© Christian Schneider
University Council
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr.
Elisabeth Klaus
Member of the University Council
Elisabeth Klaus was Professor of Communication Studies at Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) until her retirement in 2020. From 2020 to 2023, she headed the inter-university institution Wissenschaft und Kunst (Academia and Arts), a collaboration between PLUS and the Mozarteum University Salzburg. Her research focuses on theories of the public sphere, gender and cultural studies, and social inequalities. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the City of Salzburg Culture Fund Prize in 2023. In 2019, she was elected a member of the Academia Europaea.