Field trip Adria. Photo: Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna

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13.06.2025

Mapping the Milky Way: The difficult view from within

From May to August 2025, Sergey Khoperskov from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam is Ida Pfeiffer Professor at the Faculty of Earth...

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29.05.2025

Currently visiting: Catherine Russell

For as long as she can remember, Catherine Russell has been fascinated by what has shaped the landscape as it appears today, which has evolved into...

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27.05.2025

Sylvia Sullivan (here hiking at “Finger Rock” in Tucson), is Ida Pfeiffer Professor from May until August 2025. (C) Sylvia Sullivan

Cloud research: "From aerosol nucleation at nanometers to the jet stream"

From May to August 2025, Sylvia Sullivan from the University of Arizona is Ida Pfeiffer Professor at our Faculty. The cloud physicist is concentrating...

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International Activities at the "Faculty for Exploration"

The Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy – the "Faculty for Exploration" – maintains a strong international network in research, teaching and studying.

Milky Way Stonehenge Photo: © Sebastian Voltmer (www.weltraum.com)

VISESS Doctoral School

The Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences (VISESS) addresses the grand challenges humanity is facing, such as resource depletion, climate change, and insecurity about future energy supply, through inter- and trans-disciplinary academic research.
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Visiting Professors & Ida Pfeiffer Professorship

We are pleased to welcome numerous international visiting professors and guest researchers at our departments every year. In addition, we have created the Ida Pfeiffer Professorship to bring new ideas and top scientists to Vienna for one semester.
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