University of Innsbruck

  • Citree

    • Project lead: Stefan Mayr
    • Department of Botany - University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Sternwartestr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: 0043 512 507 51001
    • Topic: Plants, Land use
    • Activity: measuring, locating, taking care, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: http://www.citree.net/
    With the Citizen Science Project "CITREE" a crowdsourcing instrument for monitoring the growth of urban trees, will be developed and used. It builds on the "Sparkling Science" project "Woody Woodpecker", which deals with the growth, structure and function of wood.Urban trees fulfill a variety of functions, such as improving the microclimate and air, noise protection or the design of public spaces. Monitoring of urban trees is important because climate change leads to an intensification of...

  • Environmental distribution of bisphenol A

    Environmental distribution of bisphenol A
    • Project lead: Andreas Wagner
    • University of Innsbruck, Department of Microbiology
    • Address: Technikerstr. 25d, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: 051250751
    • Topic: Health, Water, Waste, Soil
    • Activity: experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.bpaindeinerumwelt.at/
    The project “Environmental distribution of bisphenol A” investigates the possible spread of bisphenol A (BPA) in our environment. To this end, citizen scientists collect samples (soil, sludge, water, etc.) and send them to our laboratory, where the BPA concentration in the samples is determined.What are the aims of the project?Via a public sampling approach, any kind of sample that possibly contains BPA is sent to the lab and BPA concentrations are determined. The team of the...

  • Faces of migration

    • Project lead: Erol Yildiz und Marc Hill
    • Department of Educational Sciences, University of Innsbruck
    • Topic: History, Culture, Language
    • Activity: photography, discussing, writing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/iezw/migration-bildung/
    This project ran from 01.07.2017 to 31.12.2019. You can download a thematic booklet created in the process at the bottom of this page. In addition, print copies can now be made available to school classes free of charge (while stocks last). Please contact the project leaders if you would like to use them for teaching.Faces of migration. Youth from Tyrol collaborated to research their family histories of migrationStudies in social history have documented time and again that migration has...

  • Cats do science

    • Project lead: Thorsten Schwerte
    • Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Techniker Str. 25 6020 Innsbruck
    • Topic: Plants, Animals
    • Activity: rating, observing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/zoology/staff/schwerte/katzen-machen-wissenschaft.html
    1. DescriptionTake part in a Citizen Science Project, in which your cat will play the main role! According to current knowledge, any kind of damage or addiction to catnip can be ruled out – the administration of catnip to the cat is completely harmless. The experiment requires about 20 minutes a day for three days in a row (preparation time is included). At the end of the experiment, a total of 15 minutes of recordings should result.2. GeneralDear Citizen Scientists!First of all, thanks...

  • Zeit.shift

    • Project lead: Silvia Gstrein
    • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol
    • Address: Abteilung Digitale Services, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: +43 512 507 25400
    • Topic: History, Media, Culture, Language
    • Activity: identifying, locating, rating, discussing, transcribing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://all4ling.eurac.edu/de/zeitshift/
    Offers active beyond the duration of Zeit.shiftThe Zeit.shift project ended in June 2023. The central web offerings continue to be active beyond the project duration. Specifically, the results can be followed via the website. The newly generated web portal is accessible worldwide and the text material provided (several million newspaper pages) is searchable and downloadable. Geodata and content tags can be assigned via an external platform and the online game Ötzit! is freely available...

  • Everyday Morality

    • Project lead: Verena Aignesberger
    • University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Universitätsstraße 15, A-6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: +43 (0)512 507-56033
    • Topic: Politics, Media, Culture, Language
    • Activity: rating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/psychologie/fachbereiche/sozialpsychologie/moral-im-alltag/
    What is this project about?How can good people do bad things? How can people act contrary to their moral beliefs without having a bad conscience? White lies, rule bending, finding excuses for our own behaviour, which we would judge others for … To be honest, we have all done stuff like that. Nobody is always 100 % moral - misconduct spans from little untruths to refined fraud, from omission of some facts to crimes. All these things have one thing in common: When performing these actions, the...

  • Aquirufa

    Aquirufa
    • Project lead: Alexandra Pitt
    • Universität Innsbruck, Forschungsinstitut für Limnologie, Mondsee
    • Address: 5310 Mondsee, Mondseestr. 9
    • Telephone: +43(0)512507 50245
    • Topic: Land use, Water
    • Activity: measuring, discussing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://sparklingbacteria.com/
    Biodiversity and ecology of freshwater bacteriaThe bacterial genus Aquirufa, which was discovered and scientifically described in cooperation with pupils, is the eponym and focus of the research project. The aim is to research the ecology, biodiversity and distribution of Aquirufa in water bodies through the active and creative participation of citizen scientists in the entire research process.Many people only know bacteria as pathogens, although only a small proportion of...

  • Frog in a drop of water

    Frog in a drop of water
    • Project lead: Corinna Wallinger
    • University of Innsbruck, Institute of Zoology
    • Address: Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: +43 512 507 51888
    • Topic: Animals, Land use, Water
    • Activity: photography, taking care, observing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/projects/frosch-im-wassertropfen/
    State-of-the-art DNA technology and citizen science - "Frog in a drop of water" unleashes new prospects for amphibian researchDetective work for amphibian protection - for the first time, amphibian screening is being carried out throughout Austria by detecting their DNA traces in water - and everyone can take part. Amphibians - including frogs, toads, toads, salamanders and newts - are strictly protected in Austria. Nevertheless, populations are continuously and in some cases...

  • Flower Power 2.0

    A bumblebee on a pink flower of the Asteraceae family
    • Project lead: Michael Traugott
    • Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
    • Telephone: +43 512 507 51864
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use, Living together
    • Activity: photography, identifying, writing, observing, experimenting
    • Participation: Closed participation
    • Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/zoology/forschung/applied-animal-ecology/projects/flowerpower2/
    Evaluation of a Citizen Science eDNA-Approach to monitor Insect-Flower InteractionsFlower strips play an important role in agriculture in terms of insect conservation. New DNA-based methods make it possible to record the diversity of pollinators simply and efficiently, enabling different flower strips to be compared and assessed more effectively. What are the aims of the project? Evaluation of wildflower strips to develop optimised...

  • Healthy Minds

    • Project lead: Jean Paul
    • Medical University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Schöpfstraße 23a, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: +43 676 8716 72 251
    • Topic: Health, Gender, Living together
    • Activity: rating, discussing, observing, Offline participation
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://healthy-minds.i-med.ac.at/
    Mental Health around ChildbirthThis project focuses on the mental health of parents around childbirth, aiming to detect issues early and provide better support. The goal is to promote the emotional well-being of parents and infants and improve access to support services in Tyrol.What are the aims of the project?The Healthy Minds project aims to promote parents' mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood and close existing gaps in care. The focus is on improving the early detection...

  • Viel-Falter: Butterfly Monitoring

    • Project lead: Johannes Rüdisser
    • Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck
    • Address: Sternwartestr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: 0512/507/51617
    • Topic: Animals, Land use
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://viel-falter.at/monitoring-en/
    In Viel-Falter: Butterfly Monitoring volunteers, together with researchers from the Department of Ecology of the University of Innsbruck, observe, identify and count butterflies. The aim is to build up and establish an Austria-wide systematic butterfly monitoring.Butterflies are an excellent indicator group for the ecologically extremely important animal group of insects. They react quickly and sensitively to habitat and environmental changes. Butterflies are also excellent...