Wiener Ball der Wissenschaften 2026

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24.1.2026 / Rathaus Wien
Spaß mit Anstand – Tanz mit Haltung
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With the image of a bucket of cold water, the Vien With the image of a bucket of cold water, the Vienna Lecture on Science Communication was summed up on the evening before the ball, right after German Professor of Political Science Astrid Séville finished her talk. Many guests described her reflections on kitsch and the crisis of science communication, held in the grand hall of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, as „refreshing and sobering at the same time.”    The event, held on 23 January 2026, opened with welcome remarks by Oliver Lehmann, Chair of the Ball Committee, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Faßmann, President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, @oeaw.at. The introduction was delivered by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas M. Scheu, head of the research group „Science Communication and Science Journalism” at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Research (CMC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and @uniklagenfurt, before the lecture itself was given by Prof. Astrid Séville of Leuphana University Lüneburg, @leuphana. #SciBall26 #ViennaLectureOnScienceCommunication
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What a #SciBall26 🌟 Thanks for coming and particip What a #SciBall26 🌟 Thanks for coming and participating! More pictures are available on our homepage, link in bio or https://www.wissenschaftsball.at/en/pictures-2026/ Photos taken by our ball photographers Ludwig Schedl, Franz Reiterer, Manuel Prett, and Christian Haas.
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The Vienna Science Ball is all about connection, c The Vienna Science Ball is all about connection, curiosity, and an open mind, our Federal Minister for Women, Science and Research @eviholzleitner says, and she’s excited for a night to remember. (Us too!) In her ball message, Holzleitner warns that when democracies start to wobble, universities and researchers are often among the first targets, stressing that democracy needs science and science needs freedom, because both rely on openness, facts, and critical thinking. With growing hostility toward science and rising authoritarian trends worldwide, she states that science has a key role to play in making democracies more resilient. Eva-Maria Holzleitner studied social economics at @jkulinz and served as head of the @spoe_at Women’s organization and as a member of parliament from 2017 to 2025, before being appointed minister in 2025. #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
Guided by the motto „All waltz, all science,” Günt Guided by the motto „All waltz, all science,” Günther Mayr extends an invitation to a „dance of molecules“, one he hopes will resonate far beyond the ballroom. Let’s go! Mayr studied communication science and has been a science editor at @orf since 1996. He became widely known as a TV explainer during the Covid pandemic, has hosted „Mayr’s Magazin – Wissen für alle” since 2021, and published his book The Frog That Learned to Fly in 2025. (Link in bio!) #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
Here it is: a quick overview of all the highlights Here it is: a quick overview of all the highlights of the ball program for the 11th Science Ball on January 24 Hosted by the Wolfgang Pauli Institute and held under the patronage of Austria’s Federal President, the Science Ball brings together people from science, politics and society. The honorary presidency is chaired by Vienna’s Mayor Michael Ludwig, alongside Bettina Emmerling and Veronica Kaup-Hasler. Among the guests expected this year are the new Minister for Science, Eva-Maria Holzleitner, and Justice Minister Anna Sporrer. The Science Ball is about progress that serves people, about dialogue, openness and participation. And it shows Vienna as what it aims to be: a European city of research, ideas and responsibility. We’re looking forward to celebrate SciBall 26 with you! 🌟 #SciBall26
According to computer scientist Georgia Avarikioti According to computer scientist Georgia Avarikioti, our trust in data, transparent decision-making, and the security of global systems hinges on technologies whose impact goes far beyond the technical level. When these systems fail, she warns, the consequences can be serious for democracy and public institutions. That’s why her work in blockchain and cybersecurity focuses on integrity, transparency, and accessibility. Avarikioti makes it clear that innovation alone isn’t enough. What really matters is whether people can trust the systems shaping their lives. To get there, scientific knowledge needs to be shared openly and responsibly. Science communication, in her view, isn’t a side task but an ethical responsibility, especially in sensitive areas like cybersecurity, where lack of understanding can have real social consequences. Avarikioti researches distributed systems, the scalability and interoperability of blockchain protocols, and crypto-economic incentives. She earned her PhD at @ethzurich, went on to postdoctoral positions at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) and @columbia, and has been an Assistant Professor at @tu_wien since June 2025, the same year she received the City of Vienna’s Hedy Lamarr Prize for her work. #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
The Scientist of the Year 2025 already knows the S The Scientist of the Year 2025 already knows the Science Ball firsthand. Last year, Francesca Ferlaino was there with a team of quantum physicists from Innsbruck, presenting their quantA network (@quantumscience.at). Her talent for explaining really complex research in a clear, engaging way is what earned her the award from the Association of Education and Science Journalists, which she received on January 7 at the Presseclub Concordia, along with honorary tickets to the Science Ball. Ferlaino researches ultracold quantum gases at the @uniinnsbruck, is passionate about supporting women in STEM, the reason she founded @atominnen. Ferlaino also has been a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2021, as well as deputy director of a quantum institute. We’d like to say: Congratulations! (Btw going to a ball isn’t required to become Scientist of the Year but it certainly doesn’t hurt!) Photo by R. Ferrigato #SciBall26 #FrancescaFerlaino
#SciBall26 is just around the corner, the tickets #SciBall26 is just around the corner, the tickets are sold out, but two side events are open to the public: Vienna Science Ball Dress Exchange
January 12, 2025, from 4 to 7 pm
at the Biology Center of the University of Vienna,
Biologiezentrum der Universität Wien, Djerassi-Platz 1, 1030 Wien (Link in bio!) Vienna Lecture on Science Communication 2026 with Astrid Séville @oeaw.at January 23, 2026, at 4 pm at Festsaal der ÖAW, Dr.-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien Registration required (Link in bio!)
Our Ball Ambassador, the author and philosopher Mi Our Ball Ambassador, the author and philosopher Mira Magdalena Sickinger, describes scientific speaking and writing as an ambivalent practice that enables critical discourse while at the same time reproducing established orders. Research is framed as a responsible engagement with uncertainty, in which knowledge is not passively reflected but actively produced by those who research. Her message also addresses the commodification of knowledge and argues for educational structures to be freed from capitalist logic, so that science and the communication of knowledge can move beyond established boundaries and become a practice of transgression rather than reproduction. Mira Magdalena Sickinger is an author and predoc university assistant at the Institute of Philosophy @univienna. Her research focuses on philosophy of language, aesthetics, and epistemology, with a particular interest in humor theory. She publishes in philosophical journals and edited volumes as well as in literary magazines. Her poetry debut ,Für euch vergossen. poesophie’ was published in 2024 by Klever. (Link in bio!) #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
Our Ball Ambassador Alice Auersperg talks about sc Our Ball Ambassador Alice Auersperg talks about science as following an open, never-ending curiosity in order to truly understand what we don’t yet know. In her work, she argues for a shift in perspective: we can only understand animals if we are willing to step back from our human point of view and genuinely engage with how they perceive and think, without turning them into little humans. As a habilitated cognitive biologist @vetmedunivienna, the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, she leads the Goffin Lab at the Messerli Research Institute, where she studies the cognitive abilities of parrots, especially their capacity for innovation, object play, and tool use. Cockatoos are amazing problem solvers…did you know that? See more of Alice Auersperg research on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I_uEaW0yJ-A?si=xbD0UcAZ4mF5mMI0 (Link in bio!) #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
This season, we are once again guests at the Stadt This season, we are once again guests at the Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus at Karlsplatz. Thanks to the hospitality of the @stadtkinowien, we will be handing out tickets that have already been ordered and paid for at this central location from Monday, January 5, 2026, to Friday, January 23, 2026, on weekdays — and exceptionally also on January 6 — from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. The exact address is Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus, Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Vienna. 
Accessible by the following public transport services: U1, U2, U4; trams 1, 2, 62, 71, D; Badner Bahn; buses 2A, 4A, 59A. (Link in bio!) 📸: R. Ferrigato #SciBall26
Why study something that’s considered „hard,” „dea Why study something that’s considered „hard,” „dead,” and supposedly „useless”? Our Ball Ambassador and author Amira Ben Saoud, @abl.abs , picks up on this familiar refrain, not trying to counter it with praise for the roman poets Ovid or Virgil, or by explaining why antiquity still matters today. Saoud focuses on what her studies actually gave her, like the ability to think clearly, read closely, and write convincingly, as well as how to deal with frustration, persistence, and failure. But above all this she praises the relationships that grew out of that time. Friendships, academic connections, and shared memories continue to shape her to this day. Despite occasional doubts about the economic practicality of her choice, Ben Saoud has never regretted it and sees the Science Ball as a celebration of a passion she shares with many others. Amira Ben Saoud was born in 1989 in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria. She also studied Classical Philology, Art History, and Comparative Literature in Vienna. She served as editor-in-chief of the pop culture magazine The Gap and worked as a cultural editor for the daily newspaper Der Standard. Her debut novel „Schweben” was published by Zsolnay Verlag in 2025 and was described by FM4 as a „disturbingly good debut novel.” (Read more…link in bio!) #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
For our traditional pre-Christmas meeting this yea For our traditional pre-Christmas meeting this year, we chose the flower workshop of Vienna City Gardens inside City Hall as the place to be and have been joined by tango dancers @tashykey and Gencay Aslan, Ball Ambassador @jingche , our special guest and Ig Nobel Prize winner Fabrizio Olmeda from @oeaw.at , Ball Ambassadors @thesciencyfeminist and @abl.abs , as well as Mayor @michaelludwig_official , City Councillor @veronicakauphasler , and ball organiser Oliver Lehmann. It was also the perfect setting to whet everyone’s appetite for what will happen on January 24, when the City Hall will come alive once again: We will welcome international researchers, striking visuals, unexpected performances, and music on five stages. You can also move from waltz and tango to pop, swing, or disco, pick up a bite along the way, enjoy the floral details, and collect a few moments worth sharing. One last thing…even if you did not get a ball ticket this year, you can still very much be part of it! Our side events make that possible, from the ball dress swap on January 12, which has become a little event of its own, to the Vienna Lecture on Science Communication on January 23 with Prof. Dr. Astrid Séville, bringing the big questions of science communication straight into the room. All details, dates, and registration info are in the newsletter. As always it’s worth a look. (Link in bio!) Photos by Sabine Hauswirth #SciBall26
Our Ball Ambassador @selinawienerroither maintains Our Ball Ambassador @selinawienerroither maintains that genuine progress requires collaboration across disciplines, since no single field can provide all the answers (even if some behave as though they do). What impresses Wienerroither is how this diversity of perspectives turns complex problems into something genuinely solvable. She is also adamant that science only matters when it is understandable to everyone. A well-informed society, she notes, is far harder to manipulate with simple slogans, which may explain why such slogans are so popular. This is also why Wienerroither continues to push for science to be visible and loud enough that it cannot be ignored. Originally from Vöcklabruck, Selina Wienerroither moved to Vienna in 2022 to study Theatre, Film and Media Studies. In 2025, she became the @vsstoe lead candidate and now serves as chair of the Austrian National Union of Students alongside Viktoria Kudrna and Umut Ovat. (Read more about via link in bio!) #SciBall26 #Ballbotschaft
Birgit Kellner shows how alive old ideas can be, b Birgit Kellner shows how alive old ideas can be, because for her, science is a way to make the unfamiliar understandable and, in the process, to better understand ourselves and the times we live in. She follows the traces of Buddhist thinkers from India and Tibet and opens the door to questions that haven’t lost any relevance over the centuries: What is consciousness, what makes a good life, how do we recognize truth, especially when others see it differently? As newly discovered manuscripts from Tibetan regions become accessible, she dives into intellectual worlds that were hidden for generations, uncovering treasures that reshape how we understand Asia’s history and occasionally reveal entirely new thinkers. At the same time, she encourages us to take global perspectives seriously and rethink the historical narratives we rely on. Birgit Kellner is a researcher in Buddhist studies and Director of the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia at the @oeaw.at . She is also a member of the leadership team of the FWF Excellence Cluster EurAsian Transformations. (More about via link in bio!) #SciBall25 #Ballbotschaft
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