It’s been such a joy to witness Lyla’s journey as part of the GenB Ambassador Programme. At just 14, she brings an extraordinary combination of passion, creativity, and purpose to everything she does. ...

Our new handbook from the OpenNext project https://opennext.eu/ is out now, published by Berlin Universities Publishing open access and in print (limited amount number of copies!): https://lnkd.in/ePDdDnZv...

Das Mapping entstand im Rahmen von SI plus - Kompetenzzentrum für Soziale Innovation, in dem das ZSI Partnerorganisation ist. Das aktualisierte Mapping bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Akteur:innen...

Öffentliches Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft ist von zentraler Bedeutung für die Gesellschaft. Es fördert die Akzeptanz wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse und Innovationen, was wiederum Fortschritte in Medizin...

  The Transnational Exchange Meeting of Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation Hubs (TNISIHUBs) initiative, part of the Transnational Action to advance Skills and competences FOR Inclusive entrepreneurship...

We’re inviting poster abstract submissions for ACCTING’s Final Conference, “Empowering Change: Building a Fair and Inclusive Green Deal”, on 29 April 2025 in Brussels! Why participate? 🔊 Gain visibility...

On February 5-6, 2025, a kick-off meeting within the Horizon Europe Project: “Linking Ukraine to the European Research Area – Joint Funding and Capacity Building Platform for Enhanced Research and Innovation...

The second round of INHERIT social labs in each of the seven pilot cities has successfully concluded, marking another step forward in fostering participatory innovation for cultural heritage renovation...

Im Horizon Europe Projekt „ReConnect China“ beschäftigt sich ein Konsortium aus 15 europäischen Partnern – unter Beteiligung des ACR-Instituts Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI) – mit der Frage, in ...

Noch bis Anfang März können sich zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen für das PEVA-Re-Granting-Programm bewerben und bis zu 50.000 € Förderung für Aktivitäten erhalten, die Demokratie und EU-Werte in...

The DATAMITE Project Meetup, hosted by OTE‘s IT Innovation Center under the theme ‘Bridging Research and Industry in EU-funded Innovation‘, will bring together Europe’s top innovators, researchers, policy...

Wir freuen uns, Ihnen den neuen Termin für unseren Workshop „GenB: Bioökonomie in der Bildung“ bekanntzugeben! Wann: 19. Februar 2025, 11:00 – 12.30 Uhr Wo: Online (der Link wird nach der Registrierung...

This workshop is an exciting opportunity to bring together young people and policymakers to collaborate on actionable recommendations for the bioeconomy. Organised as part of the GenB Horizon Europe Project...

Showcase your work in the ACCTING "Better Art Stories" campaign! Join our “Better Art Stories” campaign and help inspire change through art. We are inviting artists and creatives to share works that...

In August last year, Gábor Szüdi and Philipp Brugner published their policy brief titled "Knowledge and Perception of Research Security - the Case of Research Cooperation between Austria and China", drawing...

The Horizon Europe project WeLaR hosts its final conference on June 12, 2025 in Brussels to explore how digitalisation, globalisation, demographic shifts, and climate change are driving structural transformations...

This paper examines the potential of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education as a socially innovative approach to making STEM education more inclusive and creativity-driven...

  🔍 Key Updates in the RAISE-UP project: ✅ Research Activities: The first round of evaluations was successfully completed, with the next milestone set for December 17, 2024. Measuring impact...

Judith Fegerl is an Austrian artist working with energy technologies including solar panels. Her projects that engage old solar panels offer a reflection on their origin and place in society, especially...

The Romanian Cultural Institute in Vienna hosted the international conference Arts and Cultural Management – ACMC2024: Transgression and Collaboration in the beginning of November 2024. The event took...

Beyond Barriers Association (BBA) and the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) recently hosted the CORYA Study Visit in Vienna on 3–4 December 2024, bringing together nine participants from...

On 20 - 21 November, 2024, the INHERIT consortium gathered in Valladolid for the second plenary meeting, which brought together all project partners to reflect on the progress achieved over the past year...

The Slovak Business Agency is pleased to announce the Danube4SEecosystem Seminar and Study Visit, scheduled for December 3-4, 2024, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event will take place at the...

Der Countdown läuft: Der Einsendeschluss für den GenB Bioökonomie-Kunstwettbewerb ist der 30. November 2024! Nutze die Gelegenheit, deine Kreativität zu entfalten und deine Vision einer nachhaltigen Bioökonomie...

Daniela Fuchs ist seit Januar 2023 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Bereich "Technik und Wissen" am ZSI. Nach dem Studium der Humanökologie und Geschichte (Universität Wien) war sie in der Technikfolgenabschätzung...

The SERIGO Community of Practice (CoP) is a dynamic community where we come together to share knowledge and learn from each other. Our platform links people from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise...

TASK4ISI (Transnational Action to advance SKills and competences FOR Inclusive entrepreneurship and Social Innovation) is a collaborative initiative aimed at supporting under-represented entrepreneurs...

Wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserem Workshop ein! Entdecken Sie kreative Ansätze und praktische Methoden, wie Themen rund um Bioökonomie und Nachhaltigkeit in existierende Bildungsangebote integriert werden...

The workshop includes presentations of best practices, a panel discussion and exchanges with panellists and participants that all aim to explore and demonstrate ways to accelerate the uptake of non-technological...

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-024-09583-yZSI team members Gabor Szüdi and Pamela Bartar are contributing authors of a new article presenting relevant findings on trust in science within the framework...

Stećci are unique medieval burial monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The European research project STECCI focuses on innovative conservation and valorisation strategies...

We are thrilled to announce that for the coming months Guillermina Actis has joined the ZSI team as a visiting scholar, supported by an Ernst Mach Fellowship from the Austrian Exchange Service (OeAD). ...

Stefan Philipp and Anestis Amanatidis (University of Leiden) published a paper with the title "Talking about practice: agency and its structural context in regional healthcare practice change," in the...

The city of Tartu in Estonia is a European Capital of Culture in 2024. And it was the host city for the first Europe-China Knowledge Forum organised by the ReConnect China project. From October 24-26, ...

Abwanderung ist ein zentrales Problem ländlicher Gemeinden in Europa. Das EU-Projekt RurALL erarbeitet gemeinsam mit Bürgern und Bürgerinnen Ansätze, um der Abwanderung in ländlichen Gemeinden entgegenzuwirken...

INHERIT is an international project that addresses the challenges concerning the preservation, restoration, and management of cultural heritage buildings. It aims to foster their environmental and social...

Das ZSI hat in Zusammenarbeit mit der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien) ein Mapping des sozialen Innovationsökosystems in Österreich durchgeführt! Dieser Mapping-Bericht wurde im Rahmen der Aktivitäten...

Europas Jugend ist eine der Kern-Zielgruppen für die Inhalte des ReConnect China-Projektes. Um diese Zielgruppe adäquat zu erreichen und in einen direkten Dialog mit jungen Menschen treten zu können, ...

Das ZSI gestaltet im Rahmen des "TD-Lab Training Program", dem Weiterbildungsprogramm für transdisziplinär und partizipativ forschende Wissenschaftler*innen aller Statusgruppen aus den Verbundpartner...

On the 27th of Septemvber 2024, the ZSI team, representing the GenB project, participated in the European Researchers' Night in Graz, a European-wide event aimed at promoting public interest in science...

On 3 October 2024, the new programme Sustainable Higher Education and Research in Kosovo (SHER), was kicked-off in a successful event attended by more than 100 stakeholders in Prishtina. The event marked...

At the recent APA Division 34's Online Conference, ZSI’s Katharina Koller presented on how game-based interventions, specifically role-playing games, can transform climate policy dialogue. The study, ...

Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Head of the Department of Technology and Knowledge at the Center of Social Innovation in Vienna, recently attended the 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (...

The GREAT Project has recently launched a global study in collaboration with UNDP, the United Nations Development Programme, called Play2Act.  Play2Act collects public views about how video...

Innovative approaches in transdisciplinary research on the cultural heritage of stećci Stećci are unique medieval tomb monuments located in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro...

The Science and Society Research Group at the Ludovika University of Public Service organised a conference in Budapest on 13 October 2023 titled: ‘Science and disinformation: how science can support society...

Am 10. September berichtete ScienceIBusiness über die Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Umfrage im Rahmen des ReConnect China-Projektes. Im Rahmen dieser (nicht-repräsentativen) Umfrage sind Gábor Szüdi und ...

The GenB Project is excited to announce the final session of its English Master Course, scheduled for September 9th, 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00 CET. This advanced webinar is part of the GenB capacity-building...

The topic of research security was high on the agenda of the outgoing European Commission as evidenced by a series of policy documents, most notably in the Economic Security Strategy package put forward...

Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, was mit den Daten passiert, die zum Beispiel beim Verwenden von Ernährungs-Apps oder einer Bonuscard gesammelt werden? In unserer digitalen Welt entstehen ständig riesige...