Half of the world's languages are expected to disappear within this century. But when does a language actually count as endangered, and what does it take to keep one alive? Linguist Eva Vetter at the ...

Exhibitions Explore this year’s special exhibition at the Papyrus Museum in the Austrian National Library, dedicated to the “fragment” in the Greek Middle Ages. We present physical fragments of…

Research in Vienna is shedding light on everyday Byzantine life. The Rudolphina spoke with Claudia Rapp, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Vienna, to learn why Byzantium is not a thi...

Democracy and human rights are closely connected yet often in tension. University of Vienna experts explore this complex relationship and invite debate.

The Welcome Compass supports future employees of the University of Vienna with relocation, visa, housing, employment basics and onboarding in Austria.

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

Gender inequality remains the most durable form of inequality. Oxford historian Martin Conway has a radical claim: democracy helped reinforce it. In this interview, Johanna Taufner, doctoral researche...

An exceptionally well-preserved fossil find from Alberta, Canada, has enabled the almost complete reconstruction of the skeleton of the Late Cretaceous ray Myledaphus bipartitus for the first time. A ...

How do social media, algorithms and AI influence democratic discourse? Researchers at the University of Vienna are simulating digital information spaces to investigate ways of safeguarding democracy.

Gender inequality remains the most durable form of inequality. Oxford historian Martin Conway has a radical claim: democracy helped reinforce it. In this interview, Johanna Taufner, doctoral researche...

Celebrate the end of the semester and Pride Month with the Trans*Formations Community! Come for the talks, performances, and music, and stay for the company and conversations.

Geburtskomplikationen sind bei Säugetieren weit verbreitet – auch in freier Wildbahn

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

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

Abstract. Evolutionary “fitness” is operationalized in many different ways in models. Its role is to quantify that which is favored by natural selection. G

Online study involving nearly 3,000 participants from the US reveals significant societal impact

U.S. scholars may apply until September 15, 2026, for the Fulbright Visiting Professorship at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna for the 2027/28 academic year (starting in Octo...