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Transforming Superblocks to Super-Grätzl: 4CITIES Spring School on methods and transdisciplinary skills 2023

Delving into urban complexity by researching Superblocks, or Super-Grätzl, as coined in Vienna, underpins the need for inter- and transdisciplinary skills and in-depth knowledge about different methodologies for urban studies. Therefore, for the second year in a row, the Urban Studies working group at University of Vienna organised a 5-day long Spring School on transdisciplinary … Continued

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Your Feedback Improves Courses – Course Evaluation

You know the drill: At the end of the semester numerous e-mails reach your inbox asking you to evaluate a course. But why should you do a course evaluation? And what exactly is happening with your feedback?   What is happening during a course evaluation? In every degree programme, the courses must be evaluated by … Continued

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Exhibition ‘Unissued Diplomas’

Yevhen Yashchuk is the co-organizer of the ‘Unissued Diplomas’ exhibition that’s placed in front of the library entrance of the University of Vienna. In this blogpost, he shares what the emotional exhibition is about and what you can expect. University of Vienna presents “Unissued Diplomas,” an exhibition marking one year of the full-scale Russian invasion … Continued

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Effectively communicating climate change: the PLEES index

Early Career Scientists Gwenaël, Laurane, Paula and Tadeja from the Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences (VISESS) have started an exciting interdisciplinary research project: they have developed a new way of communicating on climate change. At a Big Picture Event on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, they will present the PLEES index to the … Continued

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European housing markets in comparison – ÖAW Summer School Urban Housing Markets in Central and South-eastern Europe

What are the particularities and developments that shape urban housing markets in Central and South-Eastern Europe? How do politics, economics, and society deal with different paths of development? How do socio-spatial processes such as gentrification, segregation, etc. present themselves in various urban contexts? These questions, and many more, were treated during an interdisciplinary summer school … Continued

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Live from the Nobel Week in Stockholm

As I arrive in Stockholm in the early afternoon, the sun is already setting. Cold air blows into my face, the only feeling of warmth provided by the twinkling Christmas lights that decorate almost every building in the city. It is the week leading up to the award ceremony on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s … Continued

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Human of #univie Tomas: When do things go quantum?

“We have all heard of the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Things that appear to be in multiple places simultaneously, others that are correlated over long distances, properties that manifest only when you measure them and particles behaving like waves… But why do we not see such things in our everyday lives? When do things “go … Continued

Enjoy & create English literature at the Uni-Verse

Inspired by a warm Scottish pub in deep-winter, the Uni-Verse Creative Writing Society at the University of Vienna is a home for authors, crisp-eaters, word-lovers, art enthusiasts, and creative minds from all over the galaxy. Join us (for free!) as a listener or writer at our biweekly meetings. Attend one of our literary events or … Continued

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Connecting the Dots: Mapping Common Ground in the First Talking Charts Team Workshop

On September 21st we hosted our first Talking Charts Team Workshop with 8 exciting presentations, brainstorming sessions, and discussions about visual data communication. Talking Charts is a mixed methods WWTF-funded project exploring how charts related to climate change and COVID-19 are created and understood by researchers and public audiences. The core team of Talking Charts … Continued

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Human of #univie Anna: A summer (school) to remember!

“I have recently graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna and am currently working as a counsel in a dispute resolution law firm. One of the biggest misconceptions about law students that I often encountered is the assumption that law is taught by learning paragraphs and textbooks by heart. Although it … Continued

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