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EURAXESS Researchers in motion
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
13 Jul 2021

Hosting Information

Offer Deadline
EU Research Framework Programme
H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Country
Poland
City
Toruń

Organisation/Institute

Organisation / Company
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Department
University Centre of Excellence IMSErt - Interacting Minds, Societies, Environments" (IMSErt)
Laboratory
KNOW Team - Knowledge Complexity and Memory
Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Contact Information

Organisation / Company Type
Research Laboratory
Website
Email
imsert@umk.pl
Street
Fosa Staromiejska 3

Description

KNOW

The KNOW team works in two overlapping areas: broadly defined studies on knowledge and science – both historical and contemporary, including data science, data and knowledge visualization, science mapping, network analysis. In turn, the studies on memory, starting from strictly humanistic research, open up to neuroscience, medicine, psychology and psychiatry, cognitive science. In both aspects, the comparative approach is essential. The starting point is also significant – Central and Eastern Europe’s specificity as an area different from Euro-Atlantic and postcolonial non-European areas. We form a team that uses modern research tools, exceeding disciplinary and disciplinary constraints, focusing on problem-oriented research.

IMSErt

The aim of the University Centre of Excellence IMSErt – Interacting Minds, Societies, Environments is to go beyond the boundaries of traditionally, ideographically (descriptive) understood humanities and social sciences and move towards pioneering research, big data analysis, quantitative and experimental research focused on the nomothetical explanation of cultural processes (i.e. aiming at formulating regularities and laws). Activities of the Centre focus on creating truly interdisciplinary projects. Reflection on humanities and social sciences blending seamlessly with natural and exact sciences and using modern technologies (including digital and experimental tools in humanities) will allow innovative research projects.

The Centre implements research in linguistics, archaeology, psychology, history of knowledge, memory studies, social geography, environmental studies, economics, finance and management and others. Five leading themes have been identified and will be implemented in the Centre:

  1. Past Environment, Societies and Cultures – Multidisciplinary Perspective;
  2. People, Space and Environment;
  3. Evolution of Communication Systems;
  4. Knowledge Complexity and Memory;
  5. Sustainable Development and the Society of the Future.

Among the initiatives that the Centre plans to implement is the establishment of the Foresight Lab, dealing with forecasting the future and close cooperation with the socio-economic environment and broad international cooperation. We will also encourage the University’s staff to implement their projects in cooperation with the Centre and engage in independent and external funded projects. The idea behind the Centre is to promote new concepts and ways of practising humanities and social sciences, connected with the achievements of the world’s top scientific achievements.


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