| Austria, a Model for Life Sciences and Scientists’ Lives |
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with expert contribution on “Look, scientists are also human beings,” says Georg Wick, the president of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), emphatically and continues, “The high quality of life in Austria is an added bonus for any scientist.” As he is saying this, we are benefiting from an unexpected interlude of summer and sitting in an outdoor café in the vicinity of Vienna’s Business University where Wick has just talked to business students about his organization’s mission. Wick, a longtime resident of Innsbruck and professor at the University Institute for Pathophysiology there, gives an example of that particular quality of life: “Last Friday I spent at the lab, in the evening I attended a concert with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Anne-Sophie Mutter conducted by André Previn. Saturday morning I worked at the lab again, in the afternoon we went on a ski-tour, then to the Sauna and in the evening to the movies. Sunday morning it was the lab again, then cross-country skiing in Seefeld and the opera in the evening. And between all of that, there was enough time to read the scientific journals.” Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
