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Rund 40 Teilnehmer:innen der österreichischen EURAXESS Community nahmen an der diesjährigen EURAXESS Austria Jahrestagung am 21. April 2026 an der Technischen Universität in Wien teil. Im Fokus der Veranstaltung stand der Austausch zu aktuellen Entwicklungen sowie die Weiterentwicklung von Welcome-...

The Austro-UK Science Alliance (AUKSA) is a bilateral initiative connecting Austrian scientists based in the UK and fostering closer collaboration between Austrian and British research communities. It was launched in spring 2025 at the Austrian Ambassador’s Residence in London.AUKSA serves as a...

The 2026 COST Open Call opens this summer, with a submission deadline of 28 October 2026. COST Actions are 4-year interdisciplinary research networks open to all fields, including emerging topics. New: at least 40% of consortium members must be early-career researchers (experts under 40 years old)...

Das Career Center der Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft verleiht den Leadership Excellence Award in Research – LExA an herausragende und innovative Führungspersönlichkeiten in Forschung und Wissenschaft in Österreich.Der LExA stellt eine bedeutende Ergänzung zu bestehenden Forschungspreisen dar und...

The European Commission has adopted its first-ever EU Visa Strategy, framing visa policy as a strategic tool for security, competitiveness and global influence – with explicit implications for science, research and innovation.Alongside the strategy, the Commission has issued a Recommendation on...

Apply now for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2026 call for proposals!Whether you're an academic, industry professional or part of a research organisation, you can benefit from short-term and inter-sectorial staff exchanges in the EU and beyond.Under this call, the European...

In this episode of EURAXESS Smart Talks we speak with a remarkable dual-career academic couple: Dr. Michael Levant, a physical chemistry and microfluidics researcher at TotalEnergies, and Prof. Jessica Cauchard, Full Professor for Embodied Intelligent Interaction at TU Wien and a pioneer in human...

The LUKE call by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) will fund research projects involving Ukraine. The aim is to strengthen Ukraine's R&I capacities in relevant, jointly identified topics. The project serves to pool resources and tap into Ukraine’s innovation potential. The call for proposals will...

🎄From the EURAXESS Austria team to the whole community, we wish you a nice break and a great start of 2026! 🌟We hope to see you back in 2026!

The European Commission has published the Horizon Europe work program for 2026-2027 with a €14 billion investment. The work program introduces new cross-disciplinary calls and topics that will boost decarbonization and the use of AI in research. It also expands the Choose Europe initiative to...