Tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution demands collaboration across and beyond disciplines. The ECH provides essential knowledge, space for collaboration, and support for our shared future.
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We are facing a triple crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution each pose separate yet interconnected challenges. An integrated and mechanistic understanding and approach to these different facets of the crisis is necessary to ensure a sustainable future for us all. The ECH brings together researchers to produce excellent scientific knowledge that can provide us with solutions for this multitude of challenges.
Beneath the surface of Croatia’s largest natural lake, a silent transformation is underway. In a new study, researchers from the University of Vienna and the Ruđer Bošković Institute reveal that climate change is salinising Lake Vrana - threatening freshwater ecosystems and amplifying global climate risks. What looks like a holiday paradise may be a warning sign.
Observing nature can help us feel less pain. Now, for the first time, brain scans confirm what we subjectively feel, and point to why our perception of pain might change. Surprisingly, even virtual nature distracts our attention away from processing pain at a basic neurophysiological level. The researchers hope that this will also draw attention to how important nature is for our health and why we…
Science (and scientists) are increasingly confronted with criticism and the political dimension of their work. However, history suggests that not all criticism is the same. Some movements that have challenged scientific authority have ultimately driven social and scientific change. Should we revisit them today?
October 13th, 2025, 6pm - 8pm
Ballroom, Vienna City Hall
November 11th, 2025, 6pm - 8pm
Natural History Museum Vienna
Working together on better practices and processes to create a cleaner planet
Environmental changes require multiscalar responses at the urban, regional, and global level
Preserving biodiversity and ecosystems to ensure a common future
A global sustainable transformation needs social, cultural, and institutional change
A free interdisciplinary online course (MOOC) coordinated by the Environment and Climate Research Hub of the University of Vienna.
❯ Timo Bühler
❯ Nora Gau
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