On January 27 th , Svea Jörgensen gave an interesting talk at the Messerli Research Institute entitled “ Struggling to Balance the Scales: Empirical Insights from the Ethical Review of Animal Research in Sweden .” Svea outlined details of her PhD project, which investigates the ethical review process of applications for animal research in Sweden. There are six regional Animal Ethics Committees (AECs) in Sweden that are tasked with the transparent ethical reviews of animal res

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

Am Freitag, 12.12.25, haben die drei Autoren Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Rosenberger von der Katholischen Privatuniversität Linz sowie Dr. Konstantin Deininger und Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herwig Grimm von der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien ein gemeinsam erarbeitetes Lehr- und Studienbuch zur Tierethik vorgestellt. Das Lehrbuch, das im Nomos-Verlag in Baden-Baden erschienen ist, gibt einen Überblick über wichtige Ansätze der Tierethik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Seine Leitfrage

Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg gives a lecture on virtual animals at the Immersium in Vienna (Photo Credit: Oliver Hirtenfelder) On the 8th of October 2025 the Vienna Animal Studies group hosted its largest lecture yet. Held within the impressive in Immersium in Vienna Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, a Senior Researcher in Animal Ethics and Animal Cognition at the Messerli Research Institute, talked to us about the ethics of digitally representing animals. The event started with a

Between May 15-16, at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna, an international and interdisciplinary research project named “Contested Moral Framings: Human and Animal Life”, funded by AKTION, hosted a workshop titled “Toward an Understanding of Framing in Animal Ethics.”