We at Österreich forscht also congratulate Maria Peer on her well-deserved award: https://www.citizen-science.at/blog/auszeichnung-fuer-die-masterarbeit-von-maria-peer
We are happy to welcome another new project on Österreich forscht! SoilPlastic is a citizen science project that collects data on plastic in soils. You can find out why this is important and how exactly you can participate on the project page.
Wissen macht Leute, our monthly podcast, is celebrating its first birthday! We're celebrating with a very special episode in which only citizen scientists have their say. Give it a listen!
We are pleased to welcome another new project on Österreich forscht! The Phänoflex project of the Österreichisches Kuratorium für Landtechnik und Landentwicklung is investigating together with farmers to what extent flowering events of widespread plants can be used to flexibly adapt mowing regimes to climatic conditions. Take a look!
Next month our podcast will already be 1 year old, and of course we have prepared something special for it. If you would like to listen to the previous year's episodes (only available in German), you can find them on the Podcast page on Österreich forscht. We are also currently conducting a short survey (available only in German) to find out what our listeners like and what they would like to hear less often. We would be very happy to receive further feedback in this survey.
The new project Hero from the Ludwig Boltzmann Society is looking for your help. You want to know how you can be a hero? Then check out the project on Österreich forscht!
The latest episode of our monthly podcast went on air yesterday on Radio Orange and is now available on the Österreich forscht blog under the title Tiere unter Rädern - das Projekt Roadkill. Listen in, it's really exciting!
We are pleased to welcome another new project on Österreich forscht: Aquirufa explores the ecology, biodiversity and distribution of Aquirufa (freshwater bacteria) in water bodies through the active and creative participation of citizen scientists throughout the research process. Check it out and become part of this exciting project!
You will find many unique opportunities in our open calls at the moment: Calls for grants, jobs, manuscript submissions and much more. Take a look!
Have you listened to the latest episode of our podcast "Wissen macht Leute" yet? The episode published yesterday is about the project Weaving Techniques of the Natural History Museum Vienna, and project coordinator Karina Grömer talks about why working with citizen scientists excites her so much, how you can reweave prehistoric textiles and how you can contribute to research by doing so. Listen in!