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Paula Weitz

Referentin für Wissenschafts­kommunikation und Pressearbeit

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Paula Weitz ist Referentin für Wissenschaftskommunikation und Pressearbeit am CAIS. Sie bereitet Forschungsthemen des CAIS verständlich und zielgruppengerecht auf, unterstützt die Wissenschaftler:innen des CAIS dabei, ihre Arbeit sichtbar zu machen, und ist direkte Ansprechpartnerin für Presse- und Medienvertreter:innen. Zudem wirkt sie an der Konzeption, Planung und Umsetzung verschiedener Wissenschaftskommunikationsformate mit.

Lebenslauf

  • Seit 2024: Referentin für Wissenschaftskommunikation und Pressearbeit
  • 2022 – 2024: Abgeschlossenes Masterstudium der Kommunikationswissenschaft an der Universität Münster
  • 2022 – 2024: Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft im Bereich Wissenschaftskommunikation mit Fokus Medienarbeit am CAIS
  • 2022: Studentische Hilfskraft im Bereich Wissenschaftskommunikation mit dem Fokus Medienarbeit am CAIS
  • 2018 – 2022: Abgeschlossenes Bachelorstudium der Sozialwissenschaften Medien, Politik und Gesellschaft an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

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Wissenschaftliche Publikationen

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Weitz, Paula. (2025, May 12). Zielgruppen analysieren, erreichen, reproduzieren? Was generative KI verspricht – und was wir hinterfragen sollten [Problem-Pitch]. Transformativ – Sharing Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence.
Weitz, Paula. (2025, April 4). Scaling Research Communication Beyond Research [Panel]. RUB Research Communication Day.
Begenat, M., & Weitz, P. (2024, December 12). Systematischer Einsatz und kritische Reflektion: Wie eine KI-Kampagne entsteht. Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation.
Weitz, P., Metag, J., & Rosauer, M. (2024, September 25). From the influence of the social environment to perceived disinformation – An analysis of factors influencing intentional and unintentional news avoidance among young adults. ECREA 2024. 10th European Communication Conference.

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Weitz, Paula. (2025, October 12). Aufwachsen mit KI - eine Herausforderung für Eltern von Kindern und Jugendlichen [Online Vortrag]. Institut für Kirche und Gesellschaft der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen. https://www.kircheundgesellschaft.de/veranstaltungen/aufwachsen-mit-ki-eine-herausforderung-fuer-eltern-von-kindern-und-jugendlichen-2025-12-10-180000-4833/

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Paula Weitz

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