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Complying with the norm: Why Do Standards Shape Our Lives, Elisabeth Staudegger?

Standards determine whether a sheet of paper fits in a printer or whether a charging plug can power multiple devices. These standards shape our…

More body awareness than a culture war

In Italy, sex education lessons will in future only be permitted with parental consent, and will be banned entirely in nurseries and primary schools.…

Will Austria win the World Cup? Mathematician reveals calculation method

Michael Fischer uses the football tournament as a practical example for highschool lessons.

Survival strategies: How plants respond to drought

According to Geosphere Austria, this spring was the driest in Austria since records began around 170 years ago. The low rainfall put particular…

Ready, steady, go on 15 June: application deadline for Bachelor’s programmes starts

World literature from Austria: Anne-Kathrin Reulecke on Ingeborg Bachmann

On 25 June, Ingeborg Bachmann would have turned 100. To this day, she remains one of the most important German-language authors. Anne-Kathrin…

What matters in the end: moral theologian takes stock of assisted suicide

Since 1 January 2022, assisted suicide has been legal in Austria under certain conditions. This was made possible by a ruling of the Constitutional…

Noise is the signal: new simulation method enables secure communication

Researchers from Graz, Vienna and Munich have developed a new simulation method that makes it possible to calculate quantum light using classical…

Massacre and Memory: University of Graz addresses the wounds of history

A conference on 12 and 13 June 2026 at the Jesuit Refectory will focus on trauma in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Uni Vibes: An open-air stage for science and street art

At the third Uni Vibes event hosted by the University of Graz, visitors enjoyed science, music and performances on campus. Guided tours focusing on…

How the University of Graz’s Sermilik Station can boost polar research

Ende Mai 2026 trafen sich Polar-Wissenschaftler:innen aus aller Welt an der Uni Graz, um die Forschungsschwerpunkte der Sermilik-Station in…

Protest against budget cuts: universities send a united message in Graz

On 28 May, thousands of students, researchers and staff from all Styrian universities demonstrated in Graz against the announced budget cuts.…

Overcoming boundaries: Can we manage without prisons and camps?

The US immigration agency ICE has sparked fear and horror. Not only are migrants criminalised and brutally persecuted, but earlier this year, ICE…

From one to many: Uni Graz researchers identify a mechanism for the origin of species

When a habitat changes, animals, plants and even humans must adapt to the new environmental conditions. Those who manage this fastest and best will…

Open doors for open science: Psychology quartet “GOSI” initiates forum on research practic

Scientific results that are free, accessible and transparent for everyone. The advantages of open science are obvious. And yet, many researchers still…

Graz to become centre for psychotherapy studies: 215 applications for the entrance exam

A total of 215 people who meet the entry requirements for the new Master’s programme in Psychotherapy have registered for the first entrance…