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Best Paper Award for Astrid Spatzier (IFFB Sport Science and Kinesiology)
For the study, “Public Relations and Education Communication: Is Creativity the Opposite of Knowledge? Effects of Knowledge Transfer on the Mediation of Creativity. An Austrian Empirical Study Comparing Three Education Types”, Astrid Spatzier (IFFB Sport- und Bewegungswissenschaft) and Jessica Breu (Master Graduate KoWi) received the Best Paper Award 2017.
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Introduction of New Professors at the University of Salzburg
Five new professors were appointed to the University of Salzburg in the winter semester 2017/18: Christoph Kühberger, History; Reinhard Klaushofer and Andras Jakab, both Public Law; John Dunlop, Chemistry and Materials Physics; and Kyoko Shinozaki, Political Science and Sociology. The two well-deserved retired professors, Wolfgang Schuhmacher and Harald Stolzlechner, retired on 30 September, 2017.
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CSRN+, the University’s New Research Network Is Introduced
In cooperation with the Robert Jungk Library and the Province of Salzburg (Salzburg 2050), PLUS presented its new research network CSRN+ on 6 November. The network, which stands for “Climate Change and Sustainability Research Network PLUS”, has over 50 members whose research focuses on climate change, environmental protection and sustainability.