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Since its foundation in 1840, Montanuniversität Leoben has developed its profile in several phases and today positions itself as a university for "Responsible and Circular Systems". Citizen Science is currently being pursued at Montanuniversität Leoben as part of two Sparkling Science projects in which Montanuniversität Leoben is collaborating with educational institutions from Tyrol and Lower Austria, among others. You can find out more in the partner overview. We look forward to working with the University of Leoben in the future.
We are very pleased to welcome Haus der Natur as a new partner in the Citizen Science Network Austria. The Haus der Natur has existed since 1924 and is a universal museum of natural sciences with a regional and international focus as well as a centre of natural competence for the city and province of Salzburg. Take a look and discover what citizen science activities the Haus der Natur is already involved in.
We are looking for a new team member! Please find the vacancy for a student assistant in our open calls. We are looking forward to many applications!
We have revised the Learn about Citizen Science section and added new content. Have a look and find out more about citizen science!
The AmphiBiom project provides a very exciting insight into the variety of animal inhabitants that have already moved into garden owners' newly established ponds.
Take a look at our blog and dive into the fascinating underwater world of garden ponds.
The new episode of our podcast "Wissen macht Leute" is online!
This edition is all about the Mosquito Alert project from AGES-Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety GmbH, which makes it easy to report tiger mosquitoes and other mosquitoes using a free app.
Listen to the podcast in German: https://www.citizen-science.at/blog/radio-mosquito-alert
We are delighted to welcome a new project to Österreich forscht: "Invasive plants in view".
The citizen science project is dedicated to monitoring invasive alien plant species in the mountain regions of the Geopark Karawanken. Join in the research and report invasive plants if you are on holiday in this region or live there.
Based in Vienna, the CEU brings together students and faculty from more than 100 countries in a close-knit community that promotes dialogue and collaboration across borders, cultures and disciplines. Now the Central European University is also part of the Citizen Science Network Austria and we warmly welcome them. In the partner description on Österreich forscht you will find detailed information about the CEU and its connections to citizen science. Have a look!
Detective work for amphibian protection - for the first time, amphibian screening is being carried out throughout Austria by detecting their DNA traces in water - and everyone can take part. Find out how you can participate in the project description of the new project Frog in a drop of water!
Many archaeological artifacts today are only preserved in fragments. Reassembling these parts into their original form is therefore an important but challenging task for archaeology. Computer-assisted methods can facilitate this task or even partially solve it in some cases. However, due to the usually poor preservation of these artifacts and their potential incompleteness, reliable fully automatic reassembly is rarely possible in practice.
The goal of the Open Reassembly project, which is new on Österreich forscht, is to design the solution to such complex tasks as a collaborative process involving many participants and in optimal interplay with computer-assisted methods. Have a look and join the project!
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