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News
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Andrea Reithmayer, Maria Patek and Pavel Tlustoš were honoured for their outstanding achievements.
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BOKU grants diversity prizes for research at Tulln's inaugural Diversity Day. Discover the strategy behind the awards and meet the winners.
Events
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21st ICC Conference - in cooperation with BOKU University
Under the theme "Cereals and Pulses: Bridging Science and Innovation to Drive the Transformation of the Food System", this event will address global…
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BOKU-Japan
Co-operation in Past and Future
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.