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The new episode of our podcast "Wissen macht Leute" is about the participation initiative "IdeenLauf" in Germany, organized by Wissenschaft im Dialog. Our guests were Martin Gora from Wissenschaft im Dialog and Miriam Schwendtker, who participated as a citizen in the Citizen Panel. Listen in!
The climate crisis repeatedly exposes existing weaknesses in democratic practice.On the one hand, groups that are most affected by the consequences of climate change are often underrepresented in the prevailing political and planning practice. On the other hand, social inequality and the exclusion of people from political decision-making processes increases the loss of trust in political decision-makers and institutions. The new project GUMPI aims to explore possible applications of Citizen Social Science (CSS) in urban development, especially regarding the potential of involving usually underrepresented groups. Interested? Then have a look at the project's website and join the research!
The aim of the new project Urban Heat Stories is to collect personal heat experiences of senior citizens in the area around the Quellenplatz in Vienna's 10th district, because older people are considered particularly vulnerable on hot days. Take a look at the project and join the project!
The crowdsourcing project "Writing History: Letters 1920-1934" is about the transcription of the unique letter collection of the Vienna City Library from this period. In contrast to historical printed works, which are now subjected to automatic full-text recognition as standard, this is still not so easy to do for manuscripts - especially when the documents come from many different writers, as in this case. If you want to join this new project, then have a look at the projects' website.
It is an open secret that the hardware in our smart devices contains not only plastic, but also conflict materials such as tungsten, tin, tantulum and gold. In the new project Salon of Open Secrets, this topic is addressed with the help of an online game in which players discover alternative technologies. More information on this exciting project can be found on the project preview page on Österreich forscht.
Counselling centres for women* are important institutions that have been founded since the 1980s by the second women's movement. In the new project The Psychological is Participatory, researchers are conducting research together with counsellors and clients of Viennese women's* counselling centres on the life stories of women* who seek help at counselling centres. All information on this exciting project can be found on Österreich forscht! Join in the project!
Besides the climate crisis, the global biodiversity crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In order to protect our biodiversity efficiently and to be able to detect changes at an early stage, close monitoring of our biodiversity is necessary. This can help to build up a reference database that is as complete as possible. In the ABOL-BioBlitzes project, you can help to build up this database. You can find out how this works in practice at Österreicht forscht. Join the project!
With the "ABCs of Dialect" you can rediscover old German dialect words and help us process the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Bavarian-Austrian language area! Check out the project description to find out how you can participate in this new project on Österreich forscht!
The new project "Friends of the Garden" of the Austrian Herpetological Society invites you to participate in the Austria-wide campaign "From Alpine Crested Newt to Sand Lizard - Friends of the Garden, Please Report". Observations of amphibians or reptiles from your own garden, school or community garden are welcome. Until 14 May 2023, you can actively contribute to filling the knowledge gaps about amphibians and reptiles in Austria. Find all the information in the project description on Österreich forscht.
Our society faces many social challenges. Public administration, charities & social service providers, civil society and (social) enterprises are already working to solve them. In the face of increasingly complex challenges, there is a need for more cooperation and dialogue across the individual sectors. In the Update Social project at Johannes Kepler University Linz, you can become part of the community of doers and actively participate in shaping the future. Of course, you can find out exactly how this works here at Österreich forscht! Join the research!
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