Functions and consequences of artificial intelligence
in the science and higher education organization
Innovation analysis and transfer development
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THE GROUP
The first networking meeting is being organized as part of the WiHo research funding program of the BMFTR – this time by the KIWIT group.
Event
AI & WiHo – The networking meeting of the BMFTR funding line “Junior and Research Groups”
Updated: 16 December 2025, 10:51 | By: KIWIT Editorial Team
Video, audio, and text contributions will be published here shortly.
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KIWIT Group hosts the first networking meeting of the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups”
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Distinguished speakers present their perspectives on artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary research
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Presentations will be made available online
How does artificial intelligence shape science and society’s engagement with knowledge, understanding, and epistemic practices? We look forward to stimulating presentations and discussions at our networking meeting AI & WiHo on 28 November 2025. The workshop brings together projects funded under the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups in Science and Higher Education Research.” It is the first networking meeting of this funding line and is organized by the KIWIT Group.
Interdisciplinary perspectives will be presented by the invited speakers Sascha Dickel (Media Sociology and Social Theory, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Ernst Reinking (Business Informatics, Digitalization and AI, NBS Hamburg), Rudolf Stichweh (Sociology of Science and Social Theory, Universities of Bonn and Lucerne), Marcel Schütz (Organizational Research, NBS Hamburg and University of Oldenburg), and Klaus Mainzer (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Technical University of Munich and University of Tübingen).
Following the event, the contributions will be available online. The program can be accessed, listened to, and viewed on this website as well as via YouTube and LinkedIn.
View the program.
An overview of all projects and groups funded under this funding line can be found here. The Early Career Research Groups (NWG) and Collaborative
Research Groups (VFG) within the funding line, with further information, include:
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BiFam (NWG) – Educationally Successful Families? Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on First-Generation Students (Website) (Instagram)
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Cam4transfo (NWG) – Higher Education Curricula, Access, and Mobility in Transition (Website)
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GreAk (NWG) – Effects of Higher Education Expansion on Vocational Education and Selected Occupations in the Construction Industry (Website)
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KIWIT (VFG) – Functions and Consequences of Artificial Intelligence in Science and Higher Education Organization: Innovation Analysis and Transfer Development (Website) (LinkedIn) (YouTube)
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MIA (NWG) – Making Abuse of Power in Academia Visible and Addressing It Preventively
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RegelWerk (VFG) – Rules and Commitment in Higher Education Studies: What Effects Do They Have? (Website)
Die Forschungsgruppe KIWIT – mit Projektleitung, Projektassistenz, Promovierenden, Mitarbeitenden, wissenschaftlichem Beirat und Assoziierten (Bilder: Privat/KIWIT)
„Den persönlichen Austausch empfinde ich als großen Gewinn. Er ermöglicht es, Einblicke in andere Denkweisen zu bekommen und den eigenen Horizont zu erweitern. Für die Zukunft wünsche ich mir, dass Austausch und Verständnis in gemeinsamen Projekten mündet.“ – Promovendin Alena Klenke (Bild: UOL)
Die Kommunikationsformate der Forschungsgruppe: Wissenschaft, Technologie, Transfer und Interdisziplinarität. Auf den verschiedenen Kanälen, analog und digital, findet fortlaufend Forschungsvernetzung und Public Science statt.
Die Forschungsgruppe KIWIT – mit Projektleitung, Projektassistenz, Promovierenden, Mitarbeitenden, wissenschaftlichem Beirat und Assoziierten (Bilder: Privat/KIWIT)
Der "klassische KI-ler".
Fynn ist im Hamburger Fecht-Club aktiv. In seiner Freizeit widmet er sich neben dem Sport der Landschaftsfotografie und handwerklichen Projekten – das sogar ganz ohne KI.
Der Physiker.
Phillipp macht in seiner Freizeit Impro-Theater. In seiner Abschlussarbeit hat er sich der Physik des Segelns gewidmet. Neben der Promotion findet er Ausgleich im Sport beim Bouldern.
Der Soziologe.
Dennis kommt aus dem Sauerland – und liebt daher naturgemäß Berge, Wälder und Schnee. Wenn er nebst Studium nicht gerade in einem Brauerei-Startup den Vertrieb organisierte, schrieb er seine beiden Abschlussarbeiten über Brückeneinstürze und Flugzeugunglücke.
Updated: 16 December 2025, 10:51 | By: KIWIT Editorial Team
Video, audio, and text contributions will be published here shortly.
-
KIWIT Group hosts the first networking meeting of the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups”
-
Distinguished speakers present their perspectives on artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary research
-
Presentations will be made available online
How does artificial intelligence shape science and society’s engagement with knowledge, understanding, and epistemic practices? We look forward to stimulating presentations and discussions at our networking meeting AI & WiHo on 28 November 2025. The workshop brings together projects funded under the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups in Science and Higher Education Research.” It is the first networking meeting of this funding line and is organized by the KIWIT Group.
Interdisciplinary perspectives will be presented by the invited speakers Sascha Dickel (Media Sociology and Social Theory, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Ernst Reinking (Business Informatics, Digitalization and AI, NBS Hamburg), Rudolf Stichweh (Sociology of Science and Social Theory, Universities of Bonn and Lucerne), Marcel Schütz (Organizational Research, NBS Hamburg and University of Oldenburg), and Klaus Mainzer (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Technical University of Munich and University of Tübingen).
Following the event, the contributions will be available online. The program can be accessed, listened to, and viewed on this website as well as via YouTube and LinkedIn.
View the program.
An overview of all projects and groups funded under this funding line can be found here. The Early Career Research Groups (NWG) and Collaborative
Research Groups (VFG) within the funding line, with further information, include:
-
BiFam (NWG) – Educationally Successful Families? Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on First-Generation Students (Website) (Instagram)
-
Cam4transfo (NWG) – Higher Education Curricula, Access, and Mobility in Transition (Website)
-
GreAk (NWG) – Effects of Higher Education Expansion on Vocational Education and Selected Occupations in the Construction Industry (Website)
-
KIWIT (VFG) – Functions and Consequences of Artificial Intelligence in Science and Higher Education Organization: Innovation Analysis and Transfer Development (Website) (LinkedIn) (YouTube)
-
MIA (NWG) – Making Abuse of Power in Academia Visible and Addressing It Preventively
-
RegelWerk (VFG) – Rules and Commitment in Higher Education Studies: What Effects Do They Have? (Website)
KIWIT-Koordinatorin Prof. Dr. Heinke Röbken (Projektleitung Universität Oldenburg): „Durch interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit und Innovationsgeist stärken wir die WiHo-Forschung. Ich denke, wir können nach einem Jahr bereits ein wenig Stolz sein.“ (Bild: UOL)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kühl (Projektleitung Universität Bielefeld): „Mein Highlight ist die KI-Research Class. Jede Woche ein Text, häufig mit der Autorin oder dem Autor als Diskutant. Mit Forschern und Praktikern aus der ganzen Republik, von verschiedenen Universitäten und Unternehmen.“ (Bild: Brand Eins)
Die Kommunikationsformate der Forschungsgruppe: Wissenschaft, Technologie, Transfer und Interdisziplinarität. Auf den verschiedenen Kanälen, analog und digital, findet fortlaufend Forschungsvernetzung und Public Science statt.
KIWIT-Koordinatorin Prof. Dr. Heinke Röbken (Projektleitung Universität Oldenburg): „Durch interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit und Innovationsgeist stärken wir die WiHo-Forschung. Ich denke, wir können nach einem Jahr bereits ein wenig Stolz sein.“ (Bild: UOL)
Updated: 16 December 2025, 10:51 | By: KIWIT Editorial Team
Video, audio, and text contributions will be published here shortly.
-
KIWIT Group hosts the first networking meeting of the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups”
-
Distinguished speakers present their perspectives on artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary research
-
Presentations will be made available online
How does artificial intelligence shape science and society’s engagement with knowledge, understanding, and epistemic practices? We look forward to stimulating presentations and discussions at our networking meeting AI & WiHo on 28 November 2025. The workshop brings together projects funded under the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups in Science and Higher Education Research.” It is the first networking meeting of this funding line and is organized by the KIWIT Group.
Interdisciplinary perspectives will be presented by the invited speakers Sascha Dickel (Media Sociology and Social Theory, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Ernst Reinking (Business Informatics, Digitalization and AI, NBS Hamburg), Rudolf Stichweh (Sociology of Science and Social Theory, Universities of Bonn and Lucerne), Marcel Schütz (Organizational Research, NBS Hamburg and University of Oldenburg), and Klaus Mainzer (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Technical University of Munich and University of Tübingen).
Following the event, the contributions will be available online. The program can be accessed, listened to, and viewed on this website as well as via YouTube and LinkedIn.
View the program.
An overview of all projects and groups funded under this funding line can be found here. The Early Career Research Groups (NWG) and Collaborative
Research Groups (VFG) within the funding line, with further information, include:
-
BiFam (NWG) – Educationally Successful Families? Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on First-Generation Students (Website) (Instagram)
-
Cam4transfo (NWG) – Higher Education Curricula, Access, and Mobility in Transition (Website)
-
GreAk (NWG) – Effects of Higher Education Expansion on Vocational Education and Selected Occupations in the Construction Industry (Website)
-
KIWIT (VFG) – Functions and Consequences of Artificial Intelligence in Science and Higher Education Organization: Innovation Analysis and Transfer Development (Website) (LinkedIn) (YouTube)
-
MIA (NWG) – Making Abuse of Power in Academia Visible and Addressing It Preventively
-
RegelWerk (VFG) – Rules and Commitment in Higher Education Studies: What Effects Do They Have? (Website)
Soziologin Gesa Lindemann – am 02.02.2026 in der Reserarch Class
KI-Pionier und Neurobiologe Christoph von der Malsburg – am 08.08.2025 im Podcast KInote
Walter Baco am Klavier – Der Wiener Komponist begleitet den Podcast KInote musikalisch.
Soziologin Gesa Lindemann – am 02.02.2026 in der Reserarch Class
Updated: 16 December 2025, 10:51 | By: KIWIT Editorial Team
Video, audio, and text contributions will be published here shortly.
-
KIWIT Group hosts the first networking meeting of the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups”
-
Distinguished speakers present their perspectives on artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary research
-
Presentations will be made available online
How does artificial intelligence shape science and society’s engagement with knowledge, understanding, and epistemic practices? We look forward to stimulating presentations and discussions at our networking meeting AI & WiHo on 28 November 2025. The workshop brings together projects funded under the BMFTR funding line “Early Career and Research Groups in Science and Higher Education Research.” It is the first networking meeting of this funding line and is organized by the KIWIT Group.
Interdisciplinary perspectives will be presented by the invited speakers Sascha Dickel (Media Sociology and Social Theory, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Ernst Reinking (Business Informatics, Digitalization and AI, NBS Hamburg), Rudolf Stichweh (Sociology of Science and Social Theory, Universities of Bonn and Lucerne), Marcel Schütz (Organizational Research, NBS Hamburg and University of Oldenburg), and Klaus Mainzer (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Technical University of Munich and University of Tübingen).
Following the event, the contributions will be available online. The program can be accessed, listened to, and viewed on this website as well as via YouTube and LinkedIn.
View the program.
An overview of all projects and groups funded under this funding line can be found here. The Early Career Research Groups (NWG) and Collaborative
Research Groups (VFG) within the funding line, with further information, include:
-
BiFam (NWG) – Educationally Successful Families? Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on First-Generation Students (Website) (Instagram)
-
Cam4transfo (NWG) – Higher Education Curricula, Access, and Mobility in Transition (Website)
-
GreAk (NWG) – Effects of Higher Education Expansion on Vocational Education and Selected Occupations in the Construction Industry (Website)
-
KIWIT (VFG) – Functions and Consequences of Artificial Intelligence in Science and Higher Education Organization: Innovation Analysis and Transfer Development (Website) (LinkedIn) (YouTube)
-
MIA (NWG) – Making Abuse of Power in Academia Visible and Addressing It Preventively
-
RegelWerk (VFG) – Rules and Commitment in Higher Education Studies: What Effects Do They Have? (Website)