#JobAlert – If you are a postdoctoral researcher eager to advance complex systems research and its applications in network medicine and health data science – and if you share a commitment to improving society and our planet through science – this is your chance: 👉 csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2463342

Making migration work – CSH's Ljubica Nedelkoska delivered a keynote at the 2025 Conference of the European Migration Network in Lithuania on this highly relevant topic for Europe. 🔗 www.emn.lt/emn-conferen... 🖼️ Irmantas Gelūnas

Excited to welcome Juri Haumer! Juri is a PhD candidate specializing in #supplychains, with a strong focus on modelling socio-metabolic systems using approaches from complexity science and network theory. His work is primarily embedded in the REMASS project. csh.ac.at/juri-konstan...

🇪🇺 Europe needs real-time supply-chain intelligence. In the #EuropeanParliament, we discussed how data can reveal strategic dependencies, systemic risks, and resilience gaps – and why this matters for Europe’s competitiveness and autonomy. ➡️ strategy paper: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/de...

There are many uncertainties about what work will look like in the future: What will fundamentally change through AI? Which jobs will disappear, which new ones will emerge? These questions – and many more – are at the core of our upcoming #CSHWinterSchool Apply by Jan 11 – csh.ac.at/education/wi...

Only a handful of seats are still available. If you’d like to join us for this special event, please register here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ csh.ac.at/events/what-...

Additionally, Liuhuaying Yang, from @csh.ac.at, has created Urban Thirst, a fantastic visualization that captures the different aspects of water availability in cities. 💧🏙️ vis.csh.ac.at/urban-thirst/

Compact urban design is key to securing water and sanitation, a new study by CSH and the World Bank in #NatureCities shows. With horizontal city growth, 220M fewer people could have access to piped water and 190M to sewage by 2050, says lead author @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social shorturl.at/WFhvr

💫 It was a great honor to welcome Federal Minister Peter Hanke from the Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur #BMIMI to the Complexity Science Hub this week, where we discussed how insights from data-driven complex systems research can support political decision-making.

Super cool event coming up ⬇️⬇️⬇️ csh.ac.at/events/what-...

Fresh from receiving the 2025 netidee SCIENCE Award, CSH's Frank Neffke joined the discussion at this year’s #netideeTalk2025. On stage, Frank and fellow awardees explored how AI is reshaping software development and the economy.

As estates go digital, new questions arise 📜💰. Last week at CSH, experts discussed cryptocurrency inheritance and its emerging challenges, highlighting legal frameworks, forensic issues, and practical estate management. @behas.bsky.social

Cities are often seen as hotbeds of violence, with the assumption that bigger cities are more dangerous. New research by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social ( @csh.ac.at ) and @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social ( @exeter.ac.uk ), published in #NatComms, highlights that 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. shorturl.at/ii3jm

🏆 Congratulations, Frank Neffke! He received the 2025 #𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 and will explore why software development concentrates in just a few regions like Silicon Valley or Bangalore. @fwf-at.bsky.social

We're welcoming Elise Cutts as our FRONTIERS Journalist in Residence! Starting Feb, she'll explore how researchers build fundamental theories of #ComplexSystems. This is the 2nd time CSH has hosted an @frontiersmedia.bsky.social fellow. Welcome, @elisecutts.bsky.social! shorturl.at/UgzTW #SciComm

An investigation reveals how cryptocurrency exchanges profit from crime while victims lose everything. @behas.bsky.social helped analyze a €20 million loss for an Austrian investor. "Money laundering networks are like onions. To catch the masterminds, you have to peel deeper." shorturl.at/KwY3a

Between 1850 and 1910 the population of Vienna almost quadrupled, from about half a million, to two million. During this Golden Age of Science and Culture, more than half of the Viennese population came from outside Vienna, and a significant share came from outside what today constitutes Austria.

This is her year. Congratulations to Liuhuaying Yang, @csh.ac.at visualization expert, on receiving @wien.gv.at #Förderpreis! Earlier this year, she won two gold medals at the Information is Beautiful Awards and her work is now displayed at the Wien Museum. 📸 Stadt Wien / Markus Wache

How can car traffic in cities be reduced? New research by CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social shows that while metros are effective in reducing car traffic, a study of nearly 400 European cities finds no evidence that trams have the same effect: csh.ac.at/news/metros-...

Ready to tackle the world’s most complex challenges? We are looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues. csh.ac.at/education/gr...

In our next #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 12 Nov, Rafael Prieto-Curiel @csh.ac.at will explore the challenges of making cities work for everyone while facing dual challenges of managing both expansion and contraction at a time of rapid future population expansion www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/citie...

📺 Are we stuck in an energy dilemma? And if so, how can we solve it? Stefan Thurner, president of the Complexity Science Hub, discussed these questions on #NANOTalk on #3sat. ▶️ If you’d like to listen in, here’s the episode (in German): www.3sat.de/wissen/nano-...

Sometimes old school really is such a cool way to explore data! No screens, no VR – but puzzles 🧩 and pop-up cards 💌. This week, CSH data visualization specialist Liuhuaying Yang presented some of her projects at the IEEE VIS 2025 conference. And she decided to go full hands-on.

Snag one of the last spots for the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 📅 When: Nov 12, 2025 📍 Where: Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, Vienna 🎯 Who: Open to all Postdocs from Austrian research institutions 🔗 Register here: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/

👏👏👏 Kudos to our 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 research group! Led by Peter Turchin, the team has been awarded an FWF grant to assess the resilience of historic and modern societies, and to identify main factors that contribute to instability and crisis. www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-...

Why did Western democracies become so polarized? CSH researchers may have uncovered a piece of the puzzle. In a @pnas.org study, they show that between 2008 and 2010 polarization surged. At the same time, the number of close social contacts doubled: shorturl.at/bsS3A doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

A wonderful perspective to see one of our researchers share where they work: In this Substack blog post, Peter Turchin, who leads the Social Complexity and Collapse group at CSH, gives a personal look at our workspace in Palais Springer-Rothschild – and even a bit of Vienna: shorturl.at/FzXGY

🌐 How can we address organized crime? Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies

Invitation to the next 𝐀𝐫𝐭 & 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 edition at the Complexity Science Hub: This time, it’s all about ✍ writing: join us for a lecture by Peter Rosei on his new book: I Am Not a Rock, I Am a River (𝐈𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐬). 📅 Nov 13 ⏰ 6 pm 🔗 csh.ac.at/art/peter-ro...

This week, we had the honor of welcoming @sergioaguayo.bsky.social and his team from Colmex to @csh.ac.at. Throughout the week, we discussed science, violence, migration, politics and more. This Wednesday, his column in Reforma was dedicated to complexity and violence. ⚗️🥼🔬

@spintheory.bsky.social used statistical physics to study 50 years of #Senate votes, and accidentally recreated the network architecture that won the 2024 Nobel in Physics. He finds #polarization is more complex than R vs D. Read the Q&A with @elisecutts.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/TD3bN

🤝 Today, we had the honor of welcoming Austria’s Secretary Alexander Pröll. He met with CSH President Stefan Thurner and Secretary General Philipp Marxgut to discuss how #digital #solutions can strengthen public administration across health, economy, and supply chain security.

Join the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲... ...and expect inputs on career paths inside and outside academia — from insights shared by LExA nominees to first-hand perspectives from a leading management consulting company. Registration: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/

🎙️ Spotlight On: Guillermo Prieto Viertel Welcome back to our interview series with a twist – where researchers pick the questions they want to answer! In this edition, you’ll meet Guillermo Prieto Viertel, a PhD candidate at CSH studying #HumanMigration: csh.ac.at/news/spotlig...

👋 A warm welcome to Harry Fox! He recently joined the Complexity Science Hub as a PhD candidate. A physicist by training, Harry applies ideas from statistical mechanics to questions in economics, sociology, and group psychology. More about Harry: csh.ac.at/harry-fox/

Why do humans live in large-scale societies organized as states? Peter Turchin's "The Great Holocene Transformation" analyzes data from 800+ societies to reveal that #warfare between groups drove humanity's transformation from small bands to complex civilizations. 👉https://shorturl.at/D457n

🗓️ Join us for an event on tackling organized crime: Next week, CSH hosts a #workshop & #panel organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring how science can contribute to policy approaches. Info & livestream: csh.ac.at/events/scien...

Looking for a summer research internship? 🌟 Join us at the Complexity Science Hub to explore complex systems, apply quantitative methods, and tackle real-world societal and economic challenges. 📅 Apply by Jan 13 🎓 For Bachelor & Master students 🌞 Summer 2026 👉 csh.ac.at/education/internships

"This is an experiment" – with these words, CSH's Stefan Thurner and Carrie Cowan opened a very special event: at the first Complex Systems Connections Forum, CSH #PhD students met #professionals from government and public organizations to explore complementary challenges, skills, and interests.

We were pleased to welcome a delegation from Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL) at CSH 🤝 The visit created space for discussions on #supplychains, #mobility, #cityplanning, and #collective #adaptation – areas where collaboration can generate valuable new knowledge 🌍

Why do some U.S. #cities thrive while others decline? According to a CSH study published in @pnas.org, the answer lies in economic “coherence”—a measure of how well the economic activities of a city fit together. 👉 shorturl.at/9YTIM

We’re hiring a #Postdoc! The Transforming Economies group at the Complexity Science Hub is looking for a new team member. 👉 Learn more & apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs

🇫🇷 Et voilà! CSH is featured on the French Institute's website! Amélie Desvars-Larrive recently hosted Auregan Labrune from the French Institute/French Embassy in Vienna at CSH, discussing how complexity science tackles real-world challenges through interdisciplinary research. 👉 shorturl.at/VAIgG

#SpreadtheWord We are looking for #PhD candidates passionate about using large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to study the complex interactions within #epidemiology, #OneHealth, and #publichealthsystems. More info: csh.ac.at/education/gr...

Tackling cybercrime requires global collaboration. This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.

What matters in #science today? You might want to ask @floragraham.bsky.social, editor of Nature Briefing. Last week, Flora joined us to give our scientists a crash course in science communication. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Flora, and for sparking such thought-provoking discussions!

Grateful for our #postdocs! Last week at CSH we celebrated #PostdocAppreciationWeek with a research jam featuring talks on history, women’s health, algorithms, the brain & more. Postdocs drive CSH science, and shape our community. @spintheory.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @vitelot.bsky.social

Our first Art & Science night at Palais Springer-Rothschild explored Wendelin Pressl’s NEOΣ KOΣMOΣ. From his book to the PLANETOTHEK installation, guests became part of the art—an experiment in perception, imagination & discovery. #ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience

She’s a superstar! 🌟 Mirta Galesic kicked off our Tuesday Talks at CSH with an open + inspiring talk on her journey from Croatia to co-leading #CollectiveMinds. Honest about setbacks, rejections, and moving across cultures—her reflections made us rethink what it means to be a researcher today.

Not every day CSH President Stefan Thurner joins a workshop. This time he did—alongside CSH scientists—for a session led by Aashima Dogra on the unspoken challenges of science. From values to vulnerabilities, power to powerlessness, participants reflected on the human side of science.