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Projects

Every week, scilog features an exemplary project funded by the FWF. The presentations shed light on scientific questions and report on recent insights gained in basic research. The projects not only reflect the great variety of scientific disciplines, but also the range of support options offered by the Austrian Science Fund.

Projects

19 April 2021

Leading edge with secure data

The mathematician Sophie Grünbacher is researching trustworthy algorithms in order to warrant absolute data security. She has already created many tools that are helpful not only during a pandemic. In the long term, this researcher and young entrepreneur intends to propose local alternatives to big data companies. Continue reading “Leading edge with secure data”

Projects

12 April 2021

Why corona will not disappear and new vaccines will be needed

In a new research project, virologist Andreas Bergthaler is investigating how coronavirus mutations emerge in human hosts. He is seeking an explanation, among other things, for the sudden appearance of greatly mutated variants such as the ones dubbed British and South African. While the expert does not consider it certain that the virus could become […] Continue reading “Why corona will not disappear and new vaccines will be needed”

Projects

6 April 2021

Choirs and coronavirus – the political dimension of singing

There is one image the coronavirus crisis has consistently produced from the outset: people joining in song from windows and balconies or in virtual space. Self-isolating people from all walks of life have joined forces and given society a face in the crisis. Literary scholar Antonia Egel has investigated how the relationship between the individual […] Continue reading “Choirs and coronavirus – the political dimension of singing”

Projects

29 March 2021

How does the beta blocker get into the garden cress?

The effluents from sewage treatment plants are testimony to the most common ailments of the Austrian population, and transport residues of painkillers, antibiotics or anti-hypertensives into the rivers. Fortunately, they only contain small traces. But if water becomes scarce – which might well happen even in Austria in the face of climate change – farmers […] Continue reading “How does the beta blocker get into the garden cress?”

Projects

22 March 2021

Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered

Many human cell types have a precise calcium uptake mechanism. One gene in which part of the blueprint for these so-called calcium channels is encoded is also partly to blame for a rare human developmental disorder that triggers epilepsy and autism. A research group from Innsbruck is exploring these links and working on a potential […] Continue reading “Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered”

Projects

15 March 2021

Will the wasps be able to stand the heat?

A group of researchers from Graz studied the metabolism of wasps and was able to demonstrate that their energy consumption increases strongly with rising temperatures. Their findings could provide a better understanding of how insects are endangered by climate change. Continue reading “Will the wasps be able to stand the heat?”
Young female engineer testing vehicles.

Projects

8 March 2021

No foreseeable changes in career choices

Despite numerous measures in support of gender equality, Austria’s world of work is still acutely characterised by typical female and male occupations. This labour market inequality has an impact on society as a whole. The sociologist Nina-Sophie Fritsch is examining underlying causes and comparing the current data in Austria to the situation at European level. Continue reading “No foreseeable changes in career choices”
Physicians Manfred Hecking und Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer

Projects

1 March 2021

The body’s defences against coronavirus

An enzyme produced by the human body is the receptor for coronavirus, but its intravenous infusion could have a positive influence on the course of Covid-19 infections, thereby serving as a new treatment option. A research group led by the Viennese physicians Manfred Hecking and Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer has now presented evidence that the body reacts […] Continue reading “The body’s defences against coronavirus”
Two female students with face masks are chatting on a stone bench at university campus

Projects

22 February 2021

How the eyes assist with hearing

Hearing-impaired people learn to make up for their auditory deficits – for instance by lip-reading. A research group from Salzburg is exploring the manner in which the brain’s processing of visual signals is used to compensate for the hearing dysfunction. The study has been invested with particular topicality, given that the face masks worn because […] Continue reading “How the eyes assist with hearing”
Young man walking along the street with rainbow flag on his back.

Projects

15 February 2021

Videos as wake-up call for suicidal young people

The media can make an important contribution to the prevention of suicide. That much has been confirmed by a recent study by suicide researcher Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, who has explored how the videos of the “It Gets Better” project, a prevention campaign first launched in the USA, affect adolescents who belong to a sexual minority and […] Continue reading “Videos as wake-up call for suicidal young people”

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