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´s seminal contribution to „ transforming biopharmaceutical manufacturing through collaboration and sharing of genomic and associated knowledge…
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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.
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Events
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Public Lecture at BOKU University by Michael Kleine
Join Univ. Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Kleine on 10 December for his public lecture on "50 Years of Forest-Related Research and Development in…
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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 University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) 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.