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Hotter high up: researchers prove particularly rapid climate change in the mountains

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."…

UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security: Gerd Oberleitner

Creating freedom: How the war in Ukraine is affecting the higher education landscape

‘Diversity boosts creativity,’ says sociologist Zorica Siročić

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…

Teamwork: 100 pupils take part in maths competition at the University of Graz

Four clever guts per group, increasingly tricky tasks, 120 minutes: these were the requirements for the international maths competition Náboj junior,…

Researchers at the University of Graz provide evidence of climate change in the atmosphere

Human-induced climate change is leaving clear traces in the atmosphere. Using satellite data, researchers at the Wegener Center at the University of…

Technology Impact Summit: Europe's path to tech sovereignty

At the Technology Impact Summit 2025 in Graz, experts from science, business, and politics discussed how Europe can become globally competitive…

Nuremberg Trials: The beginning of international justice

Exactly 80 years ago, a criminal trial began in Nuremberg that shed new light on the understanding of justice. The focus was not on the revenge of the…

Graduated 50 years ago: Golden Doctorate for alumni of the University of Graz

56 graduates of the University of Graz who earned their doctorates 50 years ago renewed their doctoral oath during a ceremony in the auditorium on 18…

Start-ups: How the University of Graz promotes entrepreneurial spirit

Since 15 years, the University of Graz has been supporting students in their transition to self-employment. The Center for Entrepreneurship offers…

Consequences of climate change for Austria's water: Uni Graz is partner in new study

It remains to be seen what goals the international community will agree on at the current UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil. One thing is…

Emotional issue: Hermine Mitter investigates what motivates climate-friendly behaviour

Constructively creative: Graz universities honour their inventors

No fewer than 186 patents have been registered by researchers at Graz universities in the last two years. On 11 November, the most innovative of them…