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Computer modelling of social phenomena Conference

Society and Cognition Unit along with University Computational Center of University of Białystok are pleased to invite you to the conference on modelling social phenomena.

Hybrid interdisciplinary conference
December 16th, 2021

University Center for Culture, ul. Ciołkowskiego 1N, 15-245 Białystok
& ONLINE

We look forward to welcoming you at the conference!

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Open lectures as part of the Religion, Ideology and Prosociality project

We kindly invite you for an online transmission of the open lectures being the part of summary after first year of implementation of the project Religion, Ideology & Prosociality: Simulating Secularising Societies

Lectures will be given by:

  • dr Ivan Puga Gonzalez: Social Simulation and the Religion, Ideology and Prosociality project.
  • dr hab. prof. UwB Konrad Talmont-Kamiński: What we have already learnt about secularisation.

Event will be held on October 20th at 10 am CET time. It will be streamed online on YouTube and will be also available in the adjacent box.

PTNCE 2021 Conference

Society and Cognition Unit organizes this year’s PTNCE conference.

Abstract submission for PTNCE 2021 is now open!
Deadline: August 14th, 2021

Visit the conference website to submit your abstracts: 2021.ptnce.pl, and for more information about registration fees, abstract submission guidelines, and plenary speakers. 

We look forward to virtually welcoming you in September!

Official launch of the Religion, Ideology and Prosociality project

On November 9th, 2020 was held the official launch of the grant project Religion, Ideology and Prosociality: Simulating Secularising Societies carried out in partnership between Society and Cognition Unit at University of Białystok and Norwegian Center for Modeling Social Systems at NORCE Research Center and funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.

The meeting was attended by University Vice-Rector prof. dr hab. Izabela Święcicka, Principal Investigator dr hab. Konrad Talmont-Kamiński and Professor LeRon Shults.
A brief summary of the most important and impressive facts on the project and Q&A’s session was followed by an open lecture on introduction to modelling and its use in this project by Ivan Puga Gonzalez – researcher from NORCE Research Center, social modeling expert.

Recording of the official part of the event is available online in the adjacent box.