Alumni Activities

95 news found

© Yutong Liu & Kingston School of Art / https://betterimagesofai.org

Citizen Science Science communication

Training series on AI in science communication continues

Following three successful modules in 2025, the OeAD Centre for Citizen Science will once again offer training courses starting in March 2026.

2 min read · 17. December 2025
© OeAD, APA-Fotoservice_Hörmandinger

Young Science School Public Science

Jetzt einreichen: Young‑Science‑Gütesiegel für Forschungspartnerschulen!

Bereits 80 Schulen erfüllten in den ersten sieben Ausschreibungen die Bewertungskriterien und wurden dafür mit dem Young-Science-Gütesiegel für Forschungspartnerschulen ausgezeichnet. Nun schreiben das BMFWF und der OeAD das Siegel erneut aus und laden ALLE Schulen in Österreich ein, noch bis 23. Februar ihre Forschungskooperationen und -aktivitäten vorzuweisen und einzureichen. Voraussichtlich im Juni werden die von einer Jury ausgewählten Forschungspartnerschulen 2026 im Zuge einer festlichen Verleihung mit einer Urkunde und einer Plakette für die Schulwand ausgezeichnet. Das Siegel wird für die Dauer von zwei Jahren verliehen.

1 min read · 15. December 2025
© MINTality Stiftung

Science communication School

MINTschmiede 2026 - 2027

Um noch mehr Mädchen MINT-Mut zu machen, werden herausragende österreichische MINT & Mädchen Projekte gesucht, die gemeinsam weiter wachsen wollen - bis 11. Jänner einreichen!

1 min read · 09. December 2025
© designed by Freepik

Science communication

Science engagement skills – continuing education for researchers

The ScienceCenter Network continues to offer the free training series “Science Communication Compact” for researchers of all disciplines and career levels as part of the “Science Engagement Competencies” project.

1 min read · 09. December 2025
© Petra Siegele

Science communication

Science Communication Forum 2025: Focus on digital transformation

On December 3 and 4, 2025, the German-speaking science communication community gathered at the Liederhalle Stuttgart for the 18th Science Communication Forum.

1 min read · 05. December 2025
© Unsplash/Kenny Eliason

Citizen Science Science communication

Citizen Science and Schools: Salzburg Students gain insight

On 2 December, as part of a course at the University of Salzburg, a session on the topic of citizen science and schools took place.

1 min read · 05. December 2025
© Freepik/pressfoto

Science communication

Strategic communication: New handbook for science communication

An English-language manual provides concise, application-oriented techniques for presentations, media relations, and digital communication. This gives researchers a structured set of tools for their outreach activities.

1 min read · 02. December 2025
© Unsplash/freestocks

Citizen Science Science communication

The new Citizen Science & Science Communication Newsletter is here!

1 min read · 01. December 2025
© Gianordoli/KI

Citizen Science Science communication

The sounds of the forest: Young people capture the forest acoustically

A current radio series on Ö1 reports on the Sparkling Science project Forest Groove, in which schoolchildren spend three years exploring native forests with homemade microphone recording devices.

1 min read · 26. November 2025
© Freepik/Jannoon028

Young Science Citizen Science Science communication ...

Review of panel discussion “How education and democracy initiatives are changing schools"

On November 18, 2025, the OeAD Center for Citizen Science hosted a panel discussion on the impact of educational initiatives in schools and how to measure them.

2 min read · 19. November 2025
© Petra Siegele

Citizen Science Science communication

ERA Symposium in Vienna – Further development of the European Research Area

On 17 November, the Austrian ERA Symposium 2025 took place in Vienna, bringing together key players from science, research and innovation as well as high-ranking representatives of the European Commission.

1 min read · 17. November 2025
© ISTA/Anna Stöcher

Science communication School

WINTER – WUNDER – WISSENSCHAFT: VISTA Christmas Science Show live im Klassenzimmer

Schulen sind eingeladen, die Schulstunde vor den Weihnachtsferien zu nutzen, um im Livestream eine Reihe spannender Experimente mitzuerleben.

1 min read · 17. November 2025