Research News
VMU to Host Conference of Young Sociologists and Anthropologists
The Department of Sociology at Vytautas Magnus University and the Lithuanian Sociological Association would like to invite you to participate in the 9th annual National conference of young sociologists and anthropologists “Actual Research in Sociology and Anthropology: Problems and Contexts”. The conference will be held on April 21st, 2023, in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Vytautas Magnus University, Jonavos St. 66, Kaunas.
International scientific conference “Human and Nature Safety 2023″
We are delighted to invite You to participate in the 29th international scientific-practice conference “Human and Nature Safety 2023″ organized by Vytautas Magnus University which will be held on 10-12 May, 2023. Conference “Human and Nature Safety” is organized annually on occasion of the International Days of Health, Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety & Health.
Voices from the Underground: Artists Behind the Iron Curtain
On Thursday 24 November, 3.30 p.m., at the VMU Leonidas Donskis Library (23 V. Putvinskio g., Kaunas) a discussion will be held titled "Voices from the Underground: Artists Behind the Iron Curtain". Those wishing to participate are invited to register.
A Tool for Hate Speech Detection on the Internet is Developed
As the number of online hate comments increases, artificial intelligence comes to the aid: researchers from Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), together with the Lithuanian Human Rights Center, European Foundation of Human Rights and the Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, developed a tool intended to help automatically detect and remove cases of hate speech, for instance, in the comment sections of news portals. According to one of the project “#Be Hate-Free: Building Hate-Free Communities in Lithuania” developers, Professor Tomas Krilavičius, Dean of the VMU Faculty of Informatics, the development of such a tool is quite challenging: people themselves often find it difficult to recognize hate speech, and artificial intelligence needs to be thoroughly trained to do so.
International Conference on Constitutionalism in Europe
On Friday 25 November, at the VMU Small Hall (28 S. Daukanto g., Kaunas) and online via Zoom, international conference will be held by VMU Faculty of Law titled Constitutionalism in Europe: Current Challenges and Prospects for the Future.
Discrimination Reporting Network Platform (DRN) Lauched
Help us accurately and anonymously record the extent, form and characteristics of discrimination that takes place within the academic environment of the universities of Lithuania, using the brand-new Discrimination Reporting Network Platform (DRN) created by the project UniDiversity.
