The new project "COwWEL" examines, together with citizen scientists from socio-economically disadvantaged groups, conditions that promote or hinder healthy and sustainable consumption behaviour in these groups, taking into account attitudes toward animals and their welfare. The goal is to develop strategies and information material to promote fairer and more sustainable food systems. Find out more about this fascinating project on Österreich forscht. Check it out and join the research!

The new ACCESS project investigates how knee osteoarthritis affects movement — directly in physiotherapy practices using modern 3D movement-analysis technology. Patients and physiotherapists collaborate with researchers to gain new insights for better treatment. Check out the project on Österreich forscht and join in!

In the new City-Tree-Soil project, the Federal Research Centre for Forestry (BFW), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) and the University of Innsbruck are investigating the growth conditions of urban trees in Vienna and Innsbruck. Citizen scientists (schools and the general public) are responsible for recording the growth in thickness. In addition, soil carbon is being measured in both cities. If you want to know more about this fascinating project, check out the project website on Österreich forscht and join in!

Did you miss last week's lecture on ''Beweisstück Unterhose''? We have good news for you! You can now find the recording of this exciting talk on the Österreich forscht-blog. Take a look now!

The City Nature Challenge (CNC for short) is an annual ‘bioblitz’ that takes place in spring and is held simultaneously in various cities and regions around the world. The next City Nature Challenge will take place from 25-28 April 2025. You can find all the information about this year's CNC on the project page on Österreich forscht. Take a look now and join in the research!

How do octopuses use the artificial octopus dens near the Croatian island of Krk, and what can be studied with them? These are the questions that the new Octopus Den Initiative project aims to answer. You can find out all the details about this exciting project on the project preview page! Take a look now and join the research!

The new project BIOM-Garten invites people of all ages to look out for amphibians and reptiles in their gardens and report their observations. This will help to fill gaps in existing monitoring and implement better conservation measures for these endangered animals. Check it out and join the research!

With the new SoilBlitz project, Citizen Scientists independently carry out tests to determine local soil health, collect important data and become aware of the importance of healthy soils. Check it out and join the project!

"Forschung zum Mitmachen" is the title of the upcoming guest lecture at the University of Vienna's Department of Senior Studies on 18 March 2025. The lecture will give an insight into citizen science, various co-research opportunities and Österreich forscht. Read the blog post for more information and a link to the lecture. Be part of it!

Rebecca Stocker and Philipp Stöckle gave a behind-the-scenes look at the project in the episode 'The ABCs of Dialects' of our podcast "Wissen macht Leute". Details of this episode can be found here.