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Research (EN)

22.12.2022

Simulation eines Galaxienhaufens: Ein Wirbel aus hellen Scheiben, die sich um ein zentrales Licht drehen, alles umgeben von einem orangefarbenen Halo.

Cosmology meets data science: After the Big Bang … - with video

What happened after the Big Bang? Astrophysicist Oliver Hahn is tracing our universe's early development by using supercomputers and clever...

Study (EN)

21.12.2022

Lecture Hall with students at UNIVIE. Photo: derknopfdruecker.com

Initiative 53,000: "strong levers" and active support for active studying

In order to increase the number of degree programmes in which students take a certain number of exams , several initiatives have been taken at our...

Research (EN)

06.12.2022

Summary of atmospheric transport from the Tropical Pacific Ocean. Copyright: Baier et al. 2022, Geophysical Research Letters. CC BY 4.0

Transport of air masses in connection with "El Niño" decoded

Transport of air mass from the Pacific Ocean explains weather conditions associated with El Niño in North America, South America and Australia -...

Public

02.12.2022

60years ESO - Feet on the ground, eyes in the sky. (C) ESO

ESO - 60 years: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the sky

The European Southern Observatory, of which Austria is part, celebrated its 60th anniversary. The Department of Astrophysics took take part in the...

Public

24.11.2022

Entrance COP27, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 2022

COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh

A report from the UN Climate Conference by Lukas Brunner from the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics. For him, the inclusion of young people is...

International (EN)

23.11.2022

In the background a coastal glacier in an arctic environment, closer to the viewer the ice sheet floats on the the sea, in the foreground a calved iceberg.

Interview with Bethan Davies: Melting glaciers and their future

Due to climate change, glaciers and ice-sheets worldwide are shrinking. Glacial geologist Bethan Davies, currently Ida Pfeiffer Professor at our...

International (EN)

21.11.2022

Tamara Đorđević showing the OeAD group the Geological Centre at the University of Vienna. Photo: OeAD/Casado Gillet

S&T and Earth Sciences: A long-standing cooperation

A group from the OeAD in charge of the Scientific & Technological Cooperation programmes (S&T, in German WTZ) visited Tamara Đorđević, senior...

International (EN)

03.11.2022

Anna Kajosaari. Photo: Archè Photography

Currently visiting: Anna Kajosaari

In her research Anna Kajosaari is using digital participatory mapping methods to understand how urban environments support pupulation health and...

Research (EN)

02.11.2022

Anthropocene: A New Epoch or a Geological Event?

New paper in Earth Science Reviews with collaboration of geologist Michael Wagreich discusses the question, if the Anthropocene should be formalised...

Public

12.10.2022

UNIVIE Hackathon: First prize for Team "Vienna_Vision"

The Astrophysicists Prashin Jethwa and Laurane Freour (VISESS branch "Cosmos") were part of the winning team "Vienna_Vision" at the UNIVIE-Hackathon...

International (EN)

10.10.2022

Shahid Iqbal before mountain view. Photo: Shahid Iqbal

Currently visiting: Shahid Iqbal

Since his childhood in Pakistan, Shahid Iqbal has been interested in geology, especially in sedimentology. Nowadays, he is an expert on Paleoclimates...

Research (EN)

28.09.2022

Edu4Climate: A hub against climate change and air pollution

Andreas Stohl of the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics is part of the Consortium of a new European network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences...

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