https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/rss Rudolphina is the research magazine of the University of Vienna. Here, you can find first-hand knowledge – directly from a research team, the laboratory or a think tank. en-GB https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/content/SYSTEM/LogoSM.png https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/rss https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/el-nino-amoc-weather-climate info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:56 +0100 El Niño and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) are key drivers of the global climate and weather. The 2026 El Niño event has been... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/andreas-richter-university-vienna-microorganisms-soil-climate info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:50:00 +0100 Soils provide us with food, store carbon and play a key role in the climate system. Andreas Richter from the University of Vienna is to receive more... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/byzantine-research-vienna-reshaping-history info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:43:32 +0100 Research in Vienna is shedding light on everyday Byzantine life. The Rudolphina spoke with Claudia Rapp, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/is-scepticism-of-experts-good-for-democracy info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0100 Democracy runs on doubt, but healthy scepticism can tip into destructive distrust of experts and authorities. In the wake of the COVID pandemic,... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/when-heatwaves-affect-physical-and-mental-performance info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:13:00 +0100 Hot days and tropical nights now mark Austria's longest days of the year. What impact does extreme heat have on our mental and physical performance?... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-limits-of-freedom-of-expression info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:53:00 +0100 The digital public sphere is changing the way we talk to one another and, as a result, the way democracy works. Where does freedom of expression end... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/democratic-backsliding-explained-university-of-vienna info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Democracy can backslide even when most people say they support it. University of Vienna political scientist Marta Vukovic explains why citizens... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/markus-aspelmeyer-wins-2026-wittgenstein-award info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Markus Aspelmeyer has won the 2026 Wittgenstein Award, widely considered to be the 'Austrian Nobel Prize' with an endowment of 2 million euros. At the... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/why-the-modern-political-citizen-is-still-male info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:16:00 +0100 Gender inequality remains the most durable form of inequality. Oxford historian Martin Conway has a radical claim: democracy helped reinforce it. In... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/computer-models-explore-digital-information-environments-to-safeguard-democracy info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:33:00 +0100 How do social media, algorithms and AI influence democratic discourse? Researchers at the University of Vienna are simulating digital information... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-democracy-report-2026-what-it-says-about-the-us-and-what-comes-next info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Political scientist Carolina Plescia at the University of Vienna explains the alarming results of the Democracy Report 2026, especially the rapid... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/solidarity-and-democracy-university-of-vienna-experts-in-dialogue info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:54 +0100 Solidarity is the practice that holds our democracy together, particularly when the law is unable to provide a solution. Legal philosopher Elisabeth... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/participation-in-democracy info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Tue, 19 May 2026 06:18:00 +0100 Taxation without representation. 1.5 million residents across Austria live, work and pay taxes without a vote. Lawyer Anuscheh Farahat at the... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/how-do-we-know-when-democracies-end info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Mon, 11 May 2026 13:24:00 +0100 A glance back at history shows that democracy cannot be taken for granted. Historian Claudia Kraft and political scientist Fabio Wolkenstein, both at... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/christian-goebel-on-china-und-authoritarism info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 06 May 2026 11:19:14 +0100 Autocracies and illiberal democracies are on the rise globally and, as in the case of China, appear to be quite 'successful'. Rudolphina discusses the... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/hungary-how-much-autocracy-can-the-eu-tolerate info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Hungary is often cited as an example of how democracies can be gradually eroded, even in the heart of the EU. Where exactly is the line between... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/ai-robot-home-experiment info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:50:00 +0100 Emily Genatowski shares her Viennese flat with an AI humanoid robot. She has turned her home into an experiment to both experience and propose... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/interview-with-legal-philosopher-anne-kuehler-on-human-rights-and-democracies info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0100 Human rights and democracies – not always an easy relationship. In an interview with legal philosopher Anne Kühler, Rudolphina discusses how these two... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/why-health-is-political-helena-hansen-on-health-inequality-the-opioid-crisis-and-democracy info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Health inequities are rooted in long-standing structural exclusion of marginalised groups. Rudolphina met with Helena Hansen, an international leader... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/democracy-human-rights-interplay info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:04:00 +0100 Human rights are not fixed: they evolve as societies change. But how far can a democratic majority legitimately restrict them? And what happens when... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/from-freezing-water-to-pandemics-the-mathematics-of-phase-transitions info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100 To many, maths seems detached from everyday life. University of Vienna mathematician Nathanaël Berestycki shows why this could not be more wrong:... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/what-research-reveals-about-teen-smartphone-use-mood-and-persuasive-health-messaging info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100 U.S. health communication researcher Matt Minich, now continuing his research at the University of Vienna, speaks to the Rudolphina about teen... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/interview-with-stress-researcher-urs-nater info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:57:00 +0100 How does stress impact the mind and the body? Rudolphina had a relaxed interview with stress researcher Urs Nater who focuses in particular on the... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/viruses-heat-drought-how-microbes-and-plants-survive info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:06:00 +0100 Viruses, heat, drought: Microbes and plants endure a lot and have developed amazing survival strategies. Biologists such as Isabelle Zink and Wolfram... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/when-stress-makes-us-sick-presenting-stress-researcher-nida-ali info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0100 Stress is essential for survival, but too much of it can put our health at risk. In this video, stress researcher and psychologist Nida Ali explains... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/how-citizen-science-in-schools-supports-research-literacy-and-democracy info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100 In his citizen science project ‘SAG'S MULTI’, German studies scholar Hannes Schweiger introduces school students to scientific thinking – an important... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/essential-books-on-education-lifelong-learning-democracy-and-inclusion info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:24:00 +0100 For an entire semester, the Rudolphina has focused on the question "What should we learn when everything is changing?". To wrap up, we discussed... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/how-can-teachers-incorporate-research-into-their-daily-practice info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:23:00 +0100 To keep on top of their profession, teachers need better access to findings from educational research. English language education researchers Julia... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/addressing-the-climate-crisis-in-the-classroom info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:06:21 +0100 The climate crisis is one of the central challenges of our time and should be taught in our classrooms as such. In her doctoral thesis, Veronika... https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/holocaust-memory-without-survivors-between-virtual-reality-and-democracy-education info@univie.ac.at (Universität Wien) Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:02:00 +0100 Soon there will be no one left who lived through the Nazi period. Which teaching formats could help keep the memory alive for the next generations? AI...