Current research projects
In the first call for proposals of "Sparkling Science 2.0", 34 Citizen Science projects will be funded with a total of 11.5 million euros starting in fall 2022.
The 27 funded projects of the 2nd call for proposals will start in the 2024/25 school year and will be published here shortly.
The projects cover different scientific disciplines and are thematically broadly spread: from contemporary history and migration research to ecology and microbiology to climate change education and sustainability research.
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57 projects have been found:
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2. Call
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BiodiverCITY-Island Hopping
Creating and exploring biodiversity islands in the city for action-oriented learning
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CHANGE
Students research social inequality
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The Memory of the Classroom.
Multidirectional Remembering in Schools in Graz
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Daten*bilden
Creatively developing and promoting careful data practices in schools
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DIAG_NOSE
Diagnostic improvement of allergies using nasal fluid and saliva
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The generational-friendly City
Pupils, Students and older People explore and design the public space
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Flower-Power
Plant Extracts and Their Influence on Scar Formation
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Forest Groove
Forest biodiversity in tune
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Stories from the future
Digital storytelling and critical climate change education
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HybridLearningSpaces@School
Pedagogical, technical and cooperation-related conditions for success of hybrid learning spaces across school sites
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Young people wiih reaugee experience
Threat and self-assertion: Young people with refugee experience during the Nazi era and today
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Klagenfurt goes climate-neutral
Participation and Justice in the City of the Future
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Climate Agents
Planet A in a Digital World
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Climate Ready Schools
Investigating microclimate of school grounds and co-creative development of measures to enhance climate resilience in Austrian schools
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Laser4Snow
Laser-assisted in-situ snow cover measurement
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MathConnect
Cross-curricular topics for the mathematics classroom, that matter to 21st century learners
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Researching families differently with children (MiKA)
Children's concepts of family diversity
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MultilinguA.I.
Artificial intelligence in the foreign language classroom
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NoFakeFacts
Young citizen science project to promote media literacy and scientific literacy among adolescents
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SAG S MULTI – Multilingual Empowerment
Fostering linguistic diversity at school and in society
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City–Tree–Soil
Effects of Urban Environment on Treegrowth and Soil Carbon
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transform2gether
Transformation through Participation (II): Establishing an Expertise Network and a Competence Platform for Strengthening School Democracy and Global Education.
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WattsAhead: Energy-literate into the future
Researching and promoting Energy Literacy with Future Thinking among young people and adults
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BiodiverCITY-Island Hopping
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1. Call
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Aquirufa
Biodiversity and ecology of freshwater bacteria
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Breathing Air
Analysis of typical exposure to the chemical mix of respirable ultrafine particles in rural and urban valley locations
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Be PART of it!
Participatory Research on a Telepresence System and its impact on social inclusion in schools
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Biodiversity of Phoxinus minnows
Biodiversity of Phoxinus minnows in Austria
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CO2 Conversion
From harmful exhaust gas to a resource - CO2 as a valuable raw material
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DIGIdat
Digital data analysis of indoor air quality meets Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
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EAT+CHANGE
Food consumption as everyday transformation: participatory research and collaborative learning for social-ecological change
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“One day there will be …”
Circular Materials Narratives for Futures in the Anthropocene
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Reflecting Minds
Development of a mentalization training for elementary educators
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FFF-Glacier Worlds
Freeze For Future - Youth Creates Virtual Glacier Worlds For The Future Of Climate Change Education
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MEMMIG
Multilingual Memories of Migration. Students conduct intergenerational interviews
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Colic & butyrate
Panacea butyrate? Evaluation of production, effects and therapeutic potential in the equine colon
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Colonialism today? What does that have to do with me?
Post-colonial approaches to knowledge transfer in a natural history museum
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Latin Inscriptions for Digital and Extracurricular Learning
SISTE VIATOR. Latin in Stone 2.0.
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Green roof habitats
Green roof: habitats facing climate change and biodiversity crisis
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MAJA
Mathematical algorithms analyzed for everybody
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Researching and Transforming Multilingual Spaces
Multilingualism in the pedagogical professionalization for preschool
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Micro-Tramper
Microbial dynamics along the food chain
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PLASTIC.ALPS
Distribution and impact of microplastics in sensitive high alpine environments
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Recycling Heroes
Application of Citizen Science in Schools to boost the Circular Economy in the Electronics Industry
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Relevance of Mathematics Education
Relevance of Mathematics Education from the Perspective of Students
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Smart Sport Assistance
Smart Sport Assistance (SSA) for visually impaired children
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Snow2School
An interdisciplinary approach for recording changes in snow in Greenland and Austria
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Caring Cultures in end-of-life care
Telling about caring cultures in end-of-life care. Students and citizen scientists doing intercultural and intergenerational research
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SPARCling Matrix
The essential role of the matricellular protein SPARC in tendon disease and healing
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This is (not) Rocket Science!
Citizen Scientists as Mission Control
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TRA:WELL
Transport and Wellbeing
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Transform4School
Transformation by Participation: Model Schools for learning of democracy and peace
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u3Green
Promotion of child and youth-friendly urban landscapes through participatory research on urban green
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VisibLL
High school students explore the (in)visible multilingualism of the Viennese ‚Linguistic Landscape‘
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We talk about science
Fostering communication about scientific issues
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WILDLIFE CRIME
Discovering and uncovering: Detective work in the name of species protection
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YOUhealTH
A participative approach for health promotion in students
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Circus of Knowledge
Citizen Science meets Citizen Art
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Aquirufa