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Identity building in 20th century European Academia How political changes shaped the culture of remembrance of scientific institutions The century that witnessed two World Wars, imperial decline and the growth of national self-consciousness also brought about an intense search for historical traditions on which both university and non-university science and research institutions could establish themselves and defend their position in national and international arenas. This process was particularly intense in the newly established states of Central and Eastern Europe, which sought to consolidate their identity in every way possible. Both old and newly founded institutions were engaged in identity politics.…

Developing Science Policy in occupied and liberated Europe, ca. 1930s–1960s Is there a Nazi science policy and what does it consist of? How is it practiced in the occupied countries and how do national research systems emerge in Cold-War-Europe? The goal of the conference in Vienna was to provide an overview of the development of science policy in occupied and liberated Europe, ca. 1930s–1960s as a basis for comparison. The conference aimed at two perspectives of comparison – between the various occupied countries in Nazi Europe and between East and West in Cold-War-Europe. Specific questions to be negotiated in the conference…

On Thursday, June 16 2022, a small workshop within the EARI collaboration took place in Stockholm, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The theme dealt with the topic of Neutrality and the European Academies of Sciences during the Cold War. Talks were given by Alice Oates from Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge about "The Royal Society, the International Geophysical Year (1957–58), and neutral science in Antarctica". Johannes Feichtinger of the Austrian Academy of Sciences talked about "De-Provincializing Research in Austria: The Academy of Sciences, the State’s Neutrality Policy and Cold War". Nils Hansson from Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf talked…