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As the world faces enormous transposition of the economic, political, and environmental world order, Hungary seeks a golden opportunity to act as a bridge which fuses the two diverse continents of Asia and Europe. On 19 and 20 September, Budapest hosted internationally esteemed speakers and participants to discuss exactly such opportunities.

IIASA researchers participated in a workshop which discussed exactly how competition authorities can unentangle themselves from reverse globalization effects and forge a harmonized, ecosystem-based governance approach for digital markets.

Julian Joseph writes about a recent study in which researchers used a novel concept in the economic modeling of disaster risk reduction to explore how damages from disasters can be compensated for and what effect they have on economic growth.

IIASA researchers contributed to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s Living Planet Report 2022, which highlights the stark outlook of the state of nature and urgently warns governments, businesses, and the public to take transformative action to reverse the destruction of biodiversity.

IIASA alumnus István Kiss is bringing together the IIASA community at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the John von Neumann Computer Society and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) to celebrate the institute’s 50^th Anniversary.

Join us for a webinar on cloud feedbacks and atmospheric dynamics, as part of a series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system.

Join us for this coral reef focused webinar in a series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system. The event includes two presentations on potential tipping of coral reefs and impacts on ocean ecosystems.  

On 3 October 2022, citizen science networks and practitioners from around the world welcomed the formation of the Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP), a newly established association which seeks to promote and advance citizen science for a sustainable world.

H.E. Dato' Sri Dr. Adham bin Baba, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Malaysia, a former IIASA member country, visited the IIASA premises in Laxenburg to meet with IIASA Director General Albert van Jaarsveld on 25 September 2022 to discuss the IIASA research agenda and ways to strengthen scientific cooperation between IIASA and Malaysia.

IIASA is coordinating CircEUlar, a new four-year project funded by Horizon Europe aiming to develop circular pathways for a low-carbon transition in the European Union.  

IIASA Interim Deputy General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz is invited to be the keynote speaker at the upcoming event co-hosted by Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy and Vienna School of Internal Studies to speak about the geopolitical consequences on global demographic development.    

Join us for this highly topical lecture by IIASA Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Dirk Messner, moderated by IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz.

Florian Hofhansl writes about an upcoming IIASA research initiative and its successful inauguration at a recent conference of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

IIASA staff, alumni, and friends are invited to join us for combined lectures by IIASA Distinguished Visiting Fellows and a Distinguished Guest from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ahead of the IIASA birthday celebration event on Tuesday, 4 October 2022.

Each year, select  Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) participants win a scholarship to support their travel and research. In 2022, IIASA welcomed Swaptik Chowdhury, the recipient of the Roger Levien Fellowship, and Chayasmita Deka, who received the Professor Jyoti and Professor Kirit Parikh Fellowship.

IIASA is proud to announce that Christian Koeberl, IIASA Council member for Austria, has been awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science Wolfgang Lutz will partake in the annual conference of Austrian higher education, to discuss the current geopolitical context, recent developments, and their impact on Austrian education. 

The COVID-19 pandemic taught a stern lesson: to shape a sustainable world, societies must improve their decision-making.

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science Wolfgang Lutz is invited for an hour talk organized by the ORF-Radiokulturhaus and Ö1 to exchange ideas about the future.

As part of the institute's 50th anniversary celebrations, the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with IIASA, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the British Council jointly hosted a symposium showcasing the Next Generation of Systems Analysts.