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Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, together with partners from Sydney and Waterloo, have presented a new diagnostic method for quantum computers.

Thomas Magauer's research group has achieved a major breakthrough in natural product chemistry.

The University of Innsbruck is coordinating a new FWF special research area on the dark universe, which seeks answers to the biggest questions in modern cosmology.

From April to September 2024, public buses in four Austrian federal states served as mobile insect researchers.

The 2025 European Women's Football Championship kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday, in Switzerland. The Spanish national team is favored to take home the trophy in the three-week tournament.

On Friday 6 June 2025, the conference "Present Human Rights Challenges - in Europe and Beyond" took place in Innsbruck.

Innsbruck physicists have presented a new architecture for improved quantum control of microwave resonators.

The European Space Agency ESA today published new data from its Euclid space telescope.

What distinguishes individuals who are susceptible to depression from others? And why do some respond better to treatment than others? An international data platform seeks to harness artificial intelligence to provide a better understanding of depression.

The University of Innsbruck plays a leading international role in the study of Neo-Latin literature. This focus will now be further strengthened with the approval of a special research area for Neo-Latin Studies by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Around 3.9 million euros will be available for the new research network over the next four years.

An international team of scientists including Elisabeth Schlosser from the Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences extensively documented an exceptional warming event in Antarctica.

Air monitoring measurements at the University of Innsbruck's atmospheric observatory show that carbon dioxide emissions in western Austria have fallen by around 20 percent since 2018.

The University of Innsbruck is setting a new focus in science communication on the topics of climate, biodiversity and sustainability. As a first step, a new online platform is bringing the wide range of scientific expertise even more into focus. The "PEAK" project offers an insight into current research results and includes a database of experts who are available to media representatives as contact persons .

The communications team at the University of Innsbruck will increasingly rely on the microblogging service Mastodon for science communication.

When the large highways crossing the Austrian and Swiss Alps were built, citizens' movements protesting the transalpine traffic started to form in both countries from the 1970s onwards.

How to prepare for the third pillar of science - let's call it computing or simulation? How to keep up with the ever-evolving computational tools relevant to one's field of studies? This winter term,

For some young scholars, this perspective on the nature of a Ph.D. may diminish the significance of our contributions to the scientific community.

Detailed knowledge about whales in European waters will be provided by the Biodiversa+ project "eWHALE", which started in January and is led by molecular ecologist Bettina Thalinger from the University of Innsbruck.

After being eliminated in the quarter-finals four years ago, the Brazilian national team is once again the clear favourite to win the FIFA World Cup.

The importance of artificial intelligence has been increasing in many areas. A team of researchers led by Hans Briegel has now shown that quantum physics may help AI agents to speed up decision making processes that are based on previous experience.

One of the favorites to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup is host Brazil. However, statisticians headed by Achim Zeileis from the University of Innsbruck show that the winning margin is considerably higher for Brazil than generally expected.

One of the favorites to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup is host Brazil. However, statisticians headed by Achim Zeileis show that the winning margin is considerably higher for Brazil than generally expected.