Shefali Virkar
@svirkar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) Austria. A political scientist working at the intersection of digital technologies, government and society. Passionate about the creation and exchange of knowledge.
#Deliverable writing on a wintry afternoon in an empty office for the @idealdemocracy.bsky.social project. This, the second #report of WP1, focuses on #politicalparticipation from the perspective of experts and beneficiaries. So satisfying to see raw data turn into text! #researcher #worklife
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#Deliverable writing on a wintry afternoon in an empty office for the @idealdemocracy.bsky.social project. This, the second #report of WP1, focuses on #politicalparticipation from the perspective of experts and beneficiaries. So satisfying to see raw data turn into text! #researcher #worklife
Now is the time to examine how students engage with #ArtificialIntelligence tools in both academic and non-academic settings, explore the cross-over of competencies, and to harness this deeper understanding to support traditional teaching methods and foster critical thinking.
More than two-thirds of European universities say their PhD students are using artificial intelligence in their research, according to a major survey, which also found that doctoral education leaders see “more opportunity than challenges” in the rise of AI tools
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Two-thirds of universities report AI use among doctoral students
Quarter of institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates are working with AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use
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January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Now is the time to examine how students engage with #ArtificialIntelligence tools in both academic and non-academic settings, explore the cross-over of competencies, and to harness this deeper understanding to support traditional teaching methods and foster critical thinking.
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Inclusive Democratic Engagement and Language Technologies in Europe
IDEAL Consortium Introducing IDEAL IDEAL, a project funded by the European Commission (2.9M EUR), is set to transform democratic participation by addressing one of Europe’s greatest challenges - langu...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Hello World! Starting something new ✨ This space is for sharing ideas, exchanging news, reviewing books, challenging accepted wisdom - and having a bit of an intellectual adventure along the way. Glad you are here. ❤️
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Hello World! Starting something new ✨ This space is for sharing ideas, exchanging news, reviewing books, challenging accepted wisdom - and having a bit of an intellectual adventure along the way. Glad you are here. ❤️