Helmut Hönigmayer, BA, MA
helmut.hoenigmayer@ihs.ac.at
Research Ethics
Policy Analysis
Data Protection (GDPR)
Technology Assessment
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Helmut Hönigmayer, studied Law and Political Science (BA, MA) at the University of Vienna and holds a Diploma in Data Protection Management from Danube University Krems. His expertise spans Research Ethics, Technology Assessment, Policy Analysis, and Data Management, with a strong focus on strategic oversight and governance in research and innovation.
Currently serving as a Head of Strategy at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Helmut supports the Scientific Director in shaping and executing strategic initiatives and scientific services. In addition to his strategic role, he is an active member of both the IHS Ethics Committee and the Ethics Board of the European Joint Programme on Soil (EJP SOIL) and the Agroecology Partnership (Horizon Europe). His work in these roles involves ensuring compliance with ethical standards and data protection regulations, as well as advising on strategy to enhance the ethical governance of research.
As a researcher, Helmut has contributed to numerous high-impact projects, particularly in the areas of Technology Assessment (Genome Editing: Interdisciplinary Technology Assessment), Responsible Research and Innovation (NewHoRRIzon), ethical impact assessment of Research and Innovation (SATORI), and Research Ethics (European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity - ENERI).
With extensive experience in managing large-scale research projects, Helmut served as Project Manager for the H2020-funded NewHoRRIzon project (Grant Agreement 741402), further solidifying his expertise in project coordination, strategic planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Braun, R., Loeber, A., Vinther Christensen, M., Cohen, J., Frankus, E., Griessler, E., Hönigmayer, H., & Starkbaum, J. (2022). Social labs as temporary intermediary learning organizations to help implement complex normative policies. The case of Responsible Research and Innovation in European science governance. The Learning Organization. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-09-2021-0118
Raúl Tabarés, Anne Loeber, Mika Nieminen, Michael J. Bernstein, Erich Griessler, Vincent Blok, Joshua Cohen, Helmut Hönigmayer, Ulrike Wunderle & Elisabeth Frankus (2022): Challenges in the implementation of responsible research and innovation across Horizon 2020, Journal of Responsible Innovation, DOI: 10.1080/23299460.2022.2101211
M. Silvikko de Villafranca, C. Turcanu, M. Yorulmaz, G. Bela, H. Hönigmayer, M. Bruchhausen and J. Kenens (2022) Nuclear dating: sharing experiences, knowledges and views on Responsible Research and Innovation in the nuclear field. Radioprotection. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2022017
Monographs
Lang, Alexander; Spök, Armin; Gruber, Malte; Harrer, Dominik; Hammer, Caroline; Winkler, Florian; Kaelin, Lukas; Hönigmayer, Helmut; Sommer, Andrea; Wuketich, Milena; Fuchs, Michael and Griessler, Erich (2019) Genome Editing – Interdisziplinäre Technikfolgenabschätzung. TA-SWISS, 2019 (70). Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag.
Book Contribution
Frankus, E., Hönigmayer, H. (2023). Engaging Stakeholders by Implementing RRI in the Social Lab Process – A Single Case Study. In: Blok, V. (eds) Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice. Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, vol 40. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14710-4_10
Hönigmayer, Helmut; Wuketich, Milena; Lang, Alexander and Griessler, Erich (2019) Somatische Gentherapie und Genome Editing. In: TA-SWISS, (ed.) Genome Editing – Interdisziplinäre Technikfolgenabschätzung. TA-SWISS (70). Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag, pp. 129-149
Newspaper Articles
Durnova, Anna , Hönigmayer, Helmut and Starkbaum, Johannes (2018) Elga gehört den Bürgern – lasst sie mitreden! Der Standard.
University of Vienna - Department for Political Science
Summer Term 2016
2016S 210016-1 BAK4.1 VO Qualitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung - Teaching Assistent/Tutor
Summer Term 2015
2015S 210002-1 STEOP: BAK1.2 VO Propädeutikum Politikwissenschaft - Teaching Assistent
2015S 210046-1 BAK4.1 VO Qualitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung - Teaching Assistent /Tutor
Winter Term 2014/2015
2014W 230002-1 STEOP: VO Grundlagen sozialwissenschaftlicher Methodologie- Teaching Assistent
2014W 210003-1 STEOP: BAK1.2 VO Propädeutikum Politikwissenschaft - Teaching Assistent
Summer Term 2014
2014S 210161-1 STEOP: BAK1.2 VO Propädeutikum Politikwissenschaft - (BA 2.1 Orientierungsveranstaltung) - Teaching Assistent
2014S 210160-1 STEOP: BAK1.2 VO Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft - (BA 1.3 Fachspezifische Einführung) - Teaching Assistent
2014S 210174-1 BAK4.1 VO Qualitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung - Tutor
2014S 210178-210186 BAK4.1 UE Qualitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung - TutorWinter Term 2013/2014
2013W 230002-1 STEOP: VO Grundlagen sozialwissenschaftlicher Methodologie- Teaching Assistent
2013W 210032-1 BAK6 VO Politisches System Österreichs und die EU - Teaching Assistent
Summer Term 2013
2013S 210002-1 STEOP: BAK1.2 VO Propädeutikum Politikwissenschaft - (BA 2.1 Orientierungsveranstaltung) - Teaching Assistent
2013S 210006-1 BAK4.1 VO Qualitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung- TutorEuropean Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Winter School in Methods and Techniques (2014, Bamberg (DE))
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with Atlas.ti, w. Johannes Starkbaum, Teaching Assistent
Winter School in Methods and Techniques (2013, Vienna (AT))
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with Atlas.ti, w. Joahnnes Starkbaum, Teaching Assistent
Winter School in Methods and Techniques (2012, Vienna (AT))
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with Atlas.ti, w. Joahnnes Starkbaum, Teaching Assistent
derStandard - ELGA gehört den Bürgern - Lasst sie mitreden!
(with Anna Durnova and Johannes Starkbaum)