• A World of Comparisons, Dynamics, Contexts, Perspectives

2/3/12 - 2/4/12

Bielefeld, Germany

The ubiquity of public comparisons is an everyday experience. Yet, the social sciences have so far failed to address comparisons as a communicative phenomenon in its own right. Although comparisons lie in the background of many historical and sociological studies, their social significance ...

• Astrophysics with modern small-scale accelerators

2/6/12 - 2/10/12

Bad Honnef, Germany

The 496. Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Seminar on Astrophysics with modern small-scale accelerators brings together scientists with experience or collaborations in the field of nuclear astrophysics and in particular with smaller machines suited for university labs. The latest developments will be ...

• Mastering the Challenges in Higher Education: Considering the way students learn, cheat and enhance performance

2/7/12 - 2/9/12

Bielefeld, Germany

The focus of the interdisciplinary conference will lie on student misbehavior (such as plagiarism, cheating in exams), cognitive enhancement (such as use of medication) and students’ learning strategies , learning motivation and teaching strategies as well as adverse structural and individual ...

• Children and Childhood in the English Renaissance

2/10/12 - 2/11/12

Siegen, Germany

Despite the fact that the terms "child" and "childhood" have inspired scholars of various disciplines and ages, the representation of childhood in the time of the English Renaissance remains an under-investigated topic. The reasons for this oversight are manifold. Although Philip Ariès’s thesis ...

• Moral Compromise

2/10/12 - 2/11/12

Bielefeld, Germany

Provided they are part of the political practice or of daily life, compromises seem to be of little interest to philosophy. We take the opposite view, however, saying that theoretical as well as practical relevancy of this term is – wrongly – undervalued. Against this background the symposium is ...

• Industrial Use of Renewable Raw Materials: Chemistry, Biotechnology, Process Engineering

2/14/12 - 2/15/12

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Invitation The change of the raw material basis in the chemical industry becomes more and more reality. Strategies for the intensified use of bio-based products are developed in Germany and the EU with regard to 2020. Funding programmes for the creation of sustainable value chains using biomass ...

• IT-TRANS - International Conference and Exhibition for IT Solutions in Public Transport

2/15/12 - 2/17/12

Karlsruhe, Germany

IT-TRANS 2012 is the international platform where decision-makers can discuss pioneering IT solutions that will make tomorrow‘s public transportation even more attractive and safe. Only the use of the latest information technology will keep public transportation on the cutting edge of ...

• Omics and Personalised Health

2/16/12 - 2/18/12

Heidelberg, Germany

This EMBL conference addresses the promises and challenges of bringing systems biology research into medical practice. The conference assembles leading basic and clinical researchers to share and discuss the latest systems-wide data on a) the molecular basis for health and disease b) the ...