It's always reassuring to know we're not alone! 😅🥳

You got me there! Wer lesen kann ist klar im Vorteil ;)

According to the u:rise webpages, the courses are available until February 28 (this saturday). What happens if I've started a course by then, but haven't completed it? Or is it possible that access will be extended into spring as well?

My personal highlight: meeting the Competence Center for Behavioural Insights from @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu. Thank you for the glimpse into the many ways the EU relies on empirical insights and the potential on how scientific research can inform and support the policy process in its entirety!

Helene Zillig stands in front of the EU parliament building. She is a young white woman with chin-length brown hair and is dressed in all black, with a long coat and a scarf.

A room with a presentation set up on the topic "Introduction to the JRC and the CCBI's work". On the right is a speakers podium with the logo of the European Commission. The back of people sitting is also visible.

Helene Zillig stands in front of the plate designating the DG Justice and Consumers of the European Commission. She is a young white women with chin length brown hair. She is wearing a long black coat, a scarf and a green blazer.

For the past 1.5 years, I've supported research for EU Policy; it was now time to look at the other side of the coin!

During the intense residential week in Brussels for the Circle.U Seminar "Behavioural Science & Public Policy" the interdisciplinary exchange provided a lot of new perspectives.

Transition environnementale : comment la recherche s’adapte-t-elle ?

🔬🍃 Face à l’urgence climatique, les scientifiques interrogent leurs méthodes de recherche. Comment concilier soutenabilité et excellence scientifique, afin que la recherche devienne une solution et non un facteur aggravant de la crise ?

Climate impacts aren’t just about money.
A new IIASA study introduces the wellbeing cost of carbon, measuring how today’s emissions translate into lost Years of Good Life (YoGL), especially for younger generations. 🌍
📄 Published in Global Sustainability: iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202...

Grafik mit Informationen zum Sternschnuppenstrom der Geminiden vor blauem Nachthimmel mit einzelnen Sternen und einer hellen Sternschnuppe in der Mitte. Oben ein roter Balken mit weißer Schrift: „GEMINIDEN BRINGEN STERNSCHNUPPEN“. Darunter die Frage „WANN LOHNT SICH BLICK GEN HIMMEL?“ und mehrere Stichpunkte in Weiß: Aktiv vom 7. bis 17. Dezember 2025, beste Sicht am 13. und 14.12., Tipp: dunkler Ort mit freiem Blick, keine Hilfsmittel nötig, Erklärung des Phänomens als Meteore durch kosmische Partikel. Unten links das Logo von rbb24, unten rechts Bildquelle: „Bild: Patrick Pleul/dpa“.

Besonders in der Nacht vom 13. auf den 14. Dezember lohnt sich der Blick in den Himmel, denn dann erreichen die sogenannten Geminiden ihr Maximum. Ihren Namen haben sie vom Sternbild Zwillinge (lat.: Gemini), aus dessen Richtung sie zu kommen scheinen.

@helenezillig.bsky.social presents her research at the #ENLIGHTConference2025!

She merged over 1,400 nighttime visits to #BlueSpaces with satellite data measuring Artificial Light at Night ( #ALAN) to explore how the brightness of a location relates to perceived #safety and #wellbeing. 🌃

Light pollution is changing nature’s carbon balance, study says A new study analyses the effect of artificial light on ecosystems

"Researchers found that artificial pollution at night increased ecosystem respiration: plants, microbes, and animals released more carbon dioxide. However, there was no corresponding increase in photosynthesis, the plant process that removes it from the atmosphere."
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Contamination de l’eau potable aux Pfas : 60 000 personnes concernées, les autorités s’inquiètent Les interdictions de boire de l’eau du robinet se multiplient dans le Grand Est à cause de «polluants éternels». Une situation vouée à se «multiplier», d’après le gouvernement qui a lancé une mission ...

www.liberation.fr/environnemen...

@helenezillig.bsky.social is a student assistant, supporting the #ZeroPM project and helping classes on #EnvironmentalPsychology run smoothly for both students and lecturers. In her Master’s Thesis, she investigates how people’s #nighttime experience of #BlueSpaces is impacted by artificial light. 💡

Wichtige Potenziale unausgeschöpft: Neue Studie der #univie und der @bokuvienna.bsky.social zeigt Lücken in Österreichs #Klimapolitik 🌍🌡️
Im Bereich Verkehr und Wohnen zielen nur wenige Maßnahmen auf direkte Vermeidung von #Emissionen ab.
Mehr dazu: ⤵️

Our poster from the @univienna #WelcomeWeeks orientation event for new students interested in learning about the different teams and labs at the Faculty of #Psychology. 🎓
Thank you @helenezillig.bsky.social for putting this together!

Sapere aude – Dare to know!

#TogetherForTheSDGs

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals! Together with the UN Global Compact Network Austria we are raising the SDG Flag to show our sustained commitment to climate action, gender equality, biodiversity, and decent work! 🌍

Der Sternschnuppenschauer der Perseiden erreicht in der kommenden Nacht seinen Höhepunkt 💫 .
In diesem Jahr erschwert der helle Mond 🌖 die Beobachtung der Meteore. Allerdings huschen die Perseiden noch bis etwa zum 24. August durch die Nacht 🌠.
👉 to.wetteronline.de/sternschuppe...

#Perseiden

Writing is thinking. We get students to write so that they learn how to think and use their brains. Using LLMs to do your work is like trying to be an athlete by getting someone else to do your training for you.

Ein orangenes Plakat. Oben links das Logo der Universität Wien. Text: "Unterstützung für deine wissenschaftliche Arbeit beim Schreibmentoring. Lerne bessere wissenschaftliche Texte zu schreiben. Stelle deine Fragen in kollegialer Atmosphäre. Erhalte Feedbac und Unterstützung. Komm vorbei! Jederzeit und ohne Anmeldung. Standort und Termine: QR-Code"

Das Sommersemester hat begonnen! Das Center for Teaching and Learning der @univie.ac.at bietet wieder Schreibmentoring an, von der Aufgabenstellung bis zur Abgabe!
Alle Termine und Standorte sind hier zu finden:
ctl.univie.ac.at/angebote-fue...
#UniWien #Studium

Inspiring & fun 2 days lie behind us. 🧠🌱💡
We had a joint #EnvironmentalPsychology meeting with the @scanunit.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at & the Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior Lab coming all the way from Geneva. 🚆

Research foci were presented, future avenues discussed and the freedom of science was protested for at #MarchforScience #StandUpForScience
@s4fat.bsky.social. 📢

„Is climate change making plants depressed?” – Explaining Environmental Psychology to everyone Science is not limited to laboratories and lecture halls. At Kiss the Globe in Vienna, Jana Köhler took the stage to explain what Environmental Psychology actually is and why the field’s research is e...

❓ Why is psychology central to fighting climate change?

❗ Last November, @janakoehler.bsky.social and I answered questions like this one as part of the Kiss The Globe-Event. I summarised the most important points for the @envpsyvienna.bsky.social blog. ⬇⬇⬇

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„Macht der Klimawandel die Pflanzen depressiv?“ - Umweltpsychologie für alle verständlich machen Wissenschaft gibt es auch außerhalb des Labors oder Hörsaals. Bei Kiss the Globe in Wien erklärte Jana Köhler, was Umweltpsychologie eigentlich ist und warum die Forschung in diesem Bereich für die Be...

❓ Welche Rolle spielt Psychologie in der Bekämpfung des Klimawandels?
❗ Diese und weitere Fragen haben @janakoehler.bsky.social und ich bei KISS THE GLOBE beantwortet. Für den Blog von @envpsyvienna.bsky.social habe ich die wichtigsten Punkte noch einmal zusammengefasst. ⬇⬇⬇
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Proudly presenting the "EnvPsy Vienna 2024 Wrap-Up" 🎀

We are really excited to show you our year in numbers. Thanks for following along and all the best for 2025!

Hi there!👋 We are the Environmental Psychology Research Group at @univie.ac.at . We work various topics, incl. environmental #pollutants (PFAS, 5G, microplastics), #nature & health, #climatechange beliefs, climate #activism, #gamification, & #sciencecommunication. Follow us to learn more! 🌍🌿🌊🎮💬

- In public discourse, man-made climate change is often no longer denied. Instead, effective course of action is deliberately delayed. If we learn to recognise elements of these discourses of delay, we can also counter-argue and weaken them.

- If we don't invest in climate protection now, we will have to bear even higher future and long-term costs.

- Combating climate change is not synonymous with abstinence or giving something up, it is also a great opportunity for individual and social gain (better health, lower mortality rates, etc...)

- Not all supposedly pro-environmental actions are actually effective. For example, it is better to make a little more effort and mend a piece of clothing than to buy something new with sustainable production.

- Everyone really can do something to combat climate change. This something is different for each of us and doesn’t necessarily imply overhauling one’s lifestyle completely. An all-or-nothing attitude isn’t effective or helpful.

My favourite quote from Jana: ”We should focus on the fact that we need [...] a majority that does *something* instead of few people that do *everything*.”
The take-aways I hope we could make the audience remember: