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Organic soil amendments such as compost or biochar can change the dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in the soil: Researchers from our Division of...

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CMESS researchers are part of this year’s European Researchers’ Night (ERN) that is taking place on Friday, September 30. From 3pm until midnight...

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We mourn the loss of our highly esteemed colleague, mentor, and friend Roland Albert. A plant physiologist and ecologist, he conducted his research...

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Christina Kaiser has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Since 2014, she has been a group leader and Assistant Professor...

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Anouk Willemsen, virologist at CMESS, receives a highly endowed ERC Starting Grant for her research on giant viruses. Anouk has devoted her career to...

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The pre-proposal for a Cluster of Excellence (CoE) grant on the topic “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health” has qualified for the next round of the...

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Thomas Böttcher has recently been elected as a member of the Leibniz Association’s “Senate Competition Committee”. He holds a joint professorship for...

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Aaron Kintzi has won first place in this year’s photo competition “My Research in one Picture” of the University of Vienna. Paula Rojas is among the...

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A call for more thoughtful scientific practice that addresses community needs: In an article for Nature Microbiology, an international research group...

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Exciting insights into research have been provided by the Long Night of Research on Friday, May 20. Our Doctoral School in Microbiology and...

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Three current and future CMESS researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen and...

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On Thursday, 3rd of March, this semester’s CMESS Lecture Series starts with a talk by Raquel Peixoto from the King Abdullah University of Science and...

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CMESS expresses its solidarity with Ukraine and endorses the plea of “The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities”, which calls for support...

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From 23 February to 11 March, visitors of the “Degrees of Life” art exhibition have the chance to interact artistically with their microbial...

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Jillian Petersen, Head of Marine Symbiosis Group at CMESS, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief at The ISME Journal. She is now co-responsible for the...

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Bacteria are constantly exposed to viral attacks. A research team led by Martin Polz, microbiologist at CMESS, has studied how bacteria defend...

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CMESS is home to four of the world's most cited researchers. Holger Daims (DOME), Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER) and Michael Wagner...

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The University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB) officially starts into full operation: The University of Vienna and the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft...

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One year of hands-on interdisciplinary training: The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science has celebrated its first birthday. More...

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CMESS employees celebrated the move to the University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB) with a soft opening event on September 23rd: The Rectorate and...

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Bacteriophages are still a relatively unknown component of the human microbiome. However, they can play a powerful role in the life cycles of...