VAS Monthly Newsletter (October 2026)
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Hi there,
A new semester has started in Austrian Universities, and with it the new VAS Winter Lecture Series. In the coming months, we will be hosting talks both by VAS members as well as by guest lecturers - you'll hear all about this in this and the coming newsletters. Also remember to join us on Signal to stay up to date with our latest news and activities!
But first, an especially exciting announcement:
Together with the Star Competence Centre, Vienna Animal Studies is proud to be organizing "Animals, Cities, and Sustainability," a conference scheduled for September 2027! Deadline for abstract submissions is 31 January 2027. Find out more below and on our website.
In November we will have two lectures as part of our 2026 VAS Winter Lecture Series! We look forward to seeing you there!
Once again, remember to join us on Signal to stay up to date with our latest news and activities! This group is primarily a space where members can share events and opportunities.
Take care,
The VAS Team
Vienna is home to over 6000 human-managed bee colonies as well as over 500 species of wild bees - earning it the nickname of the 'bee capital' of Austria. (Photo credit: Friedhöfe Wien)
Announcing a VAS Conference:
Animals, Cities, and Sustainability
Together with the Star Competence Centre, VAS invites abstracts for it's first Conference. Abstracts are due January 31, 2027. To submit an abstract, click here or scan the QR code below.
Winter Lecture Series
What's New?
Multispecies ecologies of migrant homemaking in the United Arabic Emirates: cats, care, and the politics of urban belonging
Recent Publications
Calls, Opportunities, and External Events
Below are some calls, opportunities, and external events that might be of interest:
Animal Exhibits and the Ethics of Display (or, On My Unease with Museums)
A blog post by Carlo Salzani on The Animal Turn
Öffentliche Ringvorlesung "Mensch-Tier-Beziehung #govegan" Season 4
Lecture Series, Thursday 17:30-19:00, 22 October 2026 to February 2027
New Article:
How to Lose a Tiger in the European Union
Vier Pfoten describes how gaps in EU monitoring and record-keeping allowed two tigers to disappear from official records
9th edition of the Anthrozoology Symposium
5-7 November, starting 09:00 Bucharest time (GMT+2)
To join, email irina.anthrozoology@gmail.com
Animal Media Awards
Nominate animal-centered media to be honored by the NYU Animal Media Initiative
Nominate until 30.11.2026
Animal Rights Lectures 2026 with DDr. Martin Balluch (in German)
Five talks in German on he philosophical basis of animal rights activism and the history thereof
Next date 05.11.2026, 18:00
New reading group:
Wild Animal Ethics and Welfare
The group discusses Clare Palmer et al.’s (2023) Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation and meets online every 2 weeks.
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