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Report on the International Spring School on Visualisation (ISSonVIS) 2025. Seeing Through Lies: Mapping Trust in the Age of Misinformation

At the start of April, I attended the International Spring School on Visualization 2025 (ISSonVis), held online by Palacký University Olomouc on April 1–2, which brought together a diverse panel of experts to explore visualization’s role in combating misinformation. The Spring School had the theme “Seeing Through Lies: Mapping Trust in the Age of Misinformation.” The two-day event featured keynote lectures, workshops, and hands-on sessions from leading figures in cartography, psychology, AI, and political science, and explored the challenges which misinformation can create.

Reflecting on first semester

A time for reflection. At the time of writing, I have been in Salzburg for almost 5 months and that time has truly FLOWN by. It has been busy adjusting to life in another country, as well as being a student again, but I have been thoroughly enjoying this new way of life.