[DemocracyNet.eu-list] CfA: SOCRATES Summer School 2026: Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust and the Climate Crisis, 1.-4. Sept. 2026, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Mon Dec 15 13:07:41 CET 2025

Dear colleagues,

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!

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*The SOCRATES group – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert 
Knowledge and Science-Based Information – invites applications for its 
Summer School 2026:*

    Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis

1 September 2026 13:00 CEST *– *4 September 2026 13:00 CEST, Leibniz 
University Hannover, Germany

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).

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 ’perception gap‘ 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.

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. 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.

*We invite applications from researchers with the following profile:*

  * 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;
  * Associated with an academic institution (university, non-university
    research institution); and
  * 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.

/Travel and accommodation costs as well as the Summer School dinner are 
at the participant’s expense./

*Deadline for applications: 13 February 2026 (23:59 CEST). **Please find 
more information and the application form on the event webpage 
<https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/news/socrates-summer-school-2026>.*

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.

More information about SOCRATES can be found at 
https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/

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Best regards from Hannover,

Leonie Wiemeyer

-- 
Dr.in Leonie Wiemeyer (sie/she)
Koordinatorin | Coordinator
Office days: Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays

“SOCRATES – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information”
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:leonie.wiemeyer at philos.uni-hannover.de
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