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Impact Grant Research: Innovative Förderschiene für Third-Mission-Aktivitäten an der WU Wien

Impact Grant Research 2025

An innovative funding program for strengthening Third Mission activities at WU

Christmas present on a table

Gifts in the workplace: What’s allowed, and what isn’t?

Jennifer Schwab on the dos and don’ts regarding gifts in the workplace under Austrian civil law.

[Translate to English:] Oliver Vettori

Can universities keep up with AI?

Oliver Vettori and Johanna Warm explore the challenges and potential pathways for integrating AI skills into higher education.

Portrait photo of Pascal Güntürkün

The downsides of the opt-out solution for organ donations

Baris Pascal Güntürkün studies how different organ donation policies shape donor behavior.

Graphic of a knowledge graph for WU Vienna. In the center is the WU logo, from which arrows point in various directions. They show relationships such as “School type: Public university,” “Rector: Rupert Sausgruber,” and “Address: Welthandelsplatz 1.”

When AI systems learn to understand

Marta Sabou has won a prestigious grant from the Vienna Science, Research and Technology Fund (WWTF) for research on AI knowledge graphs.

[Translate to English:] Sebastian Luckeneder in Brasilien

Mining in Brazil: An environmental burden, but no stable income for municipalities

WU researchers Sebastian Luckeneder and Victor Maus are investigating the economic effects and ecological consequences of mining in Brazil.

Schwarz-weiß-Foto zeigt Umsiedler*innen in Innsbruck bei der ersten Mahlzeit auf deutschem Gebiet.

South Tyroleans’ stark choice: Assimilate or emigrate to Nazi Germany?

Martin Halla has won a grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to fund research on migration and the history of South Tyrol.

Portrait Daniel Hausknost

To protect the climate, we must change our states

Daniel Hausknost investigates the role of state structures in the fight against the climate crisis.

Bettina Fuhrmann

Avid savers, reluctant investors: WU study on investment behavior and knowledge gaps in Austria

Austrians remain avid savers, but they often park their money in low-yield savings accounts where the real interest rate is often zero or negative.

[Translate to English:] Portrait Susann Fiedler

Pilot project on unconditional basic income debunks the myth of lazy free riders

Susann Fiedler investigated the effects of an unconditional income on labor market participation, mental health, and consumer behavior.