In recent weeks, we presented at two exciting events with our science education materials developed as part of the INSE project: The Lower Austria Research Festival at the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna and the Environment.Knowledge.Conference at WIFI St. Pölten. The… Read More »Making Science Comprehensible – INSE at the Lower Austria Research Festival & the Environment.Knowledge.Conference

A new card game for young researchers ages 8 and up! How does a simple question become a scientific discovery? With our research quartet: “Go Science – From the question to the answer” children learn in a playful way how… Read More »Research Quartet “Go Science: From question to answer” – discover science in a playful way!

On Friday, October 10, 2025, the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna will be transformed into a vibrant science arena from 13:00 to 21:00: The Lower Austria Research Festival opens its doors, and we at INSE will be there! Organized by the… Read More »INSE at the Lower Austria Research Festival 2025 – Hands-on Science

Are you at least 14 years old and want to understand how the climate crisis is changing our rivers, lakes and waterways? Would you like to do your own research and find answers using the latest technology? Then the “Water… Read More »Science Academy course “Water & Climate” – Apply now!

We are excited to announce that our partner, the University College of Teacher Education Lower Austria (PH NÖ), has initiated the newly released picture book “NA ZOOWAS! Wie die wilde Kraa den Tiergarten aufmischte”, by Melanie Laibl and Linda Schwalbe.… Read More »New picture book for classrooms: NA ZOOWAS!

We are excited to introduce our new INSE resource, “The forest of the future” designed for primary schools. This teaching material guides students into humanities research through a creative cycle of fairy tales, inquiry, and future workshops, with activities like… Read More »New INSE hand out “The forest of the future”

July 2025 fell short of summer expectations in Austria. Frequent rain and persistent cloud cover left many feeling like summer never really arrived. According to GeoSphere Austria, precipitation was 42% above long-term average, making it the wettest July since 2012… Read More »A Gloomy July: Austria’s Wettest Summer Month in Years

As schools in Austria start their summer break, it is the prefect time to take science beyond the classroom and bring it into your everyday life. You don’t need to be a scientist to do real science. Welcome to the… Read More »Science in the Sun: Join Citizen Science Projects This Summer

This week, our partner Wassercluster Lunz hosted a practical hydrobiology course designed for students in environmental pedagogy, led by Dr. Gabriele Weigelhofer and   Eva Feldbacher (WCL, INSE). The course combined fieldwork and lab exercises to explore how land use, nutrient… Read More »Hands-on Hydrobiology course for environmental pedagogy students in Lunz am See

The “Environmental Research 2.0” project was successfully launched with a joint kick-off event at the Haus der Wildnis in Lunz. Project and school partners took the opportunity to get to know each other, laying the foundation for two exciting school… Read More »“Environmental Research 2.0” Project Launch – Research, Wonder, Understand