News – SOCRATES: Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information

3rd May 2024

Concluding the 'Practices of Storytelling and Indigenous Epistemologies' workshop

Photo of SOCRATES Group taken in April 2024.

11th April 2024

New fellows Prof. Watene, Dr. Koskinen, and Dr. Hendriks have arrived

27th February 2024

Nature News report: SOCRATES Fellow Viktoria Cologna's international study finds high levels of trust in scientists

The pre-print of the large-scale study by SOCRATES Fellow Viktoria Cologna and her colleagues is featured in … The pre-print of the large-scale study by SOCRATES Fellow Viktoria …

Photo of the SOCRATES Group from January 2024.

10th January 2024

Viktoria Cologna and Joe Roussos join SOCRATES as fellows

18th December 2023

New publication: Rethinking the Conceptual Space for Science in Society after the VFI

Dr. T.Y. Branch, postdoctoral researcher at SOCRATES, has published a new paper together with Heather Douglas. … Dr. T.Y. Branch, postdoctoral researcher at SOCRATES, has published a …

Photo of Prof. Mathias Frisch and Prof. Torsten Wilholt

23rd November 2023

SOCRATES speakers Mathias Frisch and Torsten Wilholt win Lower Saxony Science Award 2023

13th November 2023

Call for Abstracts: Workshop "Biasing Mechanisms in Scientific Research", 31 May - 1 June 2024 (Hannover)

This workshop aims to clarify the negative roles of values in research and their sometimes-biasing effects. We … This workshop aims to clarify the negative roles of values in research …

10th November 2023

UNESCO World Science Day: Building trust in science

Every November 10th, UNESCO celebrates World Science Day for Peace and Development. It is a call to recognise … Every November 10th, UNESCO celebrates World Science Day for Peace and …

Photo of the SOCRATES Group (October 2023)

4th October 2023

First group of fellows fills SOCRATES with life

1st October 2023

T.Y. Branch joins SOCRATES as postdoctoral researcher

Dr. T.Y. Branch is a philosopher of science interested in values in science and their implications on science … Dr. T.Y. Branch is a philosopher of science interested in values in …

11th September 2023

How much trust does science need? An interview with Prof. Frisch and Prof. Wilholt

The SOCRATES directors Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch and Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt provide insights into the … The SOCRATES directors Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch and Prof. Dr. Torsten …

1st September 2023

SOCRATES welcomes first team members

SOCRATES will officially open its doors on October 1st, 2023, and it now has its first two team members, Dr. … SOCRATES will officially open its doors on October 1st, 2023, and it …

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