Welcome to the University of Vienna
The University of Vienna was founded in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe. At present, about 91,000 students are enrolled in more than 180 courses at the University of Vienna. The University of Vienna is also the largest teaching and research institution in Austria with 9,400 employees, 6,700 of whom are scientists and academics.
News
The Evolution of Division of Labour
Theoretical Biologists Claus Rueffler and Joachim Hermisson identified necessary conditions under which division of labour is favoured by natural selection. The results of their study are published in PNAS.
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2012-01-24
"Blind" quantum computing
Quantum computers preserve the privacy of a computation. Scientists at the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) present an experimental demonstration of "blind" quantum computing in the latest issue of "Science".
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2012-01-20
Get to know your University
Come and take part in one of our guided tours (free of charge) through the history main building of the University of Vienna. March 1st - 5th.
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2012-01-18
Protein for the formation of new blood vessels identified
New research of Manuela Baccarini's team at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories explains how cells regulate their bonds during the development of new blood vessels.
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2012-01-16
Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale
The first ever pan-European study of changing mountain vegetation has found that some alpine meadows could disappear within the next few decades.
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2012-01-16