Kurt Zopf Prize 2020 awarded to the PLUS
For the past 10 years, researchers at the University of Salzburg have benefitted from the Kurt Zopf Prize, a generous bequest from Mr. Kurt Zopf, receiving up to 10,000 euros in prize money annually.
Environment & Biodiversity – A new department at the PLUS dedicated to the challenges of global change
Our environment is rapidly changing. Humans have fundamentally changed landscapes and interfered with global processes over a very short period of time, and have in some cases brought them into a state of imbalance. We have arrived in the so-called “Anthropocene” era – the geological age shaped by humans.
Unlocking the Muse: Epidemiological and Empirical Insights into why Parkinson’s Disease might, or might not, lead to Changes in Creativity or Artistic Expression
28.10.2021: The online lecture discusses some emerging preliminary results from a collaboration network of Neurologists, Psychologists, and Neuroscientists. Matthew Pelowski is Asst. Prof. of Cognitive and Neuroaesthetics in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, dual affiliation with the Vienna Cognitive Sciences Hub, and head of the ARTIS Lab (Art Research on Transformation of Individuals and Society).
