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The highlights of the #SciBall24 program

Season’s greetings from the senate meeting room at Vienna City Hall: Mayor Michael Ludwig, City Councillor for Science Veronica Kaup-Hasler with ball organiser Oliver Lehmann plus Sophie and Kevin from the Kraml dance school / Photo: Sabine Hauswirth

Poldi the whale emerges in the town hall

Mayor Michael Ludwig and Science City Councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler present the program for January 27, 2024

“Vienna and science simply belong together,” explains Mayor Dr. Michael Ludwig on the occasion of a photo session in the town hall together with city councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler and ball organizer Oliver Lehmann. “The 9th Vienna Science Ball will once again bring the relevance and excellence of research in Vienna into the spotlight of the public, at home and abroad. Continue reading The highlights of the #SciBall24 program

Season’s Greetings from the X-Mas Bash

The ball team uses its Christmas party at the excellent Ludwig & Adele to inspect the pop-up ball office in Vienna’s Stadtkino (open from 8 January 2024). In a festive mood from left to right: Martin Mühl (Monopol Verlag), Chiara Joos (Ball Editor), Claudia Spitz and Emilie Kleinszig (Producers), Petra Eckhart (Ball Management), Thomas Pani (Web Management) and Oliver Lehmann (Ball Organizer). We wish you happy holidays!

Photo: Roland Ferrigato

Discount for ball partners

Our discount offer for our ball partners starts on Monday, 11 December. Members of these institutions can book packages of five full-price tickets for the price of four tickets or ten full-price tickets for the price of eight tickets until 23 December – while stocks last. This results in a discount of 20% per ticket, i.e. € 80 instead of € 100. Please note: This discount offer only applies to members of universities, universities of applied sciences and private universities which have booked an honorary box or an honorary table in the grand ballroom or a table in the side halls. Continue reading Discount for ball partners

Herwig Czech: Aesthetics and insights

The Medical University Vienna has the only dedicated professorship for the history of medicine in Austria – it is located together with the Vienna Museum of Medical History in the Josephinum, a jewel of neoclassical architecture built in 1785 under Joseph II in the 9th district. A festive ball could easily be held in the historic lecture theatre – but apart from concerts, it is mostly used for scientific events. Continue reading Herwig Czech: Aesthetics and insights

Marc Abrahams: Love, laughter and dancing!

 

Until not long ago, “What we know” changed very slowly. If somebody discovered something that clashed with ” What we know “, they had to persuade a nobleman or a clergyman. Then things changed. Evidence, carefully gathered, mercilessly examined, became the main way to change — or to confirm!  – ” What we know”. That’s science. Continue reading Marc Abrahams: Love, laughter and dancing!

On track to the ball

The Vienna Ball of Sciences has negotiated discounted offers for travelling to and from the ball with our mobility partners, allowing you to get to the ball quickly. For example, there is a ball discount of 22% on the ÖBB standard price and discounted fares on flights with the Lufthansa Group, i.e. Austrian Airlines or Swiss. Find out more on the information page on our mobility partners.

Photo: ÖBB/Harald Eisenberger