Events

We are proud to announce our inaugural Summer Lecture Series including lectures by scholars based in Vienna who are working in the field of animal studies. 12 March 2025, “Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals” by Dr Doris Schneeberger (WU, 18:00-20:00). 8 April 2025, “Animals as Urban Problems and Solutions” by Dr Claudia Hirtenfelder (WU, 18:00-20:00). 14 May 2025, “Genetic Pain Surgery with Molecular Scissors?” by Dr Samuel Camenzind (Univeristy of Vienna, 17:00

On the 30th and 31st of January 2025, running in tandem with the " Hello Nature " exhibition in Nuremburg, scholars and activists will come together to ask the question "How do we want to live together?" Among the list of speaker's is VAS member Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, a Senior Researcher at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna who works at the intersection of animal cognition and animal ethics At this all-German-speaking event, Judith will be in the session " Rights in

Join the reading group discussions of Jonathan Birch's The Edge of Sentience which will take place every last Friday of the month from 10:00