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Open Day 2026: Find your perfect study programme and explore the campus

Achieving climate goals: Researchers highlight need for fair country shares in CO2

As the war in the Middle East is currently reminding us once again, many countries around the world are heavily reliant on oil and gas. Lax climate…

Electrons and AI: New approaches to the search for new medicines

Researchers at the University of Graz are revolutionising the development of new medicines by combining electrochemistry and artificial intelligence.…

Universities call for sustained investment in the Southern Education Region

University rectors are calling for an adequately funded budget for the Southern Education Region

University of Graz in the summer semester 2026: An overview of the best events

From crime fiction evenings to open houses and campus festivals: the University of Graz is offering a diverse programme for students, curious minds…

Inequalities: why women are more strongly affected by climate security risks

Climate change affects us all. And yet some people are affected by it more than others. “In many societies, women have less access to protection…

Prevention gets more important: Snow cover in Austria is declining sharply

The snow cover in Austria is shrinking by one centimetre a year, and the volume of glaciers could decrease by 80 per cent by 2050. A recent study…

Die aktuelle UNIZEIT-Ausgabe: Was macht die Fauna mit der Flora?

Outstanding researchers honoured with the Josef Krainer Science Prize

On 15 March 2026, twelve researchers were awarded the Josef Krainer Science Prizes at the Meerscheinschlössl at the University of Graz. The prizes…

A special honour for special achievement: six "Sub auspiciis" awards for Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz

Top marks at school, outstanding academic achievement during their studies: six researchers from Graz – from Graz University of Technology and the…

Mathematics Day: University of Graz multiplies the fun of arithmetic

Competing in a puzzle contest without the pressure of grades is usually fun even for those who dislike maths. To mark Mathematics Day on 14 March, the…

Scientific freedom and neutrality: a question of attitude

How neutral must research be? At the Styrian University Conference at the University of Graz, keynote speaker David Beaver questioned the concept of…

University of Graz: Discover the apprentice game and secure jobtraining

The University of Graz not only educates students – it also offers apprenticeships in eight future-oriented professions – even with a school-leaving…

Green carpet, wooden staircase, reading room: the specialist history library is back

In just eight months, the university renovated, expanded and modernised the specialist library for history on Heinrichstraße. A total of 200,000…

Listening to the Middle Ages: exhibition brings poverty then and now to life

What connects Giulio, a blacksmith who worked in Bologna almost 500 years ago, with a single mother from Styria who recently lost her job? Both are…

Diversity buddies at the University of Graz: Support on equal terms

The University of Graz is strengthening its commitment to equal opportunities with its new Diversity Buddies. University members can find easily…