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Men’s Diets Hurt the Climate More Than Women’s
New study in Nature Food finds that the environmental impact of diets varies widely by age, gender, education, and where people live
How to make EU green hydrogen policies more cost-effective
New WU Vienna study shows: Green hydrogen support becomes more cost-effective when demand among nearby users is taken into account
Depression Costs the Global Economy Trillions
New study quantifies the global economic toll of depression
What makes Vienna a great place to live?
New WU study examines how residents in Austria perceive Vienna’s livability.
AI identifies corruption risks in the public sector
New study shows: Public servants’ values and attitudes predict corruption susceptibility better than income or education.
Mining-driven deforestation in Africa: new study reveals scale
Mining in Africa causes significantly more deforestation than previously assumed, new study involving WU shows.
Female Bodies in Fashion: Greater Diversity, Stable Ideal
Diabetes costs the global economy trillions
Klaus Prettner studies the global and national economic costs of diabetes.
Pride Month Is Over. Support Shouldn’t Be
Social Networks Influence the Decision to Come Out
The downsides of the opt-out solution for organ donations
Baris Pascal Güntürkün studies how different organ donation policies shape donor behavior.
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.
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.