Law from the Machine?
In ancient Greek, apò mēkhanês Theós (more well-known in Latin as "Deus ex machina") describes the way mythological figures appeared in theaters seemingly from thin air, instantly influencing the plot. Today, Artificial Intelligence might exert similar effects in legal proceedings. Students from our faculty are currently taking a deep dive into this matter in a human rights moot court competition, inter alia, in Greece - and they are doing so with great success.
Navigating Standardisation: Human Factor in Digital Transformation PhD School
Research meets European standardisation: From 3–5 and 12–13 February 2026, the HFDT Stand-EUVI PhD School at the University of Graz brought together ten doctoral researchers and post docs from physics, law, human movement sciences, psychology, molecular biosciences, and education economics to reflect on standardisation in line with European values and interests (Stand-EUVI).