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Global change and sustainability are the challenges of our time. With the new internationally oriented master’s programme in Geography: Global Change...

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In June, the Weiss Prize, Austria’s highest research award in the field of meteorology, was officially awarded to Andreas Stohl of the University of...

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To find out, how the athmosphere and pollution are intertwined, we have to focus on more than regional measures alone, explains Andreas Stohl in an...

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By looking outward towards planets we can look backwards and understand the history of our planet, explains Eric Gaidos, Ida Pfeiffer professor at the...

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A knowledge network of geological signals for the Anthropocene, which concentrates on developing countries, has been selected as one of 18 new global...

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The first call for applications of the Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences attracted strong international interest. In each of the...

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Currently visiting: In March 2021, Stephen Mojzsis joined our Faculty as Ida Pfeiffer Professor. In his work, he explores the fundamental physical and...

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In a new study, an international team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes a fossil skeleton of an ancient shark, which is...

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Whether as melts or solid minerals, carbonates are probably the most important carriers of carbon in the interior of our Earth. However, how...

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From April till July 2021, Sabine Henry is visiting professor at the Department of Geography and Regional Research. For more than twenty years, the...

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

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