Bacteriophages are still a relatively unknown component of the human microbiome. However, they can play a powerful role in the life cycles of bacteria. Biochemist Thomas Böttcher from the University of Vienna and PhD student Magdalena Jancheva were able to ...
The first Young AMICI Symposium took place on the 25th and 26th of May 2021. The aim of the conference was to give young researchers a platform to present their exciting research and to network with other young researchers in ...
Jill is featured in this month’s section of “Uni Wien forscht”, a video series portraying researchers from the University of Vienna. In the video Jill takes you on a tour through the lab and talks about her group's research ...
Biodiversity loss, climate crisis, land use: Humanity is currently facing immense global challenges. Thilo Hofmann from EDGE explains why plastics dominate the debate on sustainability and what greenwashing ...
The University of Vienna has extended the Comammox Research Platform, which was founded in 2018, until June 2024. Aims of the platform are to study fundamental aspects of comammox physiology and to elucidate the ecological roles and impact of complete nitrifiers. Subprojects ...
We are very happy that François-Xavier will join TER as a CMESS Junior Research Group Leader. He will strengthen our team with his expertise in Soil Fauna. We are looking forward to many exciting collaborations! Great to have you on ...
In order to assess the ecological risks that can arise from the use of nanomaterials, an international team of researchers and experts has developed test procedures and associated guidelines on behalf of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ...
Congratulations to Ruoting Peng: She was awarded with the prestigious DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) to fund her PhD project From the Road to the Plate: Tire Wear Particles in Sewage Sludge”. Her work will focus ...
Despite all efforts to switch to renewable energies, fossil fuels will continue to play a role in energy supply for several decades to come. An EU project, which involves Thomas Rattei and his team, aims at reducing the ecological footprint ...