Every week, scilog features an exemplary project funded by the FWF. The presentations shed light on scientific questions and report on recent insights gained in basic research. The projects not only reflect the great variety of scientific disciplines, but also the range of support options offered by the Austrian Science Fund.
The media sector is undergoing massive change. This raises new questions, especially with regard to global developments. If media companies want to operate across national borders they must take cultural aspects into account, as was shown in an international research project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Continue reading “Less global than expected”
Autonomy, a sense of appreciation and an open culture of communication are important to young doctors in their working environment. These are the results of a recent FWF-funded study conducted by a group of psychologists from Innsbruck. The scholars also identified key character strengths that contribute to health and well-being in the medical profession. Continue reading “Staying healthy in the medical profession”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Graz is investigating how fat for the production of biodiesel can be produced using genetically modified yeast cells. Continue reading “How to extract biofuel from yeast cells”
Like all other cells in the body, skin cancer cells need a cholesterol metabolism. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a Viennese research group discovered deviations and particularities of this process in malignant melanoma that could help improve prognosis and therapy. Continue reading “Proven biochemistry methods for new skin cancer therapy”
With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the historian Margit Reiter investigated the social environment of former proponents of National Socialism in Austria. Her investigations provide new insights into political and ideological continuities in post-war Austria. Continue reading “The milieu of the “Ehemaligen” in Austria”
In a joint project researchers from the Universities of Graz and Munich have investigated dyslexia as the most common learning disorder at primary school age. They have been able to identify causes of reading difficulties at both cognitive and behavioural level which can occur independently of spelling deficiencies. Continue reading “Taking a close look at reading and spelling”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna investigated how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice in order to improve the safety and effectiveness of medication. Continue reading “The genetic code in your pocket”
You are either wise, or you aren’t: this take on wisdom falls short of reality. The world’s first long-term study on how wisdom develops shows that emotions play a central role and, in conjunction with life events, influence the dynamics of wisdom. Continue reading “Wisdom is inclusive”
Supported by the FWF, the philosopher Gerald Posselt is investigating the insufficiently explored but intertwined relationship between language and violence. Against a background of discrimination and hate speech in social media, the issue is gaining an unpleasant topicality and momentum. Continue reading “Non-violent language does not exist”
Autonomous next generation cars will enable the drivers to focus on other things during their ride. There are situations, however, when the driver will have to take control of the wheel again. In a project funded by the FWF, a research team from the University of Salzburg is investigating the problems arising from these next […] Continue reading “When the autopilot hands over to the human driver”