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Exemplary: Students and staff of the University are committed to climate-friendly mobility

Whether by public transport, bicycle or on foot, the majority of students and staff at the University of Graz travel in a climate-friendly manner. If…

A toast to the job: why company parties can boost team spirit

Celebrating together promotes cohesion, increases motivation and identification with the company. At least if the party guests enjoy spending time…

JJ wins Song Contest: How he won over the audience

Austrian countertenor JJ has won the 2025 Song Contest. He was already tipped as a favourite to win in the run-up to the event. But can the audience…

Peptides against hospital germs: the long road to market readiness

Multiresistant germs are a threat to global health. At the University of Graz, Nermina Malanovic is researching peptides as a potential new weapon.…

HEUTE ab 18 Uhr: das Campusfest der Uni Graz

What vision reveals about the seat of consciousness

Researchers at the University of Graz are using vision experiments to investigate how our brain constructs reality. The results offer insights into…

Tea Pavkov-Keller: "Good cooperation is often the basis for scientific success"

Molecular biologist Tea Pavkov-Keller has been awarded the Seraphine Puchleitner Prize 2025. The University of Graz presents this award in recognition…

Cigarette butts endanger insects: Biologists prove high risk for ants

Nicotine consumption is harmful to health. Not only for humans. The poison from carelessly discarded cigarette butts is also absorbed by plants. From…

Conclave: rituals, questions of power and cinematic interpretations

With the start of the conclave on 7 May 2025, the eyes of the world will once again be on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. However, the office of…

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It crawls and flies: The campus as a valuable place of biodiversity

It is a living and recreational space for students, for people who work at the university and for those who live in the neighbourhood: the green…

Uni Vibes - the festival that transcends borders

Universities make a significant contribution to culture, to the interpretation of society and to human existence. We want to celebrate that! With "Uni…

Uni Vibes 2025: Die Uni Graz feiert Vielfalt, Wissenschaft und ein gutes Miteinander

Die Universität Graz ist nicht nur die führende Bildungs- und Forschungseinrichtung im Süden Österreichs, sie ist mit ihrem grünen Campus im Herzen…

How the placebo effect helps children lose weight

The placebo effect works even when a drug is known to contain no active ingredient. A Graz-based research team is now investigating this approach as…

Zwei Kontinente auf einen Nenner gebracht: Mathematikerin Mouna Gharbi an der Uni Graz

‘It's a continuous path of learning, as a researcher and as a teacher. Day after day. I find that extremely exciting,’ says Mouna Gharbi. And the…

Welcome: Yuan Way Chow from Kuala Lumpur spends an exchange semester at University of Graz

His home university is almost 12,000 kilometres away. Yuan Way Chow is from Malaysia and currently completing his exchange semester at the department…