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Call for Course Proposals

EPICUR – European University invites lecturers at BOKU and the eight EPICUR partner institutions to propose courses that would fit one of the two pilot tracks, ”Natural and Societal Sustainability” and “European Identities”, or focus on the acquisition of Key Competences.

Fermenting Future

Exhibition opening on March 2 at 6pm

The idea for the exhibition "Fermenting Futures" came about on the initiative of the Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, as part of a strategic COMET project within the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib). In the process, the internationally renowned artists Anna Dumitriu and Alex May could be won over to investigate the significance of yeast biotechnology from a cultural and aesthetic perspective.

How spruce meets bark beetle

How efficient is the defence mechanism of spruce trees when they are suffering from drought, what attracts bark beetles to stressed trees, and what role do their fungal symbionts play in the infestation? In a basic research project, entomologist Sigrid Netherer and her team succeeded in furnishing the first empirical evidence that drought-stressed spruce trees are particularly attractive to bark beetles.

Research and practice for climate-smart soils

BOKU project as a best practice example in the Lower Austrian environmental report

State-of-the-art science in practical agro-ecosystems. That was the idea of BOKU researchers Gernot Bodner (Agronomy) and Katharina Keiblinger (Soil Research) to investigate soil functions on pioneering farms using state-of the art soil organic carbon research. An example of successful cooperation between science and practice for the Lower Austrian environmental report.

Sustainability research in Africa on Ö1

BOKU on the news

River, field, forest and settlement. BOKU development researcher Andreas Melcher talks about sustainable ecosystem management in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Ö1 broadcast series "Vom Leben der Natur".

Frogs migrate to the apricot blossom

Press release

Every year, thousands of amphibians are run over on Austria's roads. Amphibian protection measures are widespread, but need to be installed in time for the migration. BOKU, ZAMG, Naturschutzbund Österreich and the Natural History Museum of Vienna set the goal to better predict the beginning of amphibian migrations.

Preventing floods: BOKU improves methods for risk assessment on buildings

Press release

A working group of the Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering at BOKU Vienna evaluated two methods to determine how susceptible buildings are to damage from floods and mudflows. Together, they enable data-based risk analyses and provide a basis for cost-benefit considerations in terms of protective measures.

Medicines for Future

Austrian initiative Medicines for Future launches development of COVID-19 therapy with South Africa

Despite vaccinations, there is an urgent need for other drugs to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections. Biologicals, for example, could prevent the virus from docking to its receptor. A new international initiative involving the BOKU and the Medical University of Graz is now raising hopes of being able to fight COVID-19 diseases efficiently.

VCE Innovation Award

Apply until March 15, 2022!

The prize is awarded for diploma theses, dissertations or post-doctoral theses in the field of civil engineering.

Podcast episode on renewable energy with BOKU expert

Carpe diem - Der Podcast für ein gutes Leben

Renewable energies are the path to a future that has its fair share of challenges to overcome, especially when it comes to climate protection. In the podcast with "carpe diem"-host Holger Potye, Patrick Scherhaufer from the Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy explains how renewable energies are defined and which forms of energy they include - from wind energy to hydropower.

International research team with BOKU participation investigates global land use.

Press release

In a new study, land-use scientists urge policymakers to adopt new approaches to address climate change, biodiversity and other global crises.

Tobacco plant as a medical wonder weapon

BOKU molecular biologist Herta Steinkellner and her team have succeeded in generating highly effective antibodies against Covid-19. The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is now dedicating a portrait to her.

New method for CO2 monitoring in Vienna on "high level"

Press release

In large cities, where there is a particular need for action in terms of climate protection, measurement systems capable of recording local emissions could provide a rapid answer to the question of the effectiveness and accuracy of climate protection measures. In a joint research project, BOKU, Umweltbundesamt (Environment Agency Austria) and A1 Telekom AG tested a method in urban areas for the first time in Vienna that provides real-time data from which correlations with traffic peaks and heating degree days, for example, can be seen.

StartClim2022

20th call for proposals of the research program StartClim "StartClim2022" launched.