Since 2016, five Institutes working in the field of humanities, social sciences and cultural studies based in Lower Austria have been cooperating at the Research Network of Interdisciplinary Regional Studies (Forschungsnetzwerk Interdisziplinäre Regionalstudien - first) in order to work on interdisciplinary research projects regarding socially relevant topics. Read more about Research Network for Interdisciplinary Regional Studies

Research Project “Migration”
Research Project “Migration”: Duration: 2016–2018 Funding Body: State of Lower Austria (Program for Strategy in Research, Technology, and Innovation) Participating first institutes: Institute of Rural History, Institute for Jewish History in Austria, Institute for the Study of Medieval and Early Modern Realia, … Read more about Research Project “Migration”

Research Project “Nutrition and Inequality”
Research Project “Nutrition and Inequality” Duration: 2016-2018 Funding Body: State of Lower Austria Participating first institutes: Institute of Rural History, Institute for Jewish History in Austria, Institute for the Study of Medieval and Early Modern Realia, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research … Read more about Research Project “Nutrition and Inequality”
Research Project Camps
Founded in 2020, the aim of the research project is to locate, systematically record and research camps and camp-like facilities built on the territory of today's Lower Austria by means of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. During the wars and dictatorships of the 20th century, a large number of people … Read more about Research Project Camps