We are proud to announce the speakers for our 2026 Summer Lecture Series including lectures by scholars based in Vienna who are working in the field of animal studies: 12 March 2026, “ Animal Futures in an Economy of Cultivated Meat ” by Dr. Arianna Ferrari (WU, 18:00-20:00). 9 April 2026, “ From Refugees to Residents and Beyond: The Legal Status of Animals in Sanctuaries ” by Dr. Zipporah Weisberg and Sona Kalafusova (WU, 18:00-20:00). 26 May 2026, “ Do Organoids Matter in T

This semester we are proud to announce the launch of the Vienna Animal Studies' Visiting Lecture Series. Unlike the Winter and Summer Lecture Series that aim to highlight the work of scholars based in Vienna and foster networking and collaboration, the Visiting Lecture Series provides opportunities to scholars who are visiting the city to showcase their work. We start off this initiative on the 19th of November with a fascinating talk by Dr Barbara Holthus on the multifacete

VAS Members have actively been engaging in knowledge dissemination, especially as it relates to matters concerning animals and ethics. Carlo Salzani appeared in episode 1 of the Tiereethik weiterdenken , a German speaking podcast focused on animals and ethics. Carlo discusses his recent book, The Limits of Imagination , and delves into the world of empathy. Doris Schneeberger also appeared on Knowing Animals , an animal studies podcast in which Josh Milburn talks to scholars

We are proud to announce the speakers for our Winter Lecture Series including lectures by scholars based in Vienna who are working in the field of animal studies. 10 September 2025, “Opium for the Earth at the expense of nonhuman animals? A non-anthropocentric perspective on Geoengineering” by Dr Leonie N. Bossert (University of Vienna, 17:00-19:00). 8 October 2025, “Virtual Animals: An Ethical Discussion” by Dr Judith Benz-Schwarzburg (Immersium,  17:30-19:30) 11 November 20

Carlo Salzani, VAS member and animal ethicist, recently published Animals, Empathy, and Anthropomorphism: The Limits of Imagination. We caught up with him to find out more about this open access book and his motivations for writing it.

We are proud to announce that Vienna Animal Studies member Dr Doris Schneeberger has been shortlisted in the inaugural Siobhan O'Sullivan Book prize for her manuscript titled Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations. A guest at a recent lecture takes a look at "Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals" (Photo Credit: Oliver Hirtenfelder)  We interviewed Schneeberger after she discussed Envisioning a Better Future for

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

We are proud to launch The Vienna Animal Studies group which comprises of scholars and activists with interests in animals, the ways in whic