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Although novelty is implicitly ubiquitous in science, it has recently itself become a new object of research within the science of science. What lies behind the current emphasis on novelty in science? What counts as new, and who gets to decide? The Centre for Science, Technology, and Society Studies at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences invites prospective participants to submit abstracts for the international research symposium Novelty and Inequalities in Science, which will take place in Prague on 8–9 October 2026. Contributions may be submitted until 30 June 2026.

How is the climate crisis linked to gender and politics? What does “more-than-human world” mean? Why isn’t technology alone enough to solve the problem? Why are care, responsibility, and solidarity important? These are the key questions of episode Nr. 10 of our video-podcast Zelený drát with CETE-P's Iwona Janicka on ecofeminism and new narratives that might change our society. You can find your listening for the weekend on YouTube or Spotify.

The third edition of the international interdisciplinary conference Climate Crisis and the Question of Justice will welcome experts whose work focuses on the issues of climate crisis and just transition, adaptation measures and policies, the status and conditions of climate activists, the impacts of climate change on society, and theoretical reflections on these topics in the social sciences and humanities. Deadline for applications is 31 July 2026.