Sascha Ruhland
@sruhland.bsky.social
Passionate about science, innovation and technology (policy). Head of Mission Management Unit at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. Private account.
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Das Ergebnis der #COP30 bleibt weit hinter dem zurück, was nötig wäre, um die Klimakrise wirksam zu bremsen.
Positiv ist, dass es bei der Klimawandelanpassung Fortschritte in Solidarität mit den am stärksten Betroffenen gab.
Doch die Hauptursache der Krise bleibt ungelöst. 1️⃣
Positiv ist, dass es bei der Klimawandelanpassung Fortschritte in Solidarität mit den am stärksten Betroffenen gab.
Doch die Hauptursache der Krise bleibt ungelöst. 1️⃣
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Das Ergebnis der #COP30 bleibt weit hinter dem zurück, was nötig wäre, um die Klimakrise wirksam zu bremsen.
Positiv ist, dass es bei der Klimawandelanpassung Fortschritte in Solidarität mit den am stärksten Betroffenen gab.
Doch die Hauptursache der Krise bleibt ungelöst. 1️⃣
Positiv ist, dass es bei der Klimawandelanpassung Fortschritte in Solidarität mit den am stärksten Betroffenen gab.
Doch die Hauptursache der Krise bleibt ungelöst. 1️⃣
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#CCPI Climate Change Performance Index: #Österreich fällt um 12 Ränge zurück. Bundesregierung macht in allen klimapolitischen Belangen Rückschritte: Mittel für #Erneuerbaren-Ausbau gekürzt, klimaschädliche #Subventionen erhöht, #Klimabonus abgeschafft, befürwortet internationale #CO₂-Zertifikate.
Climate Change Performance Index: Österreich fällt von Platz 23 auf Platz 35 zurück - Celsius - der Blog von Scientists for Future Österreich
Der Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) wird seit 2005 von Germanwatch, New Climate Institute und Climate Action International herausgegeben und jedes Jahr bei der COP veröffentlicht. Er betrachte...
www.scientists4future.at
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#CCPI Climate Change Performance Index: #Österreich fällt um 12 Ränge zurück. Bundesregierung macht in allen klimapolitischen Belangen Rückschritte: Mittel für #Erneuerbaren-Ausbau gekürzt, klimaschädliche #Subventionen erhöht, #Klimabonus abgeschafft, befürwortet internationale #CO₂-Zertifikate.
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Data Corner: #HorizonEurope’s 12% success rate exposes a growing gap between rising research demand and flat funding. As #AI drives application surges, Europe must rebalance excellence and efficiency in its R&I system.
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Data corner: Horizon success rates are dropping
Horizon Europe calls this year have received unprecedented numbers of proposals, with some jumping by as much as 80%. We dive into the figures. First of all, with applications on the rise, success…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Data Corner: #HorizonEurope’s 12% success rate exposes a growing gap between rising research demand and flat funding. As #AI drives application surges, Europe must rebalance excellence and efficiency in its R&I system.
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#Klimalösung des Tages: Wie man Schüler:innen dazu bringt, gesund zu essen, und dabei #Lebensmittelverschwendung bekämpft.
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#Klimalösung des Tages: Wie man Schüler:innen dazu bringt, gesund zu essen, und dabei #Lebensmittelverschwendung bekämpft.
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#iöbchallenge
Wir suchen nach Ideen für die digitale Erhebung von laufenden #Mobilitätsdaten, die:
-mobil & ressourcenschonend Daten erfassen
-DSGVO-konform sind
-Nutzer:innen spielerisch einbinden
Jetzt mitmachen & bis 12. Nov Ideen einreichen! Mehr Infos👇
#innovation #digitalisierung
Wir suchen nach Ideen für die digitale Erhebung von laufenden #Mobilitätsdaten, die:
-mobil & ressourcenschonend Daten erfassen
-DSGVO-konform sind
-Nutzer:innen spielerisch einbinden
Jetzt mitmachen & bis 12. Nov Ideen einreichen! Mehr Infos👇
#innovation #digitalisierung
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#iöbchallenge
Wir suchen nach Ideen für die digitale Erhebung von laufenden #Mobilitätsdaten, die:
-mobil & ressourcenschonend Daten erfassen
-DSGVO-konform sind
-Nutzer:innen spielerisch einbinden
Jetzt mitmachen & bis 12. Nov Ideen einreichen! Mehr Infos👇
#innovation #digitalisierung
Wir suchen nach Ideen für die digitale Erhebung von laufenden #Mobilitätsdaten, die:
-mobil & ressourcenschonend Daten erfassen
-DSGVO-konform sind
-Nutzer:innen spielerisch einbinden
Jetzt mitmachen & bis 12. Nov Ideen einreichen! Mehr Infos👇
#innovation #digitalisierung
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"Bück dich hoch" von Deichkind ist die Hymne unserer Ära (dabei schon 13 Jahren alt).
October 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Bück dich hoch" von Deichkind ist die Hymne unserer Ära (dabei schon 13 Jahren alt).
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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A third of the nation’s climate adaptation centers may close, which would hamper projects aimed to help people, wildlife, land and water react to a changing climate.
Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers
A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A third of the nation’s climate adaptation centers may close, which would hamper projects aimed to help people, wildlife, land and water react to a changing climate.
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Nächster Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur klimaneutralen Stahlproduktion: powered by #Klimafonds & #BMIMI wird die weltweit 1. Demonstrationsanlage, die wasserstoffbasierte Direktreduktion für ultrafeine Eisenerze mit einem elektrischen Schmelzprozess verbindet, im industriellen Ausmaß errichtet. #Wow
September 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Nächster Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur klimaneutralen Stahlproduktion: powered by #Klimafonds & #BMIMI wird die weltweit 1. Demonstrationsanlage, die wasserstoffbasierte Direktreduktion für ultrafeine Eisenerze mit einem elektrischen Schmelzprozess verbindet, im industriellen Ausmaß errichtet. #Wow
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Update to this story!! More than two weeks after Harvard's win in court against the Trump administration, millions in research grant money begin flowing back to the university.
go.nature.com/46Aoc3p
go.nature.com/46Aoc3p
Harvard vs Trump: research funds still mostly frozen despite court win
US funding agencies might violate a judge’s ruling if they continue to withhold money.
go.nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Update to this story!! More than two weeks after Harvard's win in court against the Trump administration, millions in research grant money begin flowing back to the university.
go.nature.com/46Aoc3p
go.nature.com/46Aoc3p
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I tell you what, learn a little bit about cancer and people who think you can cure cancer with diet or supplements do look very silly. This is why cancer biologists have such a hard time not being snarky.
September 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I tell you what, learn a little bit about cancer and people who think you can cure cancer with diet or supplements do look very silly. This is why cancer biologists have such a hard time not being snarky.
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Es ist nicht so, dass es keine ExpertInnen gäbe, für gewaltbereite Strömungen innerhalb der Rechten. Es wird ihnen nur zu wenig zugehört.
I wrote about the groypers and the Fuentes-Kirk fight years ago, in Hate in the Homeland. Cautioning here that there is still a lot to know about the shooter’s motivation, I’m sharing these two paragraphs here to set the history of this fight in context:
September 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Es ist nicht so, dass es keine ExpertInnen gäbe, für gewaltbereite Strömungen innerhalb der Rechten. Es wird ihnen nur zu wenig zugehört.
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I am one mind-melting press statement away from launching a European Citizens' Initiative, asking for the mandatory replacement of "concrete steps" by 'specific measures" in all official communication material published by the EU institutions.
September 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I am one mind-melting press statement away from launching a European Citizens' Initiative, asking for the mandatory replacement of "concrete steps" by 'specific measures" in all official communication material published by the EU institutions.
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Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm ➡️ u.afp.com/SQoZ
August 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm ➡️ u.afp.com/SQoZ
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More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data.
u.afp.com/SMCb
u.afp.com/SMCb
August 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data.
u.afp.com/SMCb
u.afp.com/SMCb
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"China is quietly constructing an influence ecosystem in the greater Black Sea region that transcends mere commerce." www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
China's Black Sea Play
China is building an influence ecosystem in the Black Sea region—often through ties with Russia—deepening leverage and shaping regional alignments using infrastructure, trade, and political ties.
www.rand.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"China is quietly constructing an influence ecosystem in the greater Black Sea region that transcends mere commerce." www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
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An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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President Donald Trump issued an expansive executive order yesterday that would upend the process that the US government has used for decades to award research grants.
go.nature.com/3UkQd9q
go.nature.com/3UkQd9q
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
go.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
President Donald Trump issued an expansive executive order yesterday that would upend the process that the US government has used for decades to award research grants.
go.nature.com/3UkQd9q
go.nature.com/3UkQd9q
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Wonder of the world in dire health.
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, government report shows
u.afp.com/SMQP
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, government report shows
u.afp.com/SMQP
August 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Wonder of the world in dire health.
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, government report shows
u.afp.com/SMQP
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, government report shows
u.afp.com/SMQP
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COMMENTARY: For many locals the world over, tourism brings misery rather than enjoyment.
But Copenhagen has turned the tourism curse on its head, inviting visitors to do good deeds for the city and be rewarded for it in return. And it’s time other cities got similarly creative.
But Copenhagen has turned the tourism curse on its head, inviting visitors to do good deeds for the city and be rewarded for it in return. And it’s time other cities got similarly creative.
Copenhagen’s guide to sustainable tourism
Every destination city can easily come up with its own innovative ideas to draw visitors who bring a helping hand as well as their cash.
ow.ly
August 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
COMMENTARY: For many locals the world over, tourism brings misery rather than enjoyment.
But Copenhagen has turned the tourism curse on its head, inviting visitors to do good deeds for the city and be rewarded for it in return. And it’s time other cities got similarly creative.
But Copenhagen has turned the tourism curse on its head, inviting visitors to do good deeds for the city and be rewarded for it in return. And it’s time other cities got similarly creative.
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The Royal Society is joining a growing wave of scientific publishers that are implementing the 'subscribe to open' model
go.nature.com/4fmZ3wW
go.nature.com/4fmZ3wW
UK Royal Society adopts ‘subscribe to open’ publishing model
Eight of its journals will publish papers open-access each year they earn sufficient library revenue.
go.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Royal Society is joining a growing wave of scientific publishers that are implementing the 'subscribe to open' model
go.nature.com/4fmZ3wW
go.nature.com/4fmZ3wW
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.