When the psychological turned political

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Gender-based discrimination has a psychological dimension. When and where in Austria did awareness of this connection first develop? This is a question explored by psychologist Nora Ruck and her colleagues. The researchers dug deep into the history of the autonomous women's movement and women's counseling centers and, surprisingly, discovered an academic heyday that began in the mid-1980s but came to an end under the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition government around 2000.
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Videos

11.08.2023
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It all started with a sheep (Eleni Tomazou)
15.05.2023
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Pioneer in archaea research (Christa Schleper)
17.02.2023
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Changing the world with computer science (Monika Henzinger)
20.10.2022
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Eye to eye with wolves (Friederike Range)
01.07.2022
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The maths detective (Otmar Scherzer)
25.05.2022
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The physics of everyday life (Alberta Bonanni)

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Both biological differences and gender have bearing on a person’s health. In Austria, gender medicine research was midwifed by Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, a pioneer in her field.

17.11.2023
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Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

The media artist Stefanie Wuschitz explores how recycled materials can be used to manufacture electronic devices.

25.09.2023
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Stefanie Wuschitz

Nicolas Singewald researches what causes anxiety disorders and the development of new therapies.

04.07.2023
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Nicolas Singewald

Persian and Jewish culture are closely connected, says Ariane Sadjed. She aims to illustrate the many faceted nature of the coexistence of Jews and Muslims.

27.04.2023
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Ariane Sadjed

Many of the contemporary-history topics that Barbara Stelzl-Marx has investigated from a retrospective perspective have resurfaced in Europe with the Ukraine war.

16.12.2022
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In Austria, eight in one hundred children and adolescents are being treated for an eating disorder.

11.07.2022
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Kerstin S. Jobst, a specialist in Eastern European history, speaks about the impact of the Ukraine war on her research and the deep-seated mistrust between East and West.

12.05.2022
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Molecular biologist Herta Steinkellner and her team have succeeded in producing highly effective antibodies against Covid-19. These medical wonder weapons are produced by plants.

25.01.2022
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Herta Steinkellner

Alois Humer is professor of geography and spatial researcher in Vienna. He is looking for answers as to how we can distribute our living space more equitably.

12.11.2021
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Alois Humer and Team

Beatrix Hiesmayr works in many different areas of physics. One of her strengths is to keep the bigger picture in mind.

24.09.2021
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Interview & Opinion

Philosopher Katalin Farkas from the Central European University explains why we rely on others and why ChatGPT does not care about truth.

18.09.2023
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Portrait Katalin Farkas

Hans J. Briegel examines the potential of quantum information systems and AI and how these technologies may interact in the future.

13.07.2023
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The start-up Proxygen has recently announced its collaboration with an US pharmaceutical group, which will invest up to 2.3 billion euros.

29.06.2023
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Georg Winter

Microbiologist Barbara Bayer wants to find how the overfertilization of lakes and oceans influences the natural methane cycle.

22.06.2023
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START Award winner Barbara Bayer

Stephanie J. Ellis is a cell biologist. She explores how skin cells keep tabs on the “fitness” of their neighbors and weed them out if necessary.

22.06.2023
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Cell biologist Stephanie J. Ellis

Mathematician Máté Gerencsér studies a certain kind of mathematical equations called stochastic partial differential equations.

22.06.2023
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START Awardee Máté Gerencsér

Richard Küng wants to crack the still unsolved problem of making data from the quantum world accessible to artificial intelligences.

22.06.2023
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START Awardee Richard Küng

Economist Stephan Pühringer is shaking up his field by challenging existing doctrines in order to help tackle the climate crisis.

22.06.2023
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START Awardee Stephan Pühringer

Clemens Sämann has discovered a groundbreaking approach that could lead to new insights into black holes.

22.06.2023
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Mathematician Clemens Sämann

The START Award Marcus Sperling will advance his research at the interface of physics and mathematics to better understand real physical phenomena.

22.06.2023
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START Awardee Marcus Sperling

On the road

Lukas Anton Wein’s is conducting research in the competitive field of organic chemistry. To drive this forward the Schrödinger fellow joined the renowned Garg Lab at UCLA.

24.11.2023
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Lukas Wein infront of the UCLA

Why veterinarian Martim Kaps swapped his home of choice, Vienna, for the tranquil town of Hastings in Nebraska.

28.09.2023
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Martim Kaps

With the help of numerical simulations, mathematician and physicist Isabell Piantschitsch is exploring the structures of the sun's atmosphere.

17.08.2023
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Historian Dominik Gutmeyr-Schnur is breaking new ground by exploring the complexity of the Caucasus region.

29.06.2023
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Historian Dominik Gutmeyr-Schnur

Archaea are among the first organisms found on the plantet. Microbiologist Isabelle Zink wants find out more about their functions in our lives.

17.04.2023
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The mathematician Michael Kniely is one of the researchers trying to describe the complex processes that take place in our environment.

27.01.2023
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At the Helmholtz Centre in Leipzig Schrödinger fellow Petra Till did research on cyanobacteria, which hold great potential for biotechnological use.

05.12.2022
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Petra Till

Chemist Bettina Baumgartner creates artificial plants modelled on nature and uses them to perform photosynthesis.

13.10.2022
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The postdoc in philosophy Bernhard Ritter explores questions of subjectivity at two renowned host institutions.

25.08.2022
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Philipp Honegger left for Harvard in the middle of the pandemic to pursue research at the interface of chemistry and computer science.

17.06.2022
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