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Sparkling Science 2.0

With the new edition of the research funding programme "Sparkling Science 2.0", the OeAD (Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation), on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), is funding high-quality citizen science research projects in which scientific institutions cooperate with educational institutions and partners from business and society.




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Sparkling Science 2.0 projects of the NHM Vienna


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WILDLIFE CRIME - Discovering and uncovering

Wildlife crime has increasingly become the focus of public awareness in recent years and is also increasingly on political agendas.


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Small fish big time - Biodiversity of Phoxims minnows in Austria

In the project Biodiversity of Phoxims minnows in Austria. New scientific knowledge about the distribution and diversity of minnows in this country will be gained.

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Colonialism today!? What has that got to do with me?

The objective of the Sparkling Science project “Colonialism today!?...” is to explore with students the links between colonial contexts and current issues such as biodiversity or global inequality.

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Forest Groove - Forest Biodiversity in Harmony

The project focuses on researching acoustic biodiversity in the forest. Audio, such as bird calls and other environmental sounds, including human activity, are recorded and analyzed. 

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General information about Sparkling Science:
OeAD | Sparkling Science


 

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