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Special Call JESH-CROATIA of the Joint Excellence in Science & Humanities (JESH) Programmes
At the end of March, in the middle of the Corona pandemic, Croatia was hit by a severe earthquake. With this special call ÖAW (Austrian Academy of Sciences) sets a humanitarian sign and does its utmost best to support scientific collaboration with Croatian colleagues.
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The Pope Reappoints Dietmar Winkler as Ecumenical Consultant
Salzburg’s church historian Prof. Dietmar W. Winkler will continue to work as a consultant to the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity. Pope Francis has extended the Salzburger theologian’s advisory role. Prof. Winkler was first appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. in 2008.
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Earth Observation for Humanitarian Aid
The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, in cooperation with Doctors without Borders, is opening a Christian Doppler Laboratory for geospatial and earth observation based humanitarian technologies (gEOhum).The opening took place virtually on the 8th July 2020.