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 scored high at the recent RPP12 conference in Neu-Ulm where both best student speaker awards were given to recipients from BOKU DocSchools
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Apply for the mentoring program for women in the Austrian forestry and wood sector
Applications for the Mentoring Program 2026 for women in the Austrian forestry and wood sector end on November 11th.
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GRID (Geotechnical Resilience through Intelligent Design) is revolutionizing geotechnical engineering by integrating physics and machine learning.…
Events
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47th EPSO Plant Science Seminar
Three seminar around the topic "Understanding the impact of plant insect interactions"
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International Days @BOKU
Information on grants, international master programmes and guest universities | ‘Go abroad’ round table | Info for students and staff | Meet & Greet…
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.