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  • News
    Europe Must Learn to Live with the Fire
    19.05.2025
    fire in Europe than in North America and Asia.“ Already today, wildfires in the EU burn, on average, half a million hectares yearly - nearly twice the size of Luxembourg. Elaborated by 23 scientists nominated by their respective national science academies, the new report launched today, "Changing Wildfires in Europe", highlights the complex drivers behind the surge in wildfire risk. They include climate change, rural depopulation, and landuse changes. Droughts and declining ...
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    Austria’s Glaciers Face Record Melting
    31.07.2025
    have been recorded there – with only 10 to 20 meters of ice thickness, this quickly leads to large area losses. I therefore expect another year of extreme ice loss. Every day of exposed ice costs about ten centimeters of thickness. So, if bare ice is visible as early as May, that means major losses? Fischer: Exactly. Every day with exposed ice costs about ten centimeters of thickness. The longer this phase lasts, the greater the melt. What matters is not the valley ...
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    US star researcher: “Iron Man's laboratory is no longer science fiction”
    22.08.2025
    AITHYRA, the new research center of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, was founded in September 2024 and is currently in the middle of its development phase. In this interview, Wali Malik, the newly appointed head of the Robotics Lab at AITHYRA, talks about the potential of AI systems and data integration in everyday research. How does one become an expert in biomedical robotics? Wali Malik: After graduating from university, I ...
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    IPBES Spatial Planning and Ecological Connectivity
    22.09.2025
    September 22 to Friday, September 26. As National Member Organization of IIASA, the Academy will host a dedicated minisymposium where the Austrian perspective on this new assessment will be highlighted. The event will be a unique opportunity not only to learn about the report and its context for Austrian landscapes and implementation, but also to meet the authors and engage in in-depth discussion. This event is jointly organized by IIASA, the Austrian IIASA Committee at OeAW ...
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    Amphorae: What made the antique containers so important?
    30.10.2025
    may look like a simple piece of pottery to the untrained eye can offer researchers endless information about life in antiquity. This is true of the amphorae discovered in Ephesos, in modern-day Turkey. Joan Tuset Estany is a postdoctoral researcher at the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and studies amphorae in Ephesos. He explains why amphorae were important in antiquity and what they reveal about trade relations in the ...
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    Egypt’s Treasures – and Tutankhamun’s Underwear – on Display in a Giant Museum in Cairo
    06.11.2025
    Austrian excavations displayed in the showcases. That’s a great recognition of our work and shows that Austrian research is appreciated internationally. Just a bit of Indiana Jones What does your research in Egypt actually look like? Forstner-Müller: Day-to-day work is far less adventurous than what one might imagine from the Indiana Jones films. I spend about a third of the year on excavations — for example, in Tell el-Dab’a or Kom Ombo, where we are currently working. The ...
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    Die alternde Gesellschaft
    25.11.2025
    Beim diesjährigen Joint Academy Day steht das Thema "Ageing Society" im Zentrum. Als Partnerakademien sind diesmal die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz (a+) im Organisationsteam, die die Swiss Platform Ageing Society betreiben. Neben Mitgliedern und Mitarbeitenden beider Akademien diskutieren auch externe Expert:innen. Den thematischen Einstieg macht eine Interviewsession, die den historischen und kulturellen Kontext von Alter und demografischem Wandel beleuchtet. Bei ...
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    Diversity Strengthens Research
    05.03.2026
    sciences in some countries than in others? How have the significance and concerns of International Women's Day changed over time? In this interview, quantum physicist Francesca Ferlaino and historian and Africanist Anaïs Angelo discuss the structural conditions of scientific careers, social developments and the role of diversity in excellent research. To mark International Women's Day, the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) is inviting you to an event entitled "Different ...
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    Martin Nowak resigns from Austrian Academy of Sciences membership
    26.03.2026
    himself a member of the academy. The committee was close to completing its investigation. By resigning his membership, Nowak has now preempted a hearing, a recommendation by the ethics committee, and a possible exclusion. Such a decision would have been made by the full assembly of OeAW members based on the committee’s recommendation. The OeAW has taken note of Nowak’s resignation. According to the academy’s rules of procedure, it will become legally effective after ten days ...
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    Happy birthday, EASAC!
    11.06.2026
    deep-sea mining, the use of pesticides: on many pressing issues, the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has provided scientific foundations for EU policy — and in 2026 it celebrates its 25th anniversary. EASAC unites the national science academies of EU member states as well as those of Norway, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland — including the Royal Society, the Académie des sciences, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences — and develops scientific ...