Austrian Academy of Sciences

Doomsday narratives
"The virus is an attack on our modern understanding of feasibility"
The year 2020 once again stokes fears of the apocalypse. Sociologist and OeAW member Stephan Moebius explains what drives people to…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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Corona and the US election
"The split in US society has economic roots"
It is just a few weeks until the US elections. American society has been extremely divided since Donald Trump's presidency. The…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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Climate change
Environmental migration: how climate change increases migration
A meta-study with the participation of the Austrian Academy of Sciences shows a connection between environmental changes, such as…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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New Knowledge Center
Construction work on the Academy Campus in full swing
A modern center of research and knowledge is emerging in the old university quarter in the center of Vienna: the Academy Campus. With…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.