Vienna

3. September 2024

Summer City Trip

"It smells of Vienna"

Let us follow our noses through the city: We talk to historian Julia Gebke and aerosol physicist Bernadett Weinzierl about the most emotional one of our senses, explore the iconic smells of the Ottakring district and take a deep breath at the Gürtel beltway, where the air is better than its reputation.

20. August 2024

Summer City Trip

The art of urban well-being

Urban greenery benefits our well-being in the city. But what about art in public space? To find the answer, we take a relaxing stroll with behavioural biologist Elisabeth Oberzaucher through her "urban laboratory".

24. July 2024

Summer City Trip

Ready for the heat island?

Record temperatures and tropical nights: Summer has arrived in Vienna. We join city experts from the University of Vienna to find out how the city is preparing for ‘urban heat islands’, who suffers the most from them and where you can cool off in Vienna.

9. July 2024

Summer City Trip

Discover Vienna with all your Senses

This summer has Rudolphina pack its rucksack. Join us as we roam Vienna together with our researchers and experience the essence of the city with open eyes and ears.

9. July 2024

Summer city trip

On a language tour through Vienna

On our first Vienna summer tour, we accompanied students as they explored the “linguistic landscape”, and compiled tips on how each of us can become a citizen scientist to experience the linguistic diversity right on our doorstep.

24. October 2023

Guest article by

Linda Erker

Rudolphina Experts: History of the University

The University of Vienna in the period of Austrofascism

Historian Linda Erker is a researcher at the Department of Contemporary History of the University of Vienna. Her academic work focuses on the period of Austrofascism. In this guest article, she elaborates on the latest insights into the role of the University of Vienna in this significant stage of Austrian history.

12. May 2023

Citizen Science

Nature watchers bring Viennese graveyards to life

Come for Beethoven's grave, stay for the colourful hamsters. Iconic tombstones are not the only sights to see at the Central Cemetery of Vienna. University of Vienna researchers, citizen scientists and wildlife watchers are unearthing a wealth of biodiversity in the capital's network of graveyards.

4. May 2022

Archaeological Science as Game-Changer

What ancient genes tell us about who we are

Using the latest scientific methods, Tom Higham and Katerina Douka from the University of Vienna want to solve a great mystery of human evolution: Why are we the only humans left?