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Research (EN)

24.03.2021

Managing peatlands to mitigate climate change

When drained peatlands are used for agriculture, they release a high amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The effects of rewetting such...

Research (EN)

24.03.2021

Older than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark

An international team of researchers led by Julia Türtscher from the Department of Palaeontology at the University of Vienna found out that modern...

Visiting (EN)

15.03.2021

Ida Pfeiffer Professors: Eric Gaidos and Stephen Mojzsis

The Faculty welcomes Eric Gaidos (astronomer and geobiologist) and Stephen Mojzsis (geologist and geoastrophysicist) as Ida Pfeiffer professors in the...

Research (EN)

10.03.2021

MSCA: Individual Fellowships for 16 researchers

Two of the successful EU / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellows - Erika Faigen and Blaž Gasparini will join our Faculty within the coming months.

Research (EN)

15.02.2021

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

Research team with participation of Saikiran Tharimena from the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics published finings in "Nature": An upsurge of...

Research (EN)

14.01.2021

Spectacular fossil discovery: 150 million-year-old shark was one of the largest of its time

In a new study, an international research team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes an exceptionally well-preserved...

Research (EN)

10.01.2021

In memoriam Ekkehart Tillmanns (1941-2020)

The faculty mourns the death of the mineralogist and crystallographer Ekkehart Tillmanns, who passed away unexpectedly at the end of December. Our...

Research (EN)

06.01.2021

Native biodiversity collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean

An international team led by Paolo G. Albano from the Department of Palaeontology quantified a dramatic biodiversity collapse of up to 95 per cent of...

Research (EN)

16.12.2020

"On stage"-video: Tadeja Veršič and the mystery of dark matter

In her PhD thesis Tadeja Veršič from the Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences (VISESS) aims to unravel the mystery of dark matter....