For his outstanding dissertation “Graph Sparsification in Distributed and Dynamic Settings,” Tijn de Vos has been recognized with the Heinz Zemanek Award 2026.

July 9 to 11, 2026 | Presence: We invite contributions to the 8th biennial conference of the international Gender & STEM network. The conference aims to advance understanding of the multifaceted and interrelated factors that shape gendered educational and career pathways in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). These issues are gaining growing significance across a range of disciplines, each bringing distinct theoretical and methodological perspectives.

3–7 August 2026 | Presence: The summer school “The Body in Religion: Embodiment, Practice, and Identity” in Salzburg brings together students and researchers from Nairobi, Haifa, Salzburg, Seoul (Dongguk), Yogyakarta (UGM), Varanasi (BHU) and Bologna to explore, at the intersection of theory and practice, how bodies shape religious life and identity – and are shaped by them.