Press releases

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

Dark Matter in the Center of the Milky Way Not Ruled Out

17.06.2026 Press release

© NASA Goddard/A. Mellinger (Central Michigan Univ.) and T. Linden (Univ. of Chicago). NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/

New machine-learning method incorporates energy of photons for the first time

Chemists achieve breakthrough: Editing molecules instead of rebuilding them

15.06.2026 Press release

© Uroš Vezonik

Modern drug research enables simple testing of hundreds of variants of a molecule

Budget – Universities call for demonstrations against budget cuts

20.05.2026 Press release

© Ian Ehm

Rector Sebastian Schütze: "Enormous reputational damage"

Controlling chemical reactions more efficiently and sustainably

18.05.2026 Press release

© Milos Vavrík

New synthesis method enables targeted modifications to hard-to-reach sites on molecules

Human childbirth is not uniquely difficult among mammals

12.05.2026 Press release

© Frank E. Zachos

Birth complications are widespread across mammalian species, including in the wild

Environmental change may lead to a sudden collapse of species' ranges

11.05.2026 Press release

© Pexels / Tommes Frites

Mathematical analysis reveals limits to adaptation to changing environments with implications for nature conservation

Evolutionary processes shape bacterial populations in the human gut

06.05.2026 Press release

© [Translate to Englisch:]

In addition to diet and medication, transmission between people can also play an important role in the microbiome

Unraveling the Evolution of an Extraordinary Photosynthesis in a Tropical Tree Species

05.05.2026 Press release

© Gert Bachmann

These new findings could help adapt crops to arid environmental conditions in the future

Breakthrough in magnon research paves the way for mini quantum computers

04.05.2026 Press release

© Ian Ehm

Physicists at the University of Vienna discover magnons with a lifespan a hundred times longer