Current research projects

Students develop the basis of an archive on extreme weather phenomena

Research on moth larvae hibernating in the spring meadows of the recreation area “Lainzer Tiergarten” and their contribution to biodiversity and population dynamics

Sustainable lifestyles and adolescent life realities

Young people develop and design gender sensitive pictures of people and technology. A participatory technology research project to compile a non-sexist image database

In search of traces of the green plant pigment: An investigation of chlorophyll breakdown and its enigmatic degradation products during autumnal senescence of local higher plants

High school students examine how physics research works at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, what research methods are used as well as how scientific communities co-operate. The research groups involved in this course include quantum optics, n

The „Rottenburg“: historical importance, building material and building history – an interdisciplinary project between natural sciences, arts and building research with active participation of pupils

Interactive learning game for an ecological and economical comparison of different modes of goods transport

“So, what does this have to do with me, anyway?” Transnational perceptions of the history of National Socialism and the Holocaust

The development of the natural spaces Mödlingbach (Lower Austria), Krotenbach (Lower Austria) and Schlandraunbach (South Tyrol) after their reconstruction

Wetlands, Environment, Society and Pressures: effects of environmental changes on the ecological and social functions of riverine wetlands

Experimental studies of discrimination of women in their career

eXcellent Interface for Nonphatic Use

Sustainable chemical processes considering organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry as well as biochemistry, chemical analysis and polymer sciences

Development of a mobile gaming application for young people. Location based games from students for students

How gender relations and roles are constructed, designed and lived – an investigation of students and teachers in the context of German classes

Alien plants and their role in reconstructions of river banks

The impact of climatic parameters on behaviour and reproduction of native bird species

Essentials, Solutions and the Origin of Life

Development of a method for sustainability assessment of products for young people. Becoming aware of the consequences of our consumption activities and tracking product features