Tighter Covid-19 restrictions for the unvaccinated go hand in hand with greater willingness to get the shot. This is the finding of an ifo-study on vaccine willingness in the German-Austrian border region. The study was carried out by Hannes Winner and two collegues at ifo-Institute and Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Kevin Kloiber and Andreas Peichl. The study is discussed by the authors in a recent article in Die Presse (“Wie sich Corona-Regeln und Lockdowns auf die Impfbereitschaft auswirken”) and has been featured in many newspapers, including Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Zeit, Helsinki News or Newssite of the World Health Organization (WHO).

The research team of the Salzburg International Templar Studies Network – SITSN for short – has made new findings on the possible burial place of Hugo de Payens. Sources suggest that the first Grand Master of the medieval Order of the Knights Templar was buried in the Upper Italian city of Ferrara. The province of Salzburg is funding this research with 230,000 euros for the next three years.

Since mid-October, students, teachers and many others have been discussing what studying at PLUS can and should look like in the future. We have already received 40 concrete proposals in our Open Innovation competition, which are constantly being commented on and evaluated. Now the discussion is entering the final straight: don’t miss this opportunity to contribute your views and win a great prize!