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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During the BOKU Sustainability Day, Eleonora Charlotte Pichler and Ulrich Sukop from the Department of Food Science and Technology won first prize.
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On December 10, BOKU University and IUFRO invite you to a special public lecture by renowned forestry expert Michael Kleine.
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Helmut Haberl and Karlheinz Erb from the Institute of Social Ecology were once again among the world's most cited researchers in 2024.
Events
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40th EPSO Plant Science Seminar
The role of sugar and nitrogen in plant signalling
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(New) Planet Shapers – The Welcome Party at TÜWI Beisl
To celebrate the release of the third episode of the BOKU podcast Planet Shapers and the start of the new semester, we’re throwing a party -…
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23. BOKU-Symposium Tierernährung 27. Februar 2025
The Future of Protein Supply in Animal Nutrition - Presence Event
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.