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 Hamburg Press Freedom Week 2025

Is Journalism in a Crisis of Confidence?

5. November 2025

Julia Behre discusses with Katharina Weiß (Reporters Without Borders), Malte Werner (Netzwerk Recherche) and Omid Rezaee (DIE ZEIT) whether journalism is in a crisis of confidence.

Verantstaltungsort Hamburg
Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

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

Veranstaltung Hamburg Press Freedom Week 2025

Journalism, Influencing, Lies: The Rules of (Dis)Information

6. November 2025

Anna von Garmissen and Jan Rau discuss the rules, self-image and logic of analogue and digital media with media practitioners. How is reliable information created? Who shapes public discourse, and how?

Verantstaltungsort Hamburg
Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

Kidsfluencing and Sharenting

8. November 2025

As part of the event "Digital Risks: Can Our Children Be Saved?", Dr. Claudia Lampert will provide an overview of how images of children are shared online, how children become content themselves, and the associated risks, ethical issues, and legal concerns.

Verantstaltungsort Hamburg

#LeibnizMediaLunchTalk

Veranstaltung Leibniz Media Lunch Talk

Fighting the Fortress with Arrows.
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
Veranstaltung Event Recommendation

Media History Lunch Talks

19. November 2025

The international research network Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS), of which the HBI is a partner, has organized an online seminar program on topics in media history for the fall. This semester, the focus is on memory, activism, and technology.

Verantstaltungsort Online
Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

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

27. November 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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