Can #AI respond more "human" than real people in political debates? 💬🤖 A new study from our researchers (a.o. @sherbold.bsky.social) found that #ChatGPT impersonated answers from #BBCQT were rated as more authentic than the human responses. @plosone.org 📄 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Die Ethikerin Prof. Dr. Karoline Reinhardt und die Computerlinguistin Prof. Dr. Annette Hautli-Janisz von unserer Universität untersuchen in einem neuem @dfg.de Projekt moralische Fehlschlüsse von #LLMs. 👇

What happens when global experts come to Passau to rethink the power of digital platforms? 🚀 Last week, the #DPEForum2026 turned our campus into a hub for critical debate. The real stars? Our early career researchers. Watch them pitch their work: @dfg.de @chayanin.bsky.social @passaudpe.bsky.social

From studying platforms to founding one: Moritz Maier is a doctoral graduate of our DFG RTG 2720 @passaudpe.bsky.social. Here, he explains how his view of #DigitalPlatforms changed and why he is now taking the leap into entrepreneurship 👉 www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/beitraege... #PassauDPE

TaCT-FoRSED brought game-based learning to @unipassauresearch.bsky.social ! 🎮 40 students + 7 teachers explored disinformation with Headline Hunter, spotting AI made headlines. Interested? Find out more here: tact-forsed.eu/2026/06/12/w... #MediaLiteracy #GameBasedLearning #ConspiracyTheories

A team led by data scientist Professor @mgrani.bsky.social from our university is developing a Europe-wide infrastructure to combat #disinformation campaigns on the web as part of the new BMFTR collaborative project SOURCE. 👉 www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/project-d...

Die Forschung im Verbund #ForGeRex zeigt: Die AfD nimmt in Bayern im Feld der extremen Rechten eine zentrale Rolle ein. Eine neue Artikelserie, an der auch Forschende unserer Universität beteiligt waren, gibt Einblicke in inhaltliche und personelle Verstrickungen: #Rechtsextremismusforschung

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #biodiversity

New paper by Robert Forkel and myself in #JOHD just appeared: Extending CLDF -- Towards a Type System for Cross-Linguistic Data doi.org/10.5334/johd...

From CEOs to sex workers: Anastasiya Shylina, a graduate of the @dfg.de RTG 2720 @passaudpe.bsky.social, explores in her doctoral thesis who really shapes digital platforms. In the video, she taks about her research journey. Find out more: www.digital.uni-passau.de/en/beitraege... #PassauDPE

Forschende unserer Universität und vom JFF - Institut für Medienpädagogik untersuchen im Forschungsverbund #ForGeRex, wie rechtsextreme Akteure Internet-Memes gezielt in der politischen Kommunikation nutzen. 👇 scilogs.spektrum.de/rechtsextrem...

New preprint www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... ‘State of Emergency’ and Configuration of Penal Justice in Terms of Repression and Ideology: Munich Special Court (1933-45) and Its Computational Historical Resumption #digitalhumanities #ns #lawhistory #rechtsgeschichte

From Passau, the tropics seem very far away. But in February, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology #ECTE2026 was hostet at our university! Here is a wrap-up of some of the inspiring talks 👇 @soctropecol.bsky.social @rob-marchant.bsky.social

🔐 Warum die Schwachstelle nicht vor dem Bildschirm sitzt: Bei seiner Abschlussveranstaltung räumt der Forschungsverbund #ForDaySec mit Vorurteilen auf und präsentiert Strategien für mehr digitale Sicherheit im Alltag. Zum Nachbericht mit Videos: www.digital.uni-passau.de/beitraege/20...

🎓 PICAIS Research-in-Residence Fellowship – University of Passau, Germany 🌍 Interdisciplinary research in humanities, social sciences, law, economics, business, CS & maths 🎓 Eligibility: PhD / Postdoc 📅 Deadline: 15 May / 15 Oct 2026 🔗 higherjobz.com/picais-resea... @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

Eine neue Studie zeigt: Die #Staatsbürgerschaft durch Geburt reduziert #Kriminalität von Jugendlichen mit Migrationshintergrund erheblich. Beteiligt an der Forschung war der Ökonom @sbauernschuster.bsky.social von unserer Uni. Mehr dazu 👉 www.digital.uni-passau.de/beitraege/20... #EconSky 🧪

📣Join us in Passau for the #DPEForum2026: The conference brings together international scholars to discuss the latest research on digital platforms, ecosystems and the platform economy - with plenty of room for networking. 📆Early-bird deadline: 23 March 2026 👉 www.dpe.uni-passau.de/en/dpe-forum 🧪

🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up! 🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology. ⬇️ See all the highlights of the week in our latest blog post:

Die #Bundesnetzagentur hat Prof. Dr. @kraemer.bsky.social in den „Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis für Regulierungsfragen“ (WAR) berufen - herzlichen Glückwunsch! 👏 Der Plattformforscher bringt seine Expertise zur #Regulierung von digitalen Märkten ein. @passaudpe.bsky.social

A truly amazing four days of tropical #ecosystem research presented from around the world coving issues from #restoration to #resilience, from #conservation to #community management #ECTE2026 @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

The waters are rising on the #Rivers Inn, Danube and IIz as the waters join - white from glaciers, brown from runofff and black from the peaty soils respectively @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026. ☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations. 👋 See you there! @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

🏔️ We’re back for Day 2 of the European Conference of Tropical Ecology #ECTE2026 with a keynote talk from Prof. Rob Marchant of the University of York and author in @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net – “Embedding the Past for Balanced Future Tropical Mountain Social Ecological Systems”.

👋We’re at #ECTE2026 until the 26th talking all things scientific publishing. 📚 Whether you have questions about your next #manuscript or just wish browse our diverse #journal catalogue spanning @apr.pensoft.net to @ibe.pensoft.net & more swing by our booth and say hi! @soctropecol.bsky.social

Some fantastic insights bring presented into tropical #ecosystems, changes, challenges and links to #livelihoods at the EuropeanTropical Forest Congress @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

👋Come to @pensoft.net booth at #ECTE2026 and chat all things publishing! @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social | #tropical #ecology #conference

Excited to present my research at #ECTE2026. If you're interested in how biodiversity-ecosystem functioning #BEF relationships can change over the course of a decade, come to HS5 at 14:30 on Thursday! 🌿🐝🕙 @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de @dfg.de

One of our authors, Dr. Maria Fungomeli (National Museums of Kenya) delivered a keynote at #ECTE2026. 🌍Her talk, "Biodiversity Patterns in the Kenyan Coastal Forests and Conservation Implications," highlighted critical research for one of East Africa's most threatened #ecosystems. (1/3)

Keynote talk at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026: Alexandre Antonelli of @rbgkew.bsky.social on “Illuminating Biodiversity Darkspots". @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

🎉 The 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology #ECTE2026 is underway in Passau! Opening remarks from Dr. Katerina Sam @soctropecol.bsky.social President and Prof. Christine Schmitt (Chair of Physical Geography, Universität Passau). @unipassauresearch.bsky.social (1/2)

Exciting start to the tropical congress with Bavarian music. Opening insights on the importance of historical perspectives to understand #biodiversity, #sustainability and livelihoods @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social #ECTE2026

🤖 How #AI can cause businesses to lose their knowledge Tech giants are cutting jobs for “AI efficiency,” but new research from our university and Arizona State University warns this backfires in the long-term. Study: “Fading Memories” in #AoMR🔗 journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amr.2024.0408 🧪

🚀 "Wissen made in Germany – Profit made abroad": Prof. Dr. @haeussler.bsky.social ist Vize-Vorsitzende der #EFIKommission, die heute ihr Gutachten an #FriedrichMerz übergeben hat. Im Video spricht sie über die Stärken und Schwächen im deutschen Innovationssystem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAKr...

From Amsterdam, Budweis and Lisbon to Passau: The #ECTE2026 conference is taking place at our university from 23 to 27 February. You can register until 13 February 👇 🧪

Zur Abwechslung mal wieder ein geschichtswissenschaftlicher Beitrag: www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/11... #migration @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

📢 Call for papers - please share: The Transkribus User Conference #TUC2026 is coming to Passau (21-23 September) - thanks to our chairs of Computational Humanities (@malterehbein.bsky.social) and German Linguistics. 💡Theme: Unlocking the written past with #AI. 📆 Submission deadline: 20 March 🧪

🤖 KI und ihre Rolle in der Gesellschaft: Das Online-Format "I'm a scientist" sucht Forschende, die sich mit Schülerinnen und Schülern zu ihrer KI-Forschung austauschen. 📆Bewerbungsschluss ist 5. Februar; die Live-Chats finden von 23. bis 27. Februar statt. Mehr Informationen: imascientist.de

Spannender Blogbeitrag aus dem Bayerischen Forschungsverbund #ForGeRex, an dem auch Forschende unserer Universität beteiligt sind:

📉 Can school social work reduce #youthcrime? In a new study, economist @katharinad.bsky.social from our university's chair of #PublicEconomics provides a clear answer to this question 👇 🔗Link to the original study: www.bgpe.de/files/2026/0... @sbauernschuster.bsky.social #EconSky 🧪

🌍 Habitability in Times of Global Crises This winter semester, Professor Martina Padmanabhan from our university is hosting a lecture series exploring the concept of habitability. In this video, she explains why this topic is so urgent today:

Wer trägt die Verantwortung für KI-generierte Kinderpornografie? Eine Studie der Universität Passau zeigt: Auch Tech-Konzerne können sich nach deutschem Recht strafbar machen, wenn sie Missbrauch dulden. ... weiterlesen

A new study led by @sherbold.bsky.social from our university is investigating who is liable when #AI is misused to create child sexual abuse material. The authors reach a clear conclusion: "Anyone who develops AI must implement clear protective mechanisms – both technical and legal."

Digitale Sicherheit im Alltag gilt als „Schlüssel zum Erhalt technologischer Souveränität“. Doch wie kann sie gelingen? Die @szde.bsky.social hat dazu unter anderem mit Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser von unserer Universität gesprochen, der den Forschungsverbund #ForDaySec koordiniert:

📢 Ako ste studirali 📖, 🔎 ili predavali u 🇩🇪, a sada ste u 🇭🇷, možete se prijaviti na natječaj za seminar #DAAD i #PerspektiveOsteuropa @unipassauresearch.bsky.social: „Separatizam ili autonomija? Separatistički pokreti u Europi u usporedbi“. 🗓️ 4. - 8. 5. 2026. ✍️ Rok prijave: 1. 2. 2026. ℹ️ t1p.de/bb33x

Forschende unserer Universität untersuchen im Verbund #ForGeRex, wie eng viele Verschwörungsmythen und Antisemitismus zusammenhängen und welche Rolle beide in der extremen Rechten spielen. Mehr dazu im neuen Blogbeitrag: scilogs.spektrum.de/rechtsextrem... #Rechtsextremismusforschung #Wissenschaft

New open dataset published: Perschl, T., Schmidt, P., Gassner, S., & Rehbein, M. (2025). A Dataset of 735,000 Migration Records (Bremen, 1830-1939) (V1-Dec2025) [Data set]. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #migration #digitalhumanities #computationalhumanities

Conspiracism isn’t just a belief - it’s a political identity! Our first paper (just published 😀) shows how it threatens democracy. We also outline strategies to build resilience. 🔗 Read more here: tact-forsed.eu/resourcespub... #ConspiracyTheories #PoliticalIdentity #DemocraticResilience

Great response to our CfP! Engaging with Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Democracy conference at @charlesuni.cuni.cz. The scientific committee has met and selected abstracts: tact-forsed.eu/2025/12/16/e... Looking forward to it😀 #AcademicConference #ConspiracyTheories #DemocraticResilience

📖 ‘To be or not to be?’ That’s just the beginning of a linguistic mystery The linguist Dr Luca Ciucci is among the editors of a new 1,300-page work exploring how the world's languages handle ‘to be’. Here, he reveals more about his research 👇 @lingulist.de #linguistics 🧪

Im November war Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser zu Besuch bei #SECUSO. Katzenbeisser ist Professor an der Universität Passau und Mitbegründer der INCYDE GmbH, die sich auf die #Sicherheit im #Schienenverkehr spezialisiert. 1/2