The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna is dedicated to teaching and research in the field of sustainability and the management of natural resources.
News
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BOKU University hosted three major scientific events at the TÜWI Lecture Hall.
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For the sixth consecutive year, BOKU University has published a sustainability report audited in accordance with GRI standards.
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At the Austrian Pavilion of EXPO 2025 in Osaka, a scientific Austria–Japan Workshop organized by BOKU took place. It was part of the ABC&M excursion.
Events
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46th EPSO Plant Science Seminar
The impact of ERC funding for Plant Sciences
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BOKU-Japan
Co-operation in Past and Future
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TECONOMY VIENNA 2025
The TECONOMY Vienna career fair, organized by IAESTE BOKU, will take place on November 12, 2025, at the Freihaus of TU Wien. More than 70 renowned…
Research
The majority of Alpine river discharge is older than one month
A recently published joint study by the BOKU University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich shows the age distribution of Alpine rivers in Switzerland and Austria and shows that the majority of the annual runoff is significantly older than one month. This means that even in the event of floods, only a small proportion of the runoff consists of recent precipitation.