Research Highlights

The academic society ‘Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg’ is awarding the Albert Bürklin Prize for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Law 2017 to Dr. Claudia Bozzaro from the Institute of Medical Ethics and Medical History at the University of Freiburg. The prize comes with 10,000 euros in award money. The philosopher is receiving the award for her excellent academic work in medical ethics in which she focuses on the concepts of suffering and pain. The awards ceremony will take place during the public event “Höhepunkte der Forschung” (“Research Highlights”). Along with award-winner’s presentation, Prof. Dr. Frank Hutter from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Freiburg will hold a lecture on “Machine Learning: Opportunities and Existential Risks for Humanity.”

• What: Awards ceremony and lecture
  
  
• When: November 29, 2017, 7pm
  
  
• Where:
  Collegiate building I 
  Aula
  Platz der Universität 3
  79089 Freiburg
  
  
• The event is open to the general public.
  
  
• Host: Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg
  
  
• Contact information: Prof. Dr. Karl-Reinhard Volz, Tel. +49 (0) 761/203-5190
  
  
• No registration is required.
  
  
• The event is free of admission.
  
  
• The lecture will be held in German.
  
  
• Invitation and program
  
  
• Press release by the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg about the Albert Bürklin Prize 2017