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Current research projects

As part of the 1st “Sparkling Science 2.0” call, 34 citizen science projects have been funded with a total of 11.5 million euros since fall 2022. The 27 funded projects in the 2nd call will start in the 2024/25 school year and will be published here on an ongoing basis from September. 
The funded projects cover various scientific disciplines and are thematically diverse: from contemporary history and migration research to ecology and microbiology to climate change education and sustainability research. 

60 projects found

  • Projekt "Es wird einmal..."
    © Tutschek/PH NÖ
    Circular Materials Narratives for Futures in the Anthropocene
  • Projekt Aquirufa
    © Alexandra Pitt
    Biodiversity and ecology of freshwater bacteria
  • Projekt Be PART of it!
    © Estera K. Johnsrud
    Participatory Research on a Telepresence System and its impact on social inclusion in schools
  • Projekte BiodiverCITY-Island-Hopping
    © Andrea Möller
    Creating and exploring biodiversity islands in the city for action-oriented learning
  • Projekt Biodiversität der Elritzen Österreichs
    © NHM Wien
    Biodiversity of Phoxinus minnows in Austria
  • Projekt Atemluft
    © Armin Märk
    Analysis of typical exposure to the chemical mix of respirable ultrafine particles in rural and urban valley locations
  • Projekt Sorgekulturen am Lebensende
    © Privat
    Telling about caring cultures in end-of-life care. Students and citizen scientists doing intercultural and intergenerational research
  • Projekt CHANGE
    © Brigitte Temel
    Students research social inequality
  • Projekt Zirkus des Wissens
    © Nick Mangafas
    Citizen Science meets Citizen Art
  • Zwei Schüler vermessen einen Baum
    © Stadt-Baum-Boden
    Effects of Urban Environment on Treegrowth and Soil Carbon
  • Drei Kinder sitzen vor dem PC
    © Bernd Resch
    Planet A in a Digital World
  • Projekt Klimaresiliente Schulen
    © TU Wien
    Investigating microclimate of school grounds and co-creative development of measures to enhance climate resilience in Austrian schools
  • Projekt CO2 Umwandlung
    © Privat
    From harmful exhaust gas to a resource - CO2 as a valuable raw material
  • Der Alternativtext wird in Kürze eingefügt
    © OeAD
    Panacea butyrate? Evaluation of production, effects and therapeutic potential in the equine colon
  • Projekt Kolonialismus heute? Was hat das mit mir zu tun?
    © Christina Rittmannsperger
    Post-colonial approaches to knowledge transfer in a natural history museum
  • Zeichnung Menschen turnen
    © Sarah Fichtinger
    Exploring feelings in education and teacher professionalization
  • Projekt Daten*bilden
    © Pixabay
    Creatively developing and promoting careful data practices in schools
  • Projekt DIAG_NOSE
    © Gabriele Gadermaier
    Diagnostic improvement of allergies using nasal fluid and saliva
  • Projekt DIGIdat
    © G. Rojas/Univ. Innsbruck
    Digital data analysis of indoor air quality meets Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
  • Krebszellen unter dem Mikroskop
    © Iva Brcic
    Fighting cancer with digital pathology
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