NHM Citizen Science Day

10.00h – 14.00h

Biodiversity Jump'n'run

Become a beta tester of what is probably Austria's biggest video game as part of the Citizen Science Day at the NHM Vienna! The jump'n'run game invites visitors to explore the native biodiversity of the Alps, the forest and the city. Our own scientists and science communicators collaborated with the experienced citizen science platform SPOTTERON to turn the concept of making education fun on its head, and make fun educational instead!

14.00h – 17.00h

Discovering Diversity: The city is wild!

Marking the start of a collaboration between the NHM event series "Discovering Diversity" and "Österreich forscht", the Citizen Science Day brings onto the stage of Deck 50 a new edition of "Discovering Diversity" under the theme of "The city is wild!"

Learn more about the unexpected inhabitants of our urban environment and discover the fascinating world of nature in the city. Frank Zachos, NHM Vienna researcher and curator of the mammal collection, gives exciting insights into the world of urban fauna, from hamsters on Viennese cemeteries to Vienna's ground squirrels that make up a significant proportion of the Austrian population. Try out our interactive stations and find out more about current citizen science projects researching biodiversity in the city. In the end, use the opportunity to join in to our final quiz and test your newly acquired knowledge!

11.00h, 13.00h, 14.00h

Museum Goes Outdoor!

What's flying, growing, and weathering around the Natural History Museum Vienna? Step out of the museum's gates together with researchers from the NHM Vienna and explore the city's wild side!
All tours in German and only if the weather permits it.
Duration: 30-40 min

• 11.00h Vogelgeschichten rund ums NHM Wien
• 13.00h Pflasterritzen – Botanik
• 14.00h Baugesteine am Maria-Theresien-Platz

11.00h, 14.00h, 15.00h

Pint of Science

Once a year, Pint of Science brings science and research into your local pub. At the Citizen Science Day we swap the bars of the city for the exhibition halls of the NHM Vienna. In three interactive guided tours you get to hear more on current Citizen Science projects and meet the researchers first-hand.

• 11.00h Citizen Science-Projekt Fossilfinder – Suchen Finden Melden, oder was uns Fossilien erzählen (Alexander Lukeneder, Paleontology) – German
• 14.00h Citizen Science-Projekt Prähistorische Webtechniken – Spannendes aus Archäologie und Handwerk (Karina Grömer, prehistory) – German
• 15.00h Colonialism today?! What does it have to do with me? (Elena Ritschard, Science Communication & Helena Deiß, EDUCULT) – English

12.00h, 15.00h

Urban Heat Stories

Join this Citizen Science walk and measure temperature differences in the city! Share your personal experiences with urban heat.
Only if the weather permits it.
Duration: 60 min

10.00h – 14.00h

The Journey of the Step Change Project

Over the past four years, Step Change has been working with communities across Europe, the United Kingdom and Uganda to develop innovations that solve real-life issues, surrounding health, energy and environmental research, three of the key areas where science and research cross over with our everyday lives. In this Step Change showcase, we will present the work we have been doing to help bridge the gaps between science and society and share with the people of Vienna how citizen science has been used to help.

• Hunters and wildlife lovers monitor wild mammal populations in Slovenia
• What we have learnt since COVID, and how can citizen science protect us from future disease?
• In Germany, how tenet electricity models can help residents take back control of their energy.
• How rural communities in Uganda can become more energy-independent and adopt renewable energy production in their farming communities.
• How patients can work with doctors and researchers to help us learn more about non-alcohol fatty liver disease in the United Kingdom.

Come join the Step Change team for some hands-on fun and learn how you can become a citizen scientist. Find us in hall 16!
 

10.00h – 17.00h

Citizen Science Marketplace: 28 Research Projects to Participate!

On the 1st floor of the dome hall of the NHM Vienna, the Citizen Science marketplace presents you current projects that encourage you to participate! 28 market stalls introduce their research from all areas of science and show how you too can contribute.