About the University of Vienna
The University of Vienna was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365. It is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe.
Currently, about 91,000 students are enrolled at the University of Vienna. 188 courses can be taken, of which 56 are Bachelor Programmes, 117 Master Programmes, 4 Diploma Programmes and 11 PhD Programmes.
With 9,400 employees, 6,700 of whom are scientists and academics, the University of Vienna is the largest teaching and research institution in Austria.
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ERC Advanced Grant for Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner, Head of the Department of Microbial Ecology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project "Nitrification Reloaded – a Single Cell Approach (NITRICARE)".
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2011-12-14
Inaugural Lecture: João Alves
Since February 2010, João Alves holds the professorship for Stellar Astrophysics at the Department of Astronomy. On October 7, 2011, he held his inaugural lecture "From darkness to light: the origins of stars and planets".
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2011-10-17
The new Rectorate (2011-2015)
The new Rectorate with Rector Heinz W. Engl in the middle and Vice Rectors Heinz Faßmann, Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, Karl Schwaha and Christa Schnabl (from left to right).
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2011-10-05
Restart of the Schrödinger Institute
The future of the Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics (ESI) is secured. The internationally renowned institute will be continued as a research platform at the University of Vienna.
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2011-09-21
Christos Likos appointed as new Soft Matter Associate Editor
Christos Likos, Professor for Multiscale Computational Physics at the University of Vienna, does research on structure and dynamics of complex fluids.
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2011-09-21