Humour Summer School

Sadly the advisory board of the summer school has made the decision to postpone this years event. We will announce the new date as soon as possible.

We are happy to announce the 2020 Humour Summer School will be back in Germany, at the splendid campus of Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg- Hosted by Professor Rene Proyer. Hope to see you there!

ISS19 was a big success. Thanks to the organizers for a smooth week, the speakers for inspiring talks and the delegates for vivid discussions.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Humour Summer School hosted this year in the beautiful German city of Bonn

19th Humour Summer School International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications

Program for ISS19 is evolving. Stay tuned.

Our Early Bird registration deadline will soon be here. If you are thinking about joining us at this year's Summer School, now is the time to register. Remember, the program includes a symposium, where you can present your own humour research!

18th Humour Summer School International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications

Great blog post by Josiane, the Summer School local organisers

BLOG: On Humour - BLOG: On Humour - University of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton is a large UK university based in the West Midlands, offering undergraduate degrees and postgraduate courses across 4 faculties.

Maybe of interest to any humour scholars! A fantastic collection of articles in our open access special issue " Humor and Laughter, Playfulness and Cheerfulness: Upsides and Downsides to a Life of Lightness"

Humor and Laughter, Playfulness and Cheerfulness: Upsides and Downsides to a Life of Lightness The emergence of Positive Psychology has contributed to the identification of many of the components leading to happiness, life satisfaction, well-being, and how a good life can be attained. This impetus has brought together many diverse research fields that have been established for a long while in...

Fantastic news from one of our Summer School lecturers Dr. Daisy Black, who announced this week that she will be a New Generation Thinker for the BBC. http://bit.ly/2ovu6hP. Another great reason to come to the Summer school and meet the lecturers!

February 2018 - Lecturer offers a new generation of thinking - University of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton is a large UK university based in the West Midlands, offering undergraduate degrees and postgraduate courses across 4 faculties.

Happy to announce a "call for papers" for the latest Special Issue on "Humor and Laughter: Current Directions in Science, Application, and Technology Innovations" http://bit.ly/2BnMemc