Research Report 2018/19
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www.donau-uni.ac.at/research Research Report 2018/19 Danube University Krems. The University for Continuing Education. 1 Foreword 3 Building Bridges As a public university for continuing education, Danube University Krems aims at overcoming societal challenges. We bridge basic and application-oriented research, and build bridges between science “We build bridges and practice in our four main research fields “Cohesive and Innovative Societies”, between basic and “Cultural Heritage”, “Regenerative Medicine” application-oriented and “Lifelong Learning Research”. research, bridge This clear research profile as well as an transdisciplinary approach have allowed for science with practice. significant developments: the first two PhD programs were launched in 2016, and the This transdisciplinary first PhD students have just been graduating in June 2019. The opening of the Core approach initiates Facility on Campus Krems provides research dynamics and innovation with cutting edge infrastructure, and our international research network has pleasingly and ensures the high grown, above all in Europe. social impact our However, the most important foundation of research at Danube University Krems is our research has on society.” staff. Their competences and striving for new insights as well as their commitment to innovation are the cornerstone of our success. With this in mind, we cordially invite you to take a look at our research and to meet the people behind it. Viktoria Weber 4 Introduction 5 Answers to Challenges Digitalization is permeating all areas of PhD programs and inter-disciplinary “Research at the Faculty of Health and social and economic life. Demographic trends research groups Medicine addresses current medical challenge us to find solutions against the The PhD programs accredited by AQ Austria, questions and develops innovative backdrop of ageing societies and lifestyle- “Regenerative Medicine” and “Migration therapy approaches. Close collaboration related diseases. Migration streams call for Studies,“ are established research priorities and with clinics and partners working in the integration concepts, cultural heritage for are an elementary component of developing field ensures strong knowledge and strategies to preserve it. The economic our research and fostering younger generation competence transfer. Medical research and technological dynamics necessitate scientists. Following the successful launch of findings thus quickly enter into everyday new approaches to lifelong learning. Finding the first two PhD programs in 2016, the first clinical practice.” answers to these challenges is crucial. graduations can be celebrated in 2019. Stefan Nehrer At the beginning of 2019, two new interfaculty Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine Seeking dialogue research groups were able to take up their Promoting dialogue between basic research work. These groups relate questions on “The global transitions taking place today and practical application, between the scientific age-sensitive learning and on creating spaces have far-reaching impact. The Faculty disciplines and society initiates dynamics and to support learning and innovation. of Business and Globalization applies a leads to innovation. transdisciplinary approach to teaching and Science and Society research to deal with change sustainably, Four research fields Danube University Krems regularly partici- while at the same time constructively Danube University Krems has a clear research pates in events such as the “Long Night of exploiting the potential of innovations. profile within its four research fields “Cohesive Research” to provide the interested public We focus on overcoming the boundaries and Innovative Societies”, “Cultural Heritage”, with an insight into its work. between science and society as crucial to “Regenerative Medicine” and “Lifelong Young people can gain an understanding the goal of creating profound knowledge.” Learning Research”. where the career path in becoming a scientist Gerald Steiner In the past two years, our researchers were leads to in the course of excursions or events, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Globalization able to broaden their international networks such as the “Girls’ day”. which the significant increase in the number “Ecologically sustainable architecture, of EU-funded projects proves. The numbers lifelong learning concepts and technolo- also speak for success: the third-party funds gies, developing intelligent sensor raised for research rose to 7.3 million euros, systems and exploring and protecting a clear upward trend. cultural heritage are the key topics at the Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture. To achieve this requires connecting pure and applied research, and a permanent dialogue between practice and science.” Christian Hanus Dean of the Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture Danube University Krems, Research Report 2018/19 6 Contents 7 Foreword 3 Introduction Answers to Challenges 4 Transdisciplinarity – Approach and Implementation Transdisciplinary Research 8 Regenerative Medicine 10 Regenerative Medicine 12 PhD Program Regenerative Medicine 18 Sepsis and Pathogen Diagnostics 22 Neurosciences and Prevention 28 Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health 32 Cohesive and Innovative Societies 36 Digitalization 38 Migration and Integration 44 PhD Program Migration Studies 50 Energy Efficiency 54 Evidence-Based Medicine 58 Transdisciplinary Laboratories 62 Cultural Heritage 66 Revitalization and Cultural Heritage 68 Archives of Contemporary Arts 74 Image Science and Media Art Research 76 Museum Collections Management 80 Continuing Education Research 84 Educational Technologies and Professionalization in Higher Education Management 86 Inter-Faculty Research Groups 92 Research Clusters 96 WasserCluster Lunz 98 Complexity Science Hub Vienna 101 Science & Society 102 Tableau Vivant – Old Pictures Come Alive Again! 105 Facts & Figures 106 Office for Research Services 108 Recently Appointed Professors and Assistant Professors 109 Key Figures and Diagrams 110 Sponsors and Imprint 112 Danube University Krems, Research Report 2018/19 8 Transdisciplinarity – Approach and Implementation 9 Transdisciplinary Research Danube University Krems identifies age-appropriate learning or creating a learning Inter-Faculty research groups relevant societal challenges and and innovation environment for continuing Learning and Innovation Spaces for developments. Basic and application- education. Lifelong Learning oriented research is combined with the Age-appropriate Learning expertise of different scientific disciplines The transdisciplinary laboratories at Danube bundled and interlinked with practice- University Krems on the other hand provide Transdisciplinary Labs oriented knowledge. room for exploring complex questions and GovLabAustria: Experimental room for for systematically working out solutions. modern administration solutions Digitalization, migration flows, demographic They particularly focus on the impact of Transdiciplinary Lab sustainable digital transition, economic change processes: digitalization on work and society, as well environments (SDE TdLab) Today’s complex societal challenges require as questions related to sustainability. Transdisciplinary Laboratory sustainable networked thinking, relating knowledge mineral resources (SMR TdLab) potentials from different disciplines, and Biodiversity Hub involving society. Danube University Krems faces these challenges with a transdisciplinary approach in its research by putting basic research, application, scientific disciplines and society into relation. As a university for continuing education, Danube University Krems builds Society on the profound experience of its students as well as on the individual expertise of its lecturers and teachers to promote the transfer of knowledge and competences among education and research. Inter-faculty research groups and Basic research Application Transdisciplinary Labs Apart from all four research fields “Cohesive and Innovative Societies”, “Cultural Heritage”, “Regenerative Medicine” and “Lifelong Learning Research”, Danube University Transdisciplinarity Krems has established inter-faculty research groups in which the focus is on topics such as Disciplines Danube University Krems, Research Report 2018/19 Research Report 2018/19 11 Institution-wide research field Regenerative Medicine Society Regenerative Medicine PhD Program Regenerative Medicine Basic Research Application Sepsis and Pathogen Diagnostics Neurosciences and Prevention Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health Transdisciplinarity Disciplines www.donau-uni.ac.at/research 12 Regenerative Medicine Regenerative Medicine > Regenerative Medicine 13 Joint Regeneration At present therapies for osteoarthritis can largely only treat the symptoms, The Role of Microvesicles from Blood but not reverse the disease progress. Derived Products in Osteoarthritis One approach investigates the effect of FUNDING endogenous blood products on cartilage Technology Fund, Province of Lower Austria regeneration. DURATION About 15 % of the total population is affected 2018 – 2019 by osteoarthritis, a chronic degenerative DEPARTMENT disease. It leads to a progressive degradation Health Sciences, Medicine and Research of the cartilage, so that patients suffer from pain to the point of disability and are PROJECT LEAD Stefan Nehrer severely restricted in everyday life. The Andrea De Luna disease is currently treated with painkillers and dietary supplements, conservatively PARTICIPATING