE) at Ca’ Foscari University (Cristina Baldacci) organised a two-day conference in Venice […]

RECET Festival of History and Social Sciences in Cooperation with the University for Continuing Education Krems

The Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET), based at the University of Vienna, hosts every year its Festival of History and Social Sciences at the Altes AKH Campus in Vienna. This year, the University for Continuing Education Krems (UWK) joined the event as a partner institution for the first time. During the […]