We’re hiring! 📢 The Department of Historical Studies is seeking a full-time Post-doctoral Researcher to join the FWF Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations,” an exciting international research network focused on transregional histories across Eurasia. 👉 careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-P...

Post-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

Post-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

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AcademicResilience.eu 🔵 A new platform supporting academics facing pressure or harassment in Europe — featuring the Pocket Guide for Academics Under Attack, mentorship through the OPEN NEXUS programme, and an interactive map of higher education trade unions. academicresilience.eu/pocket-guide/

Join us next Thursday for our Transformative Salon – we will try to anticipate the Hungarian general election, asking whether the country faces regime change (or not). Discussants: Péter Krekó, Alexander Etkind (@weareceu.bsky.social), Eszter Kováts (@univie.ac.at), moderation: János M. Kovács

We’re excited to announce that CEU has joined the CLARIAH-AT digital humanities consortium. This step strengthens CEU’s role in Austria’s digital humanities community and opens new opportunities for collaboration, research, and innovation. 🙌 Learn more: clariah.at/en/

🌸 We’re opening our doors again this spring! Join our In-Person Open Day on March 24 (Tuesday) and explore our campus in Vienna through guided tours, meet our wonderful community, including faculty and students, and discover the opportunities CEU has to offer. 👉 www.ceu.edu/admissions/c...

CEU met with Leonore Gewessler @lgewessler.bsky.social, Chairwoman of the Austrian Green Party @gruene.at, for an open exchange in Vienna. The discussion focused on democracy in Europe, developments in Hungary, and CEU’s role as a non-partisan research university contributing to public debate. 💡

Last week at @weareceu.bsky.social concluded our training school on building resilience among young researchers facing anti-gender politics. Thanks to @petoandrea.bsky.social, speakers, and participants #AcademicFreedom thanks to the support of @opencostaction.eu @antigenderpolitics.bsky.social

3 days to go! The Early Bird window for the MethodsNet Summer School 2026 is closing. Don’t miss the chance to train with world-leading experts at preferential rates. Register before the rate increase: docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/... #MethodsNet #AcademicSky #PhDLife #ResearchMethods

🗣️ AUTHLIB has explored the discourse of illiberal actors and the role of emotions in political communication. 📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.

🙏 And it's a wrap! We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social 🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.

CEU has published its 2024–2025 Annual Report, reflecting a year of resilience, academic excellence and progress. From reaccreditation milestones to strong research and teaching outcomes, the report shows a university moving forward with confidence. Read the full report: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-12...

2026 is a milestone year for Central European University as we mark our 35th anniversary. What began as the idea of an independent university has grown into a global community advancing open and democratic societies. Join us throughout the year and watch the video: www.ceu.edu/35years

Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics discussed in new episode of Democracy in Question Listen to the full episode here: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/reproductive-agency-vs-authoritarian-demographics-discussed-new-episode @weareceu.bsky.social  @gvagrad.bsky.social

CEU DNDS is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join us in #Vienna! If you work in #NetworkScience or #ComputationalSocialScience, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 bit.ly/44lfXb4

⚡ AUTHLIB Publication ⚡ A new article by Dorottya Szikra (HUN-REN) & Lauritz Autischer @weareceu.bsky.social explores how illiberal parties in Austria, Hungary, Italy & Poland use social policy to build loyal constituenies. 📚 Open access: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Illiberal Social Policy in Europe: When Policy Implementation Meets Welfare Ideas | Article | Politics and Governance

Dorottya Szikra, Lauritz Autischer

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We are proud to share that CEU Emeritus Professor Tibor Varady has been awarded the 2025 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Art (SASA) Medal in social sciences and humanities for his outstanding work in law, language, and international commercial arbitration. 🙌 📖 Read more: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-11...

🩸 Last call to sign up for the CEU Blood Drive! Austria’s blood reserves remain at critically low levels, and every donation helps hospitals save lives. Join us at CEU campus on Oct 21 and be someone’s hero. ❤️ Learn more and book your appointment here: events.ceu.edu/2025-10-21/b...

Yesterday, CEU's Budapest site served as the venue for the Hungarian launch of Angela Merkel's memoir Freedom. After the event, Julius Horvath (CEU's Executive Director for Budapest) had the honor of welcoming the former German Chancellor to CEU's historic campus. Thank you for the opoortunity! 👏

🥗 Rethinking Campus Food: Should CEU Go 100% Plant-Based? We invite you to the 2nd debate of our Topical Debate Series. Join us for a discussion on the benefits and risks of a fully plant-based campus. 📅 September 30 💻 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-30/r...

🔎 Why do we sustain misbeliefs, even against the evidence? On Sept 29 (17:00–20:00) join us at CEU Vienna for a roundtable with Ingrid Brodnig, CEU scholars & more. The event launches our new Center for Belief Updating & Debiasing. RSVP required 👉 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-29/w...

🚨 1 DAY TO GO! 🚨 Join CEU’s Virtual Open Day for Master’s & PhD programs — explore admissions, departments & student life in Vienna, all from the comfort of your home. Don't miss this opportunity to get to know your future better! 📅 Sept 18 | Register at www.ceu.edu/admissions/c...

Capitalism: Can We Fix Its Growth Dependencies? Join our first Topical Debate of the year on Sept 15. (Room D-002 & Zoom). With Diana Ürge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social & Marc Kaufmann kicking things off, we’ll dive into capitalism, growth, and the environment. 🔗 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-15/c...

CEU Virtual #OpenDays are here! 🎓 📅 Master’s & PhD: Sept 18, 10:00–16:00 📅 Bachelor’s: Sept 24, 15:00–17:00 Discover our programs, learn about applications, funding, and meet our lovely community. Register now at: www.ceu.edu/admissions/c...

Earlier this year, Michael Mann gave the Gellner Lecture at our annual conference at @weareceu.bsky.social in Budapest on "Explaining the Industrial Revolution: From Agraria to Industria", now #openaccess at onlinelibrary.wiley.... (and you can see the lecture at www.youtube.com/watc...)

And we're off! Our conference Ryle on Knowledge, Sense, and Method at @weareceu.bsky.social starts today. Here's @timcrane.bsky.social with the conference opener 👇

🎉 Congratulations to CEU’s Robyn Dora Radway (CEU Department of Historical Studies @historicalstudies.bsky.social) for winning the 2025 Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize for her monograph Portraits of Empires! 📚 Read more: cla.umn.edu/austrian/new...

Robyn Dora Radway wins the 2025 Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize

Awarded biennially, the CAS Book Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship published in North America on Austrian, Habsburg, as well as Central and Eastern European Studies

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Today, we celebrate #WorldHumanitarianDay - a day dedicated to honoring the power of compassion and empathy. Being a humanitarian isn’t only about grand gestures; it’s about the cumulative impact of small, consistent actions. Let’s make compassion part of our everyday lives 🌍💙 #CEU

Watch the workshop “Art, Agency, and Testimony in the Work of Ceija Stojka” featuring insights from Paul Bernard-Nouraud, Lorely French, and Stefan Benedik. 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Ui... #roma #romani #minority #minorityrights #porajmos #art #stojka #ceijastojka #AcademicSky #academia #artist

Art, agency, and testimony in the work of Ceija Stojka

YouTube video by CEU Romani Studies Program

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👏🏆 Congratulations to Vojtech Pojar for receiving one of CEU’s Best Dissertation Awards! His research explores the history of eugenics in Habsburg and post-imperial East Central Europe, bridging eugenics studies and Habsburg history in a unique way. 📖: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-08...

🎮 Are you a game developer? Join us in Vienna for the Truth, Lies & Democracy Game Jam! Work with others to create a game that helps people spot fake news and disinformation. 📅 Sept 26–28, 2025 📝 Apply by Aug 15 More info: events.ceu.edu/2025-09-26/c... @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social

Call for Applications: Truth, Lies & Democracy 2025

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