Environment and Climate Research Hub

We are living in times of unprecedented environmental change. Climate disruption, species extinction, and pollution are no longer distant threats – they are present realities. But with knowledge comes power to act.

This free course invites you to explore the environmental challenges shaping our world – and to discover your role in creating lasting solutions. Through engaging video lessons and expert insights across disciplines, you'll gain a hopeful perspective on our shared planetary future.

Ulrike Felt, researcher at the Department of Science and Technology Studies and member of the ECH of the University of Vienna, has been awarded the Friedrich Schiedle Prize for Social Sciences and Technology by the Technical University of Munich together with Harvard Professor Martha Minow. Urs Gasser, Dean of the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, emphasised Felts “intellectual brilliance joined with moral courage and leadership” in his address.

We are proud to congratulate our members Franz Essl, Lucia Fuchslueger, Andreas Richter, Mathew White, and our Co-Director Thilo Hofmann for making the list of the Most Cited Researchers 2025 together with six other researchers at the University of Vienna. Having the University of Vienna and its Environment and Climate Research Hub represented in this way shows the excellent scientific work conducted by our researchers.