Dear colleague, We would like to inform you about the upcoming online RISIS Research Seminars taking place from February 2026. The seminars provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing quantitative research in the fields of science policy, higher education, and innovation. Each session features a research presentation followed by a discussion with a designated discussant. All seminars take place from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (CET). Upcoming Sessions: * Cap-and-trade policies and regional environmental innovation: evidence from the EU Emissions Trading System * Date: 11 February 26 * Presenter: Sebastian Losacker (with Tim Becke and Sandro Montresor), Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen * Family instability and access to higher education in Europe: what policies help? Evidence from EU-SILC * Date: 11 March 26 * Presenter: Kristina Lindemann, University of Edinburgh Details and registration<https://www.ait.ac.at/research-seminar> We would be pleased if you joined the seminars and the subsequent discussions. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who may be interested. Best regards, Georg Zahradnik on behalf of the RISIS Team GEORG ZAHRADNIK Scientist Innovation & Industrial Dynamics Center for Innovation Systems & Policy AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Giefinggasse 4 | 1210 Vienna | Austria T +43 50550-4571 | M +43 664 8251071 georg.zahradnik@ait.ac.at<mailto:georg.zahradnik@ait.ac.at> | www.ait.ac.at<https://www.ait.ac.at/> View my researcher profile: https://publications.ait.ac.at/de/persons/georg.zahradnik FN: 115980 i HG Wien | UID: ATU14703506 www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer<https://www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer> For data protection related information see: www.ait.ac.at/Disclaimer-Data-Protection<https://www.ait.ac.at/Disclaimer-Data-Protection>