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Sustainability Award 2024 for two projects of the University of Graz

How do major international conferences reduce their carbon footprint? And what can maths lessons contribute to education for sustainable development?…

What makes a successful university?

"The people. Creative people who are curious about the world, who analyse traditional and existing knowledge carefully, so that they can re-examine it…

A result that we can continue to work with: Climate law expert Oliver Ruppel on the COP29

The UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, came to an end last Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Disappointing for many: too little money to support…

Research and fun: digital archaeology puzzle at Buch Wien

Archaeologist Stephan Karl used the natural intelligence of online gamers to reassemble over a hundred fragments of a 1500-year-old altar slab. The…

Political scientist Filzmaier provided insights into the voting behaviour of Styrians

At the University of Graz, Austria's probably most well-known political scientist, Peter Filzmaier, provided a gripping analysis of the 2024 Styrian…

Who puts an end to war?

"Absolutely necessary": legal expert Gerhard Schnedl on the EU Nature Restoration Law

Some celebrate it as a milestone for nature conservation, others demonise it as an existential threat to agriculture: the EU Nature Restoration Law,…

Reliable forecasting of extreme weather: new study supports improvement of climate models

Torrential rainfall such as that recently experienced in Spain is just one form of extreme weather event that is becoming more frequent as a result of…