Press releases

Archaea as "flexitarians": ammonia-oxidizing microbes also feed on amino acids

04.09.2026 Press release

© Bettina Glasl

The tiny helpers of marine sponges also use organic amino acids

Rising plant extinction rates on European mountain summits

03.09.2026 Press release

© Kryštof Chytrý

Rising species numbers mask increasing loss of high-elevation specialists from European summit vegetation

2 ERC Starting Grants for the University of Vienna

03.09.2026 Press release

© Alex Schuppich

Funding for sociologist specialising in economics Valentina Ausserladscheider and demographer Ester Lazzari

How plants use scoop-shaped pores to distribute their pollen efficiently

27.08.2026 Press release

© César Arvelos

New findings are particularly important in light of climate change, declines in bee abundance, and diversity

Roadmap of animal biodiversity: largest-ever comparison of chromosome-scale genomes

20.08.2026 Press release

© Darrin Schultz

Comparison of 4,454 animal species reveals how chromosomes travelled on "evolutionary Highways" over past 600 million years

Pioneering study proves that oases in the desert of Arabia created 'brands' already in the Bronze Age

19.08.2026 Press release

© Marta Luciani, Qurayyah Joint Archaeological Project, CCBY 4.0

Researchers show that brands are not a modern invention of capitalism

Personal expectations of ageing shape our social lives

17.08.2026 Press release

© istock / Halfpoint

A 10-year study shows that expectations of one's own ageing are a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'

Europe's mountain summits are warming – vegetation is responding in surprisingly different ways

14.08.2026 Press release

© Norbert Helm / University of Vienna

Long-term study across 53 European mountain summits shows that the response of alpine vegetation to climate change depends heavily on local conditions

Brain scans show that dogs can distinguish various emotions in human faces

11.08.2026 Press release

© Laura V. Cuaya

The brain scans were analyzed using machine learning, providing the first ever evidence that dogs can read emotions in human facial expressions

Decoding the gut microbiome's symphony in health and disease

03.08.2026 Press release

© istock / Sefa Ozel

Identifying strategies for measuring thousands of microbial and host proteins and revealing what microbes are doing and how the host responds

Unprecedented excavation of Roman-era pottery kilns in Burgenland

30.07.2026 Press release

© IKA _Burg_2026, photo L. Schlamp

Two pottery kilns have already been unearthed in a field in the municipality of Hannersdorf; a further 100 kilns may still lie buried

How sea anemone cells reform into an organism

21.07.2026 Press release

© Sanjay Narayanaswamy, Ulrich Technau

New insights into the self-organisation and regeneration of tissues

The ghost in Orion's shell

09.07.2026 Press release

© Juan D. Soler, Universität Wien auf Basis von Daten des NRAO's Jansky VLA und NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

New radio observations reveal hidden structures around the Orion Nebula

Third-party funding acquired by the University of Vienna in 2026

08.07.2026 Press release

© Peter Wienerroither

In total, the FWF had approved 61 projects at the University of Vienna by June 2026; the WWTF funded five research projects

When do we start dancing? – How babies react to music

08.07.2026 Press release

© iStock / Ulza

The brain processes music from as early as three months of age, but dancing only begins towards the end of the first year of life

Holzleitner, Schütze: Austria set to become a centre for European democracy research

02.07.2026 Press release

© Ian Ehm

European research infrastructure MEDem included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 – headquarters at the University of Vienna

Byzantium: A Medieval Empire as a Global Phenomenon

29.06.2026 Press release

© gemeinfrei

International Congress on Byzantine Studies: Vienna as a Centre for Research

Markus Aspelmeyer receives the 2026 FWF Wittgenstein Award

24.06.2026 Press release

© FWF DerKnopfdruecker

The quantum physicist receives Austria's highest science award for his research

4 researchers from the University of Vienna receive FWF-ASTRA awards

24.06.2026 Press release

© [Translate to Englisch:]

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) honors a total of 18 austrian researchers

Two ERC Advanced Grants for the University of Vienna

23.06.2026 Press release

© Alex Schuppich

Funding for social scientist Hajo Boomgaarden and cognitive biologist Tecumseh Fitch

University of Vienna ranks in 140th position in the QS rankings

18.06.2026 Press release

© Georg Herder

The University of Vienna has improved by another 12 positions in the global rankings