Admission 2025/26: Studying at the University of Graz

Doctorate sub auspiciis: Researchers from the University of Graz and TU Graz honoured

Six researchers from Graz have been awarded doctorates "sub auspiciis Praesidentis rei publicae" this year: Computer scientists Barbara Gigerl, Andrea Pferscher and Fikret Bašić (all TU Graz), mathematicians Andreas Habring (Uni Graz) and Reinhard Lüftenegger (TU Graz) and chemist Andreas Windischbacher (Uni Graz) were honoured on Friday, 14 March 2025 for their outstanding achievements at school and university, including their doctorates. An honour that only very few graduates of Austrian universities receive. On behalf of the Federal President, University of Graz Rector Peter Riedler and TU Graz Rector Horst Bischof performed the graduation ceremony in the auditorium of the Old University of Graz. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen will personally present the doctoral candidates with the Ring of Honour with the Federal Eagle of the Republic of Austria in the Vienna Hofburg on 17 March.

University of Graz launches project to share green know-how with Southeast Asia

Thailand and Vietnam are not only among the top tourist destinations. According to the Global Carbon Atlas, they are also among the regions with the highest carbon emissions worldwide. A new EU project led by the University of Graz aims to show how the two countries can make fruit and rice growing and tourism more environmentally friendly. At the beginning of March, representatives of the twelve participating institutions met at the University of Graz and at Schloss Seggau to initiate the first measures.

How maths works: psychologist Stephan Vogel explains how we learn to think in numbers

The neuroscientist has analysed the processes in the brain and shows where learning difficulties can be addressed.

Study shows: more heavy rain due to global warming

A new study has confirmed for the first time that heavy rainfall events in Austria have become more intense. A team of researchers from Geosphere Austria, the University of Graz, the Vienna University of Technology and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was able to prove that the amount of rain falling within one day during extreme events has increased by 8 percent over the last 40 years and that these events bring 15 percent more rain than before.

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Lesung von Kathrin Röggla: die alarmbereiten

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Dialog - Grazer Zivilrechtstag 2025: Fokus Familienrecht

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Lange Nacht des Krimis 21. März 2025

Tanger und Marseille – Glanz und Elend mediterraner Hafenstädte in Film und Literatur

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