Long Night of Research 2026 - Call for Contributions
Friday, 24 April 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1
1030 Vienna
We cordially invite you to participate in the Long Night of Research 2026!
The Long Night of Research is the largest science communication event in Austria and takes place every two years. Following the successful event in May 2024 on the mdw campus, we will open the campus again in 2026: on 24 April 2026 from 5 p.m.
The target groups of the LNF are primarily children, young people and families, but also neighbours, prospective students, alumni or students from other universities who would like to gain an insight into the disciplines at the mdw. Target group-oriented, dialogical and participatory formats can be used to show what art and research at the mdw are all about. The focus is on exchange with diverse target groups.
There are several options to choose from, with both new programme proposals and existing formats possible:
- Contribution of approx. 30 minutes (e.g. a short lecture, artistic and interactive contributions, screening)
- Station for the entire duration or a specific period during the LNF (digital exhibition, poster, podcast station, app), which is supervised on site.
- Additional programme: There is also the option of offering workshops for school classes in the morning (advance registration required).
A number of rooms are available for the programme: Klangtheater, Arthouse Cinema, mdw.ub foyer and reading room, banquet hall, Fanny Hensel & Clara Schumann Hall and the Senate meeting room. The Research Support Office will coordinate the AV support and room equipment for these rooms. The institute's own rooms can also be opened if necessary.
With the new curriculum, PhD students have the opportunity to have their own contribution to LNF 26 credited with 2-4 ECTS in the elective area (see catalogue of creditable achievements in the new curriculum: https://www.mdw.ac.at/upload/MDWeb/stdw/downloads/KataloganrechenbarerLeistungen_final.pdf ).
Any costs (e.g. fees, material costs) are to be covered by the budget of the relevant organisational unit. In individual cases, co-financing by the Research Support Office is possible. Please contact us about this by the end of the submission deadline.
If you are interested in contributing to LNF 2026, we look forward to hearing from you and ask that you respond by 5 December 2025 at the latest (see timeline at the end of the document). We would be happy to advise you in advance.
For further reading:
‘An Experience of Research and the Arts for all the senses. The Long Night of Research 2024 at the mdw Campus’ https://www.mdw.ac.at/magazin/2024/09/24/forschung-und-kuenste-mit-allen-sinnen-erleben/
Timeline for planning
