A transnational research team is investigating how tourists react to appeals to behave in an environmentally responsible way. In upper-middle-range hotels on the Slovenian coast various approaches to buffet meals were tested with a view to reducing wastage of food.
Oksana Havryliv is an expert on all things profane, crude or obscene. Her research deals with how and when people swear and how verbal aggression is changing in a multicultural society.
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.
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.
Many of the contemporary-history topics that Barbara Stelzl-Marx has investigated from a retrospective perspective have resurfaced in Europe with the Ukraine war.
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.
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.
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.
Physicist Ferenc Krausz has developed new methods for generating extremely short light pulses in order to observe electrons. For his research, Krausz was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize. The Hungaro-Austrian scientist has no intention of slowing down, however, as his light pulses not only open up a new window into the microcosm, they could also soon create revolutionary changes in medicine.
Alongside fake news, conspiracy theories represent a veritable menace for our liberal democracies. Complexity researcher Jana Lasser is helping to develop a basis for potential solutions.
France is known for protests, but also for political states of emergency (états d'urgence) and police repression. Political scientist Katharina Fritsch is investigating the relationship between these aspects.
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.