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Research (EN)
 

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

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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...

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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....

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Nature Communications Earth and Environment Paper with participation of geologist Michael Wagreich - Press Release of coordinating author Jaia...

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A research team around astronomer Stefan Meingast at the University of Vienna has revealed the existence of massive stellar halos, termed coronae,...

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Peatlands are important carbon sinks, but they could become the most important sources too. The new Core Facility "Long Term Wetland Ecosystem...

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The Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences is currently announcing more than 30 PhD projects. Interested students are invited to...

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Monazite heals itself from existing radiation damage. A team led by Lutz Nasdala, Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna,...

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The Faculty deeply mourns the loss of ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ernst Dorfi from the Department of Astrophysics, who passed away on 1 August 2020...

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Angel sharks are sharks, but with their peculiarly flat body they rather resemble rays. An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero...

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VISESS, the new doctoral school "Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences" was launched in July at the Faculty. The official kick-off...

International (EN)
 

Sarah Haghjo from the Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography has been awarded a 12-month grant to visit the University of Northern British...