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<p>Dear colleagues, </p>
<p>Please find below the Call for Applications for our upcoming
Summer School. If you are a PhD researcher, you are warmly invited
to submit an application. If you are a senior researcher, we would
be very grateful if you could share our Summer School call below
at your institution or with interested colleagues, especially with
PhD candidates. Thank you!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%">*</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%"><b>The
SOCRATES group \u2013 Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of
Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information \u2013 invites
applications for its Summer School 2026:</b></p>
<h2 class="c-headline--h2"><span><span><span><span>Bridging the Gap:
Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis</span></span></span></span></h2>
<p><span class="c-text--intro-centered">1 September 2026 13:00 CEST
<span><span><strong>\u2013 </strong></span></span>4 September 2026
13:00 CEST, </span><span class="c-text--intro-centered">Leibniz
University Hannover, Germany</span></p>
<p>with our great speakers Dr. Viktoria Cologna (Eawag Switzerland),
Prof. Dr. Vincent Lam (University of Bern), Prof. Stephan
Lewandowsky (University of Bristol), and Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch
(Leibniz University Hannover).</p>
<p><span><span><span><span>A growing body of evidence suggests that
many climate change impacts might be more severe or occur
sooner than older climate models had projected. And yet,
at the same time, the sense of urgency regarding the
climate crisis in the public and political sphere seems to
be declining. This \u2019perception gap\u2018 or disconnect is not
due to a lack of scientific evidence but seems to be at
least partly fuelled by a crisis in communication,
credibility, and trust. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span>Our three-day summer school has the aim
of examining challenges posed by this disconnect from
different disciplinary perspectives. Our aim is to explore
why arguably compelling scientific evidence often fails to
translate into societal action.</span></span></span></span><span> The
event will bring together PhD candidates from several
disciplines for interactive sessions, talks by senior scholars,
and opportunities to present and discuss their work in a
supportive and engaging environment. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%"><b>We
invite applications from researchers with the following profile:</b></p>
<ul>
<li><span><span><span>Pursuing a PhD in philosophy, sociology,
psychology, communication and media studies, or a related
discipline, with a dissertation focussing on topics
explored at the summer school; </span></span></span><br
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</li>
<li><span><span><span>Associated with an academic institution
(university, non-university research institution); and</span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><span>Willing to actively participate in the
interactive sessions of the Summer School and give at
least a 3-minute elevator pitch of your project; longer
presentations are optional.</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<i>Travel and accommodation costs as well as the Summer School
dinner are at the participant\u2019s expense.</i>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%"><b>Deadline
for applications: 13 February 2026 (23:59 CEST). </b><b>Please
find more information and the application form on the <a
href="https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/news/socrates-summer-school-2026">event
webpage</a>.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%">SOCRATES
is a Centre for Advanced Studies funded by the German Research
Foundation (DFG) and is based at the Institute for Philosophy at
Leibniz University Hannover. It is headed by Prof. Dr. Mathias
Frisch (as speaker) and Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%">More
information about SOCRATES can be found at <a
href="https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/"
target="https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%">*</p>
<p>Best regards from Hannover,</p>
<p>Leonie Wiemeyer</p>
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Dr.in Leonie Wiemeyer (sie/she)
Koordinatorin | Coordinator
Office days: Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays
\u201cSOCRATES \u2013 Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information\u201d
DFG-Kollegforschungsgruppe (KFG) 43, Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
Institut für Philosophie
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Lange Laube 32
30159 Hannover
Germany
E-Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de">leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de</a>
Mobil: +49 (0)160 92470508
Telefon: +49 (0)511 762-14541
Find us online at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://socrates.uni-hannover.de">http://socrates.uni-hannover.de</a>!</pre>
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