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Signals from the roots: how the plant hormone cytokinin influences flowering

Many do it in spring, others wait a little longer and some really get going in winter – when a plant begins to flower is controlled by various…

Trees, soil crusts and soy: what influences the Earth's nitrogen balance

You can't smell it, you can't see it, but it ensures our survival: nitrogen makes up 78 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere. Bettina Weber, a biologist…

Vegetation under stress: climate change increases the risk of forest fires in Austria

Large-scale forest fires have just been extinguished on the Croatian coast. The Greek island of Chios is still battling the flames. Here in Austria,…

ASTRA Awards: FWF funds researchers at the University of Graz with two million euros

Philipp Berghofer develops a philosophy for quantum mechanics. Bojana Radovanović is investigating transitions between religious traditions and…

‘Universum’ at university: how science explains life and the world

How are all living things connected? Which building blocks form our earth? Why can we look into the future with the help of numbers? A science degree…

Universities of Graz joins Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies

The Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies, founded in July 2024, brings together activities worldwide to promote Ukrainian studies. On 17 June 2025,…

New assessment report: climate change hits Austria particularly hard

Summer is in the starting blocks. Whether it will bring new temperature records remains to be seen. One thing is certain: Over the last few decades,…

Does protest make freedom? Sociologist Zorica Sirocic analyses Pride movements

In Vienna last Sunday, the rainbow parade was clouded by the school shooting in Graz. In Hungary, on the other hand, the Pride movement could not…

Zero Emissions Award for more sustainable medicines

Austria's highest privately endowed funding for climate-relevant basic research enters its second round: Rajesh B. Jethwa (ISTA), Eva Maria Prem…

Da schau her! Ein fotografischer Streifzug über den Campus im Magazin UNIZEIT

Kleeblattlauf und USI-Fest auf 20. Juni verschoben

Der für morgen Freitag, 13. Juni, geplante Kleeblattlauf wird aufgrund der tragischen Ereignisse am BORG Dreierschützengasse auf Freitag, den 20. Juni…

We care!

The University of Graz is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrible incident at the BORG school in Dreierschützengasse. Our thoughts and deepest…

Do you need to have been to Graz?

“I can definitely recommend Graz. You can really exert yourself here or just take things incredibly easily – it’s up to you. It’s a city that simply…

Equal rights for paternity leave: "Much desire, little reality"

To mark Father's Day on 8 June, a recent international comparative study on family and gender roles focuses on key questions: Who looks after the…

Researchers at the University of Graz enable reliable monitoring of Paris climate goals

Global warming is continuously advancing. How quickly this will happen can now be predicted more accurately than ever before, thanks to a method…

When studying is more than just learning

Jan Hallmann is studying history and is only at the beginning of his bachelor's degree. He is already working in two roles at the University of Graz:…