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We have a new Website!Unfortunately, we weren't able to transfer all of our old news and event posts — but don't worry, all of our activities are saved on the u:cris portal!
We have a new Website!
SCARCE (Sustained Concerns: Administration of Mineral Resource Extraction in Central Europe, 1550-1850) is a project led by Sebastian Felten and supported by the European Research Council (ERC). It aims to better understand how early modern people conceptualised resources, and how modern approaches to the material world are rooted or not in earlier practices of resource management. Hosted by the History Department — part of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna — the project runs from 1 November 2023 until 31 October 2028.
Cover illustration for the 1773 work "Anleitung zu der Bergbaukunst" [A Guide to the Art of Mining]
Our Proof of Concept grant proposal has been selected for funding and will start January 2027
We are happy to announce that our project is about to embark on its fourth Colloquium series. Mark the dates and join us — our hybrid meetings are…
From October to November, Dejan Lukić will join us as SCARCE's first Associate Research Fellow!
SCARCE Colloquium
Speakers: Miguel Llanos de la Guardia (IfK) and Philipp Sperner (University of Vienna)
University of Vienna
Hybrid Event
![Movie poster for ‘Dr. KUPFER – Dokumentarfilm in 4 Teilen’ [Dr. Copper - a documentary movie in 4 parts]. A glowing copper background surrounds a globe; German text describes a documentary about copper’s history, with credits and sponsor logos at the bottom.](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/a/csm_2026-10-21-12_drMed_GER1_982df9c365.jpg)
Film Screening
Joint event with GAM - Geschichte am Mittwoch lectures [History on Wednesday]
University of Vienna
SCARCE and History of Science and Knowledge Colloquium
Speaker: Dejan Lukić (University of Oulu)
University of Vienna
Hybrid Event
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Funded by the European Union (ERC, SCARCE, Grant number 101076422). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
