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The following statistics are from the last 5 full calendar years: 2019-2023
Publications
Projects
Engagement
642
Number of times participants from Austria joined IIASA events
161
Number of times visitors from Austria came to IIASA
2295
IIASA staff visits to Austria
People
166
- Women
- Men
Staff members from Austria
22
- Women
- Men
Postdoctoral researchers from Austria
12
- Women
- Men
YSSPers from Austria
462
- Women
- Men
- Unknown
Total number of alumni from Austria
News
03 October 2024
“End to Begin”: A play about the future of the planet
Science meets art: On 14 October at 19:30 CET, the future generation (born in 2050 and 25 years old) will visit the Odeon Theatre in Vienna to understand what people will know, do, fear, hope and dream in 2025.
26 September 2024
Wolfgang Lutz is the first Austrian to win the Yidan Prize
IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar Wolfgang Lutz, who also holds roles at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and the University of Vienna, has been awarded the world’s most highly esteemed education prize for his research on the role of education as a driver of sustainable development.
24 September 2024
Austrian journalist Nadja Hahn joins IIASA
We are pleased to announce that well-known Austrian broadcast journalist, Nadja Hahn, will join IIASA as Media Relations and Communications Manager in the Communications and External Relations Department from 1 October 2024.
Events
Wodak Room, IIASA
Goethe High School visits IIASA
Odeon Theater, Taborstraße 10, 1020 Vienna
End to begin: Interactive stage production addressing the state and future of our planet
Schloss Laxenburg
Tours of Schloss Laxenburg during the 2024 Laxenburg Open Door Day
Focus
22 August 2024
First Summer School for Systems Modeling presented at IIASA
IIASA’s first-ever Summer School for Systems Modeling took place at the IIASA premises in Laxenburg, Austria from 15-26 July 2024. Kirsten Glenn, Capacity Development Coordinator in the IIASA Capacity Development and Training Unit reflects on the successful completion of this new IIASA initiative.
25 July 2024
Exploring circularity through science and art: CircEUlar project at the Vienna Climate Summit
The first Vienna Climate Biennale took place from April to July. CircEUlar was one of the scientific partners of the Biennale, contributing insights on the potential of circular economy strategies to combat climate change. Project coordinators Marina Jovanovic and Volker Krey reflect on the 100-day festival and the unique collaboration between science and art.
Projects
Land Management for Sustainability (LAMASUS)
Distributional implications of carbon pricing: energy costs, revenue recycling, and co-benefits (DICaP)
Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS)
Macroeconomic Effects of Digitalization in Austria (W4.0)
Publications
Jandl, R., Hager, H., Kraxner, F., Ledermann, T., & Weiss, P. (2024). Carbon dioxide neutrality of sustainably managed forests of Austria. Ecological Engineering 209 e107417. 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107417. Beier, J., Preinfalk, E., & Hanger-Kopp, S. (2024). Exploring social vulnerability through narratives: A mixed-methods approach to develop storylines of vulnerability for heat and flood related risk in Austria. In: 3rd International Conference Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World- Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk, 12-13 June 2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Bachner, G., Knittel, N., Poledna, S., Reiter, K., & Bosello, F. (2024). Risk management against indirect risks from disasters: A multi-model and participatory governance framework applied to flood risk in Austria. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 106 e104425. 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104425. Beier, J., Preinfalk, E., & Hanger-Kopp, S. (2024). Building quantitative and qualitative archetypes of households to assess vulnerability to flood and heat-related risks in Austria. In: Klimatag 2024, 02-04 April 2024, Vienna, Austria. Beier, J., Preinfalk, E., & Hanger-Kopp, S. (2024). Identifying archetypes of climate vulnerability: A mixed-methods approach for heat and flood related risk in Austria. In: EGU General Assembly 2024, 14-19 April 2024, Vienna. Poledna, S., Strelkovskii, N. , Conte, A., Goujon, A. , Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Catalano, M., & Rovenskaya, E. (2024). Economic and labour market impacts of migration in Austria: an agent-based modelling approach. Comparative Migration Studies 12 (1) e18. 10.1186/s40878-024-00374-3.