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Chemical Christmas show at the University of Graz: An explosive evening at the Schauspielh

At the beginning of December, the University of Graz transformed the theater into a laboratory: as part of “Chemical Life,” teacher training students staged a chemical Christmas show for Styrian school classes—complete with ethanol rockets, nitrogen snow, and glowing effects. An evening designed to inspire interest in studying chemistry.

Train by train: Koralm railway accelerates exchange between the Universities

Lectures at the University of Klagenfurt in the morning, seminars at the University of Graz in the afternoon: Austria's longest tunnel and a journey time of around 45 minutes make it easy. The Koralm railway increases the speed of networking between the two university locations. The collaboration builds on existing cooperation - for example in the areas of teacher training, Slavic studies and as employers, the universities are well coordinated.

On the trail of the Big Bang: University of Graz receives 1.5 million euros for doctoral programmes

The Austrian Science Fund FWF has selected the Doctoral Programme in Theoretical Particle Physics at the University of Graz for funding from the Doc.funds. Six young scientists will be funded for 3.5 years. They will gain fundamentally new insights into the origins of the world.

From trans women and knee prostheses: sports science prizes awarded

Walking better with a prosthesis, successfully getting rid of excess weight, training more effectively, more fairness for trans people in sport: these were the topics addressed by the students at the University of Graz who were awarded the sports science prizes for their Master's theses on 3 December 2025.

Influential: Rupert Baumgartner and Holger Hoff among the highly cited researchers

The number of publications in scientific journals is considered to be a measure of a researcher's scientific achievement. How often these works are cited by colleagues provides information about the relevance of the publications. Sustainability researcher Rupert Baumgartner and transdisciplinarity expert Holger Hoff from the University of Graz are among the top 1 per cent of the most cited scientists in their fields of research.

Nobel Lecture 2025: How evolution enters chemistry

During the Nobel Lecture at BioTechMed-Graz, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Frances H. Arnold provided insight into her research on the directed evolution of enzymes.

Austria's economy in transition: How we are emerging from the recession

Austria is in the midst of its longest recession in years. At the University of Graz's economic talks on November 25, experts discussed high labor costs, bureaucracy, and the structural reforms needed to overcome the crisis and secure prosperity.

Gemeinsam in Orange

Die vier Grazer Universitäten bekennen sich in einem gemeinsamen Erklärung zu einem klaren Nein gegenüber sexueller Belästigung, geschlechtsbezogener Gewalt und Machtmissbrauch.

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On average, the climate in the mountains warms up half as fast as in the lowlands. At the same time, precipitation and snow cover are decreasing to a…

Human rights prize : for a more peaceful and just world

"The awarding of a human rights prize is an appropriate act to express the ethical responsibility of the sciences for a more peaceful and just world."…

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Nitrogen as the key: the overestimated effect of CO2 as a plant fertiliser

High levels of atmospheric CO2 can intensify climate change. Having said that, high CO2 also stimulates plant growth which decreases climate change.…

How the Koralm Tunnel is changing the regional economy

The Koralm Tunnel is revolutionizing the connection between Styria and Carinthia. Jörn Kleinert, an economist at the University of Graz, analyzes the…

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