On May 27th, the Community Health Lab joined 28,000 protesters on the streets of Vienna to send a clear, unequivocal message to policymakers that budget cuts and disinvestment in higher education are a direct threat to our collective future. As a team deeply committed to health justice and dismantling structural inequities, we believe that academic...

On May 5, GG members and students from the “Street Medicine” elective organized by Igor and Tobi at the Medical University of Vienna visited the Chancenhaus Obdach Wurlitzergasse, an institution of the Fonds Soziales Wien Obdach. The visit allowed our team to gain first-hand insights into the intersection of social services and healthcare for people...

On April 28–29, the ListenIn consortium convened in Bregenz for a two-day meeting hosted by aks Gesundheit. The meeting brought together project partners to review progress and align on the next phase of the project. A key focus was the upcoming start of the empirical component, which will utilize a PhotoVoice approach to capture lived...

Honja had the opportunity to participate in this year’s European Cancer Summit, organised by the European Cancer Organisation. The Summit brought together experts, patient advocates, and policymakers from across Europe to discuss current developments in cancer policy and reflect on the future of cancer care. Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi opened the event with the introductory keynote...

The project ListenIn was recognized at this year’s OIS zam Forum organized by the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft – Open Innovation in Science Center. ListenIn focuses on people with lived experience of cancer who are also in precarious life situations – such as lacking stable housing, social insurance, or secure residency status. The project aims to...