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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Aug 14

Come join us at #UCL STEaPP & the Policy Impact Unit for an online webinar on the evolving landscape of #research #security policies across #Europe with Professor Andrew James (The University of Manchester) on 9th September from 13:30 – 15:00 BST 👇

Find out more and sign up here: lnkd.in/enK2G4J8

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Jul 21

My co-panelists explored uncertainty in the context of:

- #algorithmic face recognition
- being a #patient of endocrinology
- identifying who counts as an #expert, and
- suggestive therapy in #psychotherapeutic cases.

If you are interested in their work, check out @edinitiative.bsky.social.

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Jul 21

@williams-r-b.bsky.social, @paultrautt.bsky.social, Kim Hajek & Rena Alcalay managed to put a great #interdisciplinary panel on #uncertainty in data-intensive #research #practices together for @ishpssb2025.bsky.social. As part of it, I discussed uncertainty in the context of #research #security.

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Jun 26

@haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social invites contributions to a forum on #theorizing #culture in #global #politics 📩

www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

If you are studying culture in global politics, make sure to submit your proposal by 15 September!

Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations

Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Jan Melissen @janmdiplo.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join our Symposium on *Japan between the East and the West* in The Hague! Experts from the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe will debate Japan's international challenges when the 80-year-old international liberal order is shaken if not collapsing.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

Symposium: Japan between the East and the West

Friday 25 April 2025 | Leiden University Institute of Security and Global Affairs – The Hague

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Mar 17

#Regulation is not all there is to #AI governance.

This is why I focus on the role of #STI policy in governing AI in my latest article and trace the history of the so-called “CERN for AI” – a proposal to organize Europe’s AI research in a #CERN-like ecosystem 👇

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“We Need a CERN for AI”: Organized Scientific Interests and Agenda-Setting in European Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy - Minerva

How do organized scientific interests shape the agenda of science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy in the European Union (EU)? I address this question by investigating how the so-called “CERN ...

link.springer.com

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Mar 14

Check out this super interesting piece by my brilliant colleague and co-author👇

INSCONS @inscons.bsky.social · Mar 14

❗Publication alert ❗

Our INSCONS colleague, Jeongwon Choi, just published a commentary in #Science:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....

In the very timely piece, Jeongwon & colleagues discuss the implications of the recently announced 15% cap on facilities & administrative cost reimbursements.

Is flat 15% fair?

An NIH funding policy is misguided and damaging

www.science.org

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Mar 3

Great to see our first anniversary issue published 🤩🥳 Should you be at the @isanet.bsky.social Convention in #Chicago and interested in publishing with us, please feel free to reach out 📩

Jan Melissen @janmdiplo.bsky.social · Mar 3

@Haguediplo.bsky.social 20:1 is out now. Is a regular issue really regular when its authors are from 5 continents? HJD 2025:1 is the first issue celebrating our 20th anniversary.

Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Feb 16

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Jan Melissen @janmdiplo.bsky.social · Feb 7

@haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social is looking for a European Associate Editor to join our diverse team and help shape the future research agenda in Diplomatic Studies. @europeanisa.bsky.social

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INSCONS @inscons.bsky.social · Jan 30

Interested in the influence of mobility policies on global research dynamics & scientific collaboration? 🎓 Then submit an abstract to the Symposium on Government Policies and Scientific Collaborations that our colleague Dominika Czerniawska is organizing @unileiden.bsky.social: scicolnet.github.io

GPSC

scicolnet.github.io

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Alexandra Bögner @alexboegner.bsky.social · Nov 25

Very excited that my first PhD article on the promotion of climate objectives at trade committees is now out in @ripejournal.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Trading off climate: how conventional trade interests shape climate discussions at PTA committees

Debates over the role of trade policy in addressing climate change have gained steam in recent years. One proposed mechanism that might lead to improved climate outcomes runs through preferential t...

www.tandfonline.com

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Nov 25

Thanks @ingaulnicane.bsky.social for featuring my blog post on local resistance to #Big #Science on the Europe for Knowledge blog 🙏 If you are interested in the science-society interface, go check it out: era.ideasoneurope.eu/2024/11/25/w....

When does local resistance to Big Science persist and raise wide-spread attention? Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy.

Anna-Lena Rüland Large science projects, also known as “Big Science”, are typically presented as a win-win for all stakeholders involved, including for the local community. Yet research has shown that...

era.ideasoneurope.eu

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hey #STS crowd 👋 I would like to follow scholars working on the political sociology of science. Do you have any recommendations? Cheers 😊

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thoroughly enjoyed my first in-person #EASST4S2024. It was a real treat to be back in beautiful #Amsterdam, to make new connections here and to catch up with my @inscons.bsky.social colleagues 🤩 Kudos to @vuamsterdam.bsky.social for the great organisation (and food)!

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INSCONS @inscons.bsky.social · Jul 17

Three INSCONS presentations at #EASST4S2024 on the socio-cognitive structure of #fusion, the role of #geopolitics in #fusion collaboration and #AI research governance in two days💪 Many thanks to the attendees and panel convenors for the interesting discussions 👥

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INSCONS @inscons.bsky.social · Jul 16

@inscons.bsky.social represented at #EASST with no less than three presentations. If you are interested in #fusion & #AI research governance, join the presentations of INSCONS team members @arueland.bsky.social, Dominika Czerniawska & Richelle Boone today at 2pm and tomorrow at 8:30am 🤓

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am #PhDone! On 4 July, I successfully defended my #thesis @unileiden.bsky.social. Many thx to @inscons.bsky.social for funding my #PhD research and my opposition committee, @ingaulnicane.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, JC Mauduit, Jan Melissen and Maria Rentetzi, for the great discussion.

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Bart Penders 🟥 @penders.bsky.social · Jun 18

In case you can read German and wonder how a professor at a public university can afford a private plane

CORRECTIV @correctiv.org · Jun 18

Schwere Vorwürfe: Insider erzählen von millionenschweren Nebenverdiensten von Professoren an der RWTH Aachen. Neben der Lehre protzen einige mit dem Reichtum, den sie durch ein undurchsichtiges Drittmittel-System erlangen konnten. Einige seien dabei „von China gekauft“.

Die Bling-Bling-Professoren aus Aachen

Privatflugzeuge, Sportwagen, Luxusimmobilien: Insider an der RWTH Aachen sprechen von einem korrupten System. Viel Geld fließt aus China.

correctiv.org

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INSCONS @inscons.bsky.social · Jun 7

Yesterday, INSCONS postdoc @arueland.bsky.social chaired a policy panel on #ResearchInfrastructures at #Eu-SPRI24. Panelists Emanuela Reale, Andrea Scharnhorst & Robert Feidenhans'l discussed issues like geopolitics and sustainability. We thank them & the audience for a thought-provoking exchange.

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · May 29

Just in time for my defence in July, my third PhD article is now available #OA at Technology in Society: sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Of my three PhD projects, this one was by far the most instructive & challenging. It taught me a lot about #positionality, #reflexivity & #Hawaiʻi.

Sustaining local opposition to Big Science: A case study of the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy

Big Science projects, which are extremely costly and typically revolve around large and complex instruments, are increasingly common in research. Prop…

sciencedirect.com

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · May 3

So satisfying!

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Apr 30

The UCL-based @inscons.bsky.social project is hiring two postdocs. If you are interested in international research collaboration, consider applying. Pls spread the word & message me if you'd like to chat about the position(s) 🗣️

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Apr 24

#STS peeps, I am looking for literature on the social structure (i.e. working styles, practices, norms etc) of the social sciences & humanities. I am particularly interested in the social structure of specific subfields (i.e. economics, history, polsci etc). Who can help me? 😊

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · Mar 29

"40% of English and Northern Irish universities (plus 36% of Scottish ones...) are expected to go into the red this year"

Just an absolutely WILD stat (at least from a US pov).

Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding | Gaby Hinsliff

Fundamental restructuring must happen, and an honest debate about what – and who – higher education is really for, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

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Anna-Lena Rüland @arueland.bsky.social · Mar 18

Was greeted with sunshine & cherry blossoms in #Atlanta for the 2024 Atlanta Academy on #Science & #Technology #Policy yesterday 🌸 very impressed with my cohort of fellows & their research. Many thanks to Cassidy Sugimoto, John Walsh & Georgia Tech for bringing us together!

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