The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Polish funding organisation NCN (National Science Centre/Narodowe Centrum Nauki) signed an agreement in spring 2018 which for the first time makes it possible to fund closely integrated, Austrian-Polish research projects (joint projects). The flexible nature of the cooperation can also be seen by the fact that proposals can be submitted at any time regardless of deadlines.

The researcher at the Department of Geology, University of Innsbruck investigates climate data from the “Little Ice Age”. The Weiss Award for the promotion of research is funded by the Weiss Research Foundation and administered by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). This is the third time that a scientist has received the award in the field of meteorologie. The award is presented in the fields of meteorology and anaesthesiology in alternating years.

In 2018 a total of 51 outstanding female scientists were selected for the FWF’s high-quality career development programmes. All in all, EUR 13.4 million in new grants was earmarked.

Interdisciplinarity, innovative research approaches and networking are the focus of this funding programme operated jointly by the OeAW and the FWF. The successful cooperation to foster excellent junior research in Austria is about to embark on its second phase by issuing the second call for proposals.

The Austrian Club of Education and Science Journalists has designated the chemist Nuno Maulide as “Scientist of the Year 2018”. This recognition goes to the Professor of Organic Synthesis at the University of Vienna not only for his excellent scientific work but also for his role as a science communicator.

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