On the road

Science is international – and so are scientists. With its Erwin Schrödinger Programmes, the FWF permits researchers to gather important experience abroad. In the autobiographical series Unterwegs (On the road), scientists who benefited from a grant under these programmes describe their experience.

On the road

Zebrafish and sushi

By Antonia Lichtenegger

Antonia Lichtenegger’s research is focused on gaining the most accurate insights possible into the tissues of our bodies. During her Schrödinger stay in Japan, the physicist was successful in helping her host develop an improved imaging method for cancer research. She will soon return to Austria, bringing home many new contacts and a fascination for […] Continue reading “Zebrafish and sushi”

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Exploring feelings about home

By Maria Fuchs

In German-language cinema and television, the notion of Heimat (“home” or “homeland”), presented as an idealised but also threatening world, is one of the most constantly found themes. Maria Fuchs is a musicologist who is exploring the sound of Heimat in film music. What does film music reveal about modern fantasies concerning Heimat and what […] Continue reading “Exploring feelings about home”

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Learning from crises – doing research in a year like no other

By Javier López Prol

Research thrives on international exchanges and young researchers, in particular, benefit from stays abroad. Javier López Prol completed his Schrödinger Fellowship in Berlin, until the coronavirus came onto the scene. For scilog, this economist reports on how he was able to make a contribution to society in the pandemic as a researcher and how this […] Continue reading “Learning from crises – doing research in a year like no other”

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It’s live or let die for proteins – Stockholm in the pandemic

By Verena Kohler

Perfectly balanced processes in cells keep our organism healthy. With increasing age, this balance can be disturbed and there is a decline of communication within the cell. The biochemist and Schrödinger Fellow Verena Kohler seeks to understand what exactly happens during cell ageing. She has found the perfect research environment for this endeavour at Stockholm […] Continue reading “It’s live or let die for proteins – Stockholm in the pandemic”
Trabi Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, Germany

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From flamboyant to vulnerable – exploring narcissism in Dresden

By Emanuel Jauk

Narcissism seems to be all the rage. But what exactly does this classification mean from a psychological perspective? Schrödinger fellow Emanuel Jauk is exploring the facets and characteristics of narcissistic behaviour at the TU Dresden. There, he belongs to a growing research group that has conducted a comprehensive study on this topic whilst fostering rewarding […] Continue reading “From flamboyant to vulnerable – exploring narcissism in Dresden”

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Early morning in the reeds

By Katharina Mahr

The Hortobágyi National Park in Hungary was the recent venue of Katharina Mahr’s field research into the big questions of evolution. A behavioural scientist, Mahr wants to find out how the growth and reproduction of living creatures have developed over time and what the underlying mechanisms are. She expects her research object, the bearded reedling, […] Continue reading “Early morning in the reeds”

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Social interaction at MIT

By Livia Tomova

The corona pandemic confronts society with the impact of social isolation. Schrödinger Fellow Livia Tomova explored this topic even before the crisis began. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she studied how the brain reacts to loneliness and the craving for social contact. As Tomova reports in this guest contribution to scilog, the results of […] Continue reading “Social interaction at MIT”

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Music brings people together – researchers included

By Jan Stupacher

Jan Stupacher is a psychologist and interested in music. He is exploring two central questions:  how does the brain process music, and how does music affect our social behaviour? A Schrödinger Fellowship by the FWF has provided Stupacher with the opportunity to pursue his research focus at Aarhus University in Denmark, where he enjoys working […] Continue reading “Music brings people together – researchers included”