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DOME
 

DOME welcomes a new addition to its faculty as Shaul Pollak joins as Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). His research explores how environmental...

DOME
 

The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers around Matthias Horn and Patrick Arthofer from...

DOME
 

Academia Europaea is a European, non-governmental association whose objective is the advancement and promotion of scholarly work in Europe. It...

DOME
 

Desert soil microorganisms endure long droughts in a dormant state and rely on rain events for their reactivation. An international team around Dagmar...

EDGE
 

Luzian Hämmerle, Anya Sherman, and Thilo Hofmann from EDGE—selected among 16,000 abstracts—presented their recent study on tire wear additives in food...

DOME
 

Our International FISH Course will be held again from September 9th to 13th 2024. During the one-week course, participants will be introduced to the...

TER
 

Congratulations to Annes-Sophie, Nathalie, and Hana, who successfully defended their MSc thesis between March 11th and 18th 2024. Anne-Sophie Schwenk:...

TER
 

Congratulations to Dr. Erika Kristel Salas Hernández, who successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Identification and quantification of soil...

TER
 

On International Women's Day, March 8, 2024, Dr. Lucia Fuchslueger from the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) at CeMESS, University of...

CeMESS
 

The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna is proud to announce the establishment of the...

TER
 

Warmer soils are home to a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Previously, higher soil...

EDGE
 

Sarah Pati has joined EDGE as an assistant professor in February 2024. Her group investigates the occurrence and fate of organic contaminants in...

EDGE
 

The Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH), led by Thilo Hofmann from EDGE and Sabine Pahl, just launched its new website!

DOME
 

The first "AI for Life Sciences" hackathon, hosted by Vienna-based software company Gradient Zero in collaboration with David Berry from DOME. This...

TER
 

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis André Metze, who successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Who’s active in future soils? Unraveling the growth...

DOME
 

Embark on a flavorful journey with the BaMiKo project, where cooking meets microbiology! Discover the secrets of a healthy gut through vlogs, crafted...

EDGE
 

EDGE's new project on PFAS is featured in the latest Rudolphina article. In the joint project between the University of Vienna, TU Wien and the AIT...

TER
 

We are proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Anthony as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) within TER. As an accomplished researcher in...

EDGE
 

The University of Vienna and BASF have started a research collaboration to better understand the behavior of biodegradable plastics in compost. This...

DOME
 

Congratulations to Barbara Bayer for receiving a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for her METHANIAQ project to investigate the...

EDGE
 

The presence of human-derived antibiotics in the environment can contribute to the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. As a promising...