It has become official: the conference of the European Citizen Science Association, ECSA 2024, will take place in Vienna. It will be organised by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna together with the Natural History Museum Vienna. Find all the information on the Österreich forscht blog.

How did Project Roadkill experience the opening up of its research data? You can read about it on the page of the Biodiversity Databases WG. Take a look!

Have you already listend to our newest podcast? In yesterday's show, project coordinator Christian Peer introduced his citizen science project Werkstatt Neu Leopoldau and explained how inhabitants of this new Viennese city quarter were involved in research on the settlement process there.

In the winter semester 2022/23 our popular Citizen Science Lecture Series starts again, and this time in a hybrid version. You can find out all the details in the Citizen Science Seminar blog post.

We are very happy to welcome a new project on Österreich forscht! With C.S.I. PhänoBiota the first citizen science project from the Natur- und Geopark Steierische Eisenwurzen is joining the platform. Have a look at the project's website and discover this new project from Styria.

In last week's show of our monthly podcast, project coordinator Julia Lanner answered all our questions concering the Sculptured Resin Bee in Austria. If you want to know more about this spectacular new bee species in Austria tune in!

For all pub quiz enthusiasts we have a special highlight on the 14th of September: the Austrian Citizen Science pub quiz "Pub forscht" will take place on 14th of September on site in a pub as a pre-event to the European Researchers' Night for the first time since the pandemic! But beware: participation is limited, so check out the event page and register quickly!

What are the benefits for a project if it is listed on Österreich forscht? This is a question we get asked again and again, and we now have answered it in detail in the section Listing a new project. Take a look, it's worth it!

Once again we welcome a new partner to the Citizen Science Network Austria: the Austrian National Library is our newest member. We are very much looking forward to future cooperation!

The Medical University of Innsbruck is a young research centre with a long tradition. The Jesuits established a grammar school in Innsbruck as early as 1562. These were the foundations of the University that was inaugurated in 1669 by Emperor Leopold I. A special tax was levied on salt from Hall – the ‘Hall salt levy’ – to secure funding. The Medical University of Innsbruck was one of the first four faculties (Philosophy 1669, Faculty of Law 1670, Faculty of Theology 1670 and Faculty of Medicine 1674) of the University of Innsbruck. It has been an important flagship for the university throughout its 340-year history.

In the heart of the Tyrol, and consequently in the heart of the Alps, the Medical University of Innsbruck provides the best conditions for successful research, studies and teaching at an attractive location. The main objectives of the Medical University of Innsbruck are to provide top quality teaching and training, world-class research and continuous advancements in top-flight medicine. The organisational units of the Med-Uni are divided into medical theory, clinical practice and further (service) facilities.

Within the framework of the University Act of 2002, the medical faculty was separated from the ‘Leopold-Franzens-University’, and in 2004 the Medical University Innsbruck was established as a university in its own right. Today, it has some 3,400 students and 2,200 employees. The Medical University Innsbruck is the most important medical research and training facility in western Austria and the ‘Alma Mater’ of many Tyroleans, South Tyroleans and students from the Province of Vorarlberg etc.

The Medical University Innsbruck has many years of experience in the research participation of young people, especially in so-called ‘bridging projects’ between the university and local high schools. Schools with a focus on nature science are technically strengthened through the cooperation with the university. Scientific research at the university is not only supported by the participation of future students, but also makes a significant "third mission" contribution to anchoring their research achievements in the public eye.