How can #research be effectively communicated to the #public and #policymakers? 28 female researchers from Saxony-Anhalt are learning this at the IAMO’s FEM-Power #Science #Communication #Academy. #FEMPower #SaxonyAnhalt t1p.de/xrr2g

FEM-Power Science Communication Academy launches with 28 female researchers from Saxony-Anhalt

The FEM-Power Science Communication Academy at IAMO kicked off with an online launch event on 18 September 2026. Until February 2027, 28 PhD students, postdocs and communications specialists from ten ...

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IAMO and #MLU invite applications for the jointly appointed: W3 #Professorship for "#Economics of international agri-food chains and trade". Apply here by 27 November 2026: t1p.de/4o9q6 #JobOffer #AgriculturalSciences #NutritionalSciences #TransitionEconomies #HalleSaale

How can #empowerment and the targeted support of #women help to improve quality of life and support the sustainable development of #RuralAreas in the #WesternBalkans? Read more in #IAMOPolicyBrief 53: t1p.de/rp7xp

Empowering rural women in the Western Balkans

Women perform a central role in rural development in the Western Balkans. However, significant barriers remain in relation to property ownership, access to finance, participation in decision-making, a...

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Happy to be hosting the SOG's 64th International Academic Week at Lake Starnberg with Daniel Müller. This year’s question: Who owns the land? Looking forward to great discussions on land, belonging & inequality in rural Southeast Europe. #southeasteurope @sudosteuropa.bsky.social

The images from Ratko Mladić’s funeral yesterday in Belgrade were shocking. Ratko Mladić was a convicted war criminal. He was responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He died while serving a life sentence for the Srebrenica genocide and other crimes.

Ohne Paywall. Hochschulen in Sachsen-Anhalt vor der Landtagswahl.

(S+) Landtagswahl Sachsen-Anhalt: Wie die AfD die Hochschulen umbauen will

Bei der Landtagswahl im September könnte die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt die absolute Mehrheit holen. Sie plant etwa, Studierendenschaften abzuschaffen und Diplom und Magister wieder einzuführen. Was das fü...

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New research shows Covid vaccines may boost cancer treatment, helping the immune system fight tumors and nearly doubling patient survival compared with those unvaccinated. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/mrna-covid...

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Jørgen Heszlein@heszlein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Ukrainian farmers are risking their lives to harvest fields wearing body armor and carrying drone detectors amid relentless Russian attacks.

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Wir haben eine Website & einen Flyer zur Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt gestaltet! Jetzt habt ihr: Riesige Recherchen, ausführliche Argumente mit allen Quellen und Tipps, wie du JETZT vor den Wahlen aktiv werden kannst! Alle Infos auf: volksverpetzer.de/ltw-lsa

Sachsen-Anhalt: Landtagswahl 2026

Warum sich Wählen lohnt – und warum die rechtsextreme AfD die schlechteste Wahl wäre. Argumente, Quellen und was DU tun kannst! +Flyer!

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At the #ETF Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on #Skills and #Migration (on 9-10 June in #Brussels) IAMO researchers @jpinkow-laepple.bsky.social and @judith-moellers.bsky.social presented their findings on how female #returnees are driving change in their countries of origin: t1p.de/zreu4

IAMO research findings presented at the European forum on skills and migration

At the European Training Foundation’s (ETF) Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on Skills and Migration, held on 9 and 10 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, IAMO researchers Janine Pinkow-Läpple a...

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IAMO's Southeast Europe group will contribute to the Agricultural Policy Dialogue's upcoming work on generational renewal.

IAMO Forum session sets the stage for Agricultural Policy Dialogue South-East Europe (APD SEE)’s work on generational renewal

At a joint SWG and APD SEE session during IAMO Forum 2026, Dr. Judith Möllers presented findings on rural youth, farm succession and place attachment that will inform the Agricultural Policy Dialogue’...

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Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple presented her research on “Overcoming resistance, enabling change: Support structures for intangible remittance transmission by female returnees” in Brussels #migration #Kosovo #Romania

IAMO's Southeast Europe Group contributes research insights to European forum on skills and migration

IAMO researchers Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple and Dr. Judith Möllers presented new findings and policy recommendations on how female return migrants can contribute to economic and social change in their c...

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Some authors seem to deploy their words defensively, wielding impenetrable jargon as a shield.

Jeffrey Vagle@jvagle.me · 3mo ago

There's a certain kind of academic writing that seems to be yearning, striving for unreadability.

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Provision buried in controversial U.S. rule change would help people legally challenge ‘woke’ federal research

White House asserts expanded authority to prosecute any wasteful spending “in the national interest”

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Europe as science superpower: what it will take to rival the US and China

Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain.

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The summary of the #iamoForum26 entitled “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural #Economics” was published: forum2026.iamo.de/summary #AgEcon #ResearchConference

Hello from Brussels 👋 Migration, skills and labour markets: how better policy can offer a “triple win” for countries and workers | ETF

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Albania’s growing ‘flamingo revolution’ targets Jared Kushner resort

The American investor and son-in-law of Donald Trump has sparked a major backlash in Tirana thanks to his proposed mega building project.

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🇲🇩Moldova finally withdraws from the CIS – President signs documents Moldovan President Sandu signed decrees denunciating the Charter and founding treaties of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

"The vote on April 12 is Hungary’s best chance in 16 years to choose democracy over autocracy. It may not come again." Excellent piece by Bálint Magyar and madlovicsb.bsky.social that lays out the stakes of Sunday's election in Hungary.

National Parliament Election in Hungary tomorrow 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Our election dashboard features: • Polling averages • Live results (turnout & vote) • Capital & abroad vote • Demographic vote • Electoral history Explore it here: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

1/3. Very helpful summary in preparation for the epochal Hungarian elections tomorrow. See also essays by Anne Applebaum and Lászlo Gendler and commentary by Kim Scheppele mikegalsworthy.substack.com/p/why-an-orb...

Why an Orbán loss would be a huge win for the EU - and disastrous for Putin and MAGA

It's hard to understate how much vast geopolitics hinges on an election in a country with a population of only 9.6M

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So… people from the Western Balkans (apart from Serbia), Moldova, Belarus and Russia won’t be able to travel to the US anytime soon?

A crisis of inequality 🎁 No Paywall 🇩🇪 in German

Starökonom: Ungleichheit ist eine Krise so schlimm wie der Klimawandel

Der Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträger Joseph Stiglitz sieht die Lücke zwischen Arm und Reich als eine Gefahr vom gleichen Ausmaß wie die Klimakrise. In einem Bericht fordert er ein globales Gremium, das Sch...

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An important topic will be discussed today at the "Westbalkan Salon" in Berlin.

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

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Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

🚨 Publication alert! Our new paper, co-authored with @judith-moellers.bsky.social, is out in Comparative Migration Studies! We introduce our concept of intangible remittances, providing clear definitions, a new typology & an integrated framework of remittances. 👉 doi.org/10.1186/s408...