Events

We offer a variety of events online and in presence, for scientific and non-scientific interested people.

Upcoming events can be found below. And click here for our event archive.

Our Scientific Events

The following series of events are primarily aimed at a scientific audience:

  • Leibniz Media Lunch Talks series: one-hour online event via Zoom with a short presentation by an expert followed by a discussion, usually from 12 noon on a Tuesday
  • Leibniz Media Lectures series: one-and-a-half-hour online or hybrid event with presentations by experts followed by a discussion, usually from 4 p.m. on a Tuesday
  • Conferences and workshops on current research issues: one- or two-day specialist events with international experts, irregular

Our Events for Non-Scientific Target Groups

The offers for different, predominantly non-scientific target groups include

  • Events as part of the “Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC)“: various formats and partner institutions from the FGZ context
  • Hamburg Media Symposium: half-day event in cooperation with the Medienanstalt Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein MAHSH and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, once a year in June
  • Cooperation events with various institutions: joint events with partners such as the University of Hamburg, ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, Körber-Stiftung
  • results-oriented workshops and working sessions with experts

Contact person: Dr. Wiebke Schoon

Last update: 17.07.2024

Upcoming events

Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers

18. October 2025

The 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR 2025) will take place this year in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once again, several HBI researchers will be there to present their research. All presentations will be in English.

Verantstaltungsort Online
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Metaphor Analysis of the Meta-Journalistic Discourse on AI

23. October 2025

Antonia Eichenauer will give a presentation entitled "It Could Be Different: Metaphor Analysis of Metajournalistic Discourse about AI” at the anniversary conference of the Center for Media, Communication, and Information Research (ZeMKI), “20 Years into the Future: What Is Our Vision of Media, Data, and Society?"

Verantstaltungsort Bremen
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What Responsibility Do Platforms Bear for Young People’s Body Image?

27. October 2025

Dr. Stephan Dreyer will give a presentation on “What Responsibility Do Platforms Bear for Young People’s Body Image?” at the 8th Media Competence Network Conference in Saxony-Anhalt.

Verantstaltungsort Halle/Saale
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Why AI Systems Come at an Environmental Price

29. October 2025

In the “Digital Salon” event series organized by the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the topic of discussion starting at 7 p.m. will be the ecological cost of AI systems, under the title “Watt for a Prompt.” Katharina Mosene will moderate the event.

Verantstaltungsort Berlin
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How Does Social Media Affect Voting Decisions?

6. November 2025

Prof. Dr. Judith Möller will open the 2025 fall conference of the German Association for Political Education (DVPB) with a presentation on the topic: “(How) Does Social Media Affect Voting Decisions and Political Systems of Government?”

Verantstaltungsort Landau/Pfalz
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Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting 2025

6. November 2025

The DigiMeet 2025 digitisation research and network meeting takes place online this year. It focuses on the topic of “Platform Governance & Power”. The interdisciplinary event aims to provide a forum for young researchers focusing on digitalization.

Verantstaltungsort Online

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Veranstaltung Leibniz Media Lunch Talk

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Civil Enforceability of Due Diligence Obligations for Large Online Services

11. November 2025

We welcome Dr. Katharina Wunner from the University of Bayreuth to this Leibniz Media Lunch Talk. She will speak about the civil enforceability of due diligence obligations for very large online services under Article 54 of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Verantstaltungsort Online

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