A team of behavioural scientists from the UK and the University of Innsbruck examined the effectiveness of communicating ...

The SPACER project, funded by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, is a new doctoral training network focused on ...

At the International Mountain Conference (IMC) in Innsbruck, researchers from the University of Innsbruck are providing ...

Soil is essential for global nutrient cycles and constitutes the most complex habitat on Earth, hosting an unimaginably vast ...

The group gathers PI Sabine Podmirseg, together with PostDocs, PhD-, Master and Bachelor students and together we are working ...

Bioremediation in cold climates. Cold-adapted microorganisms play a significant role in the biodegradation of organic pollutants in cold environments. Our studies on low-temperatu ...

Development and improvement of biogas plants. A new type of small-scale biogas plants involving a patented Thermo-Gas-Lift was developed. An agricultural biogas plant constructed ...

Functional and structural biodiversity. Research in Costa Rica and Mexico investigated the biodiversity of tropical soils and the evolution of recently deglaciated soils, respecti ...

Psychrophilic microorganisms. The majority (› 80%) of the Earth’s biosphere is permanently exposed to temperatures below 5°C. Psychrophilic microorganisms have successfully c ...

Renate Schroeder: Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Brussels ...

Insect biotechnology. Recently, Black Soldier Fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) larvae have received increased scientific attention for their potential in circular waste management. In ...

To understand the interactions between viruses and microorganisms, we use classical microbiological methods such as cultivating microorganisms and viruses, genetically manipulating microorganisms, ...