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BeyondIceFutures: Workshop in Obergurgl
What happens after the glacier retreats? This was the main question of the BeyondIceFutures workshop held at the Universitätszentrum Obergurgl. 34 scientists from 15 countries met to discuss pathways to positive futures in deglaciating areas worldwide.
AI: The price of remembering
AI systems operate using accumulated knowledge. However, they are subject to physical limitations, as researchers from the University of Innsbruck demonstrate in a recent study. Within a framework describing the thermodynamic limits of information processing, they provide mathematical proof that, in some cases, agents who interact with their environment can only operate as energy-efficiently as possible if they forget information—even information that would improve their predictions.
Innsbruck-Munich Empirical Economic Research Workshop 2026
From September 18 to 19, 2026, the annual “Innsbruck–Munich Workshop on Empirical Economic Research” took place in Maria Waldrast amid perfect fall weather. The workshop was jointly organized by Andreas Steinmayr (University of Innsbruck) and Joachim Winter (LMU Munich) and brought together 13 participants from the University of Innsbruck and LMU Munich.
Silbernes Doktorjubiläum 2026
Die Ehrungsfeier für alle, die im Jahr 2001 an der Universität Innsbruck promoviert haben.
Im Rahmen dieses akademischen Festakts erwarten Sie inspirierende Ansprachen, musikalische Darbietungen und als Höhepunkt die feierliche Erneuerung Ihrer Doktorwürde.
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Mountain Regions
We collect knowledge for the development of habitats and natural areas in mountains worldwide.
Biosciences
We drive forward biomolecular and biomedical developments.
Digital Science
We are driving digitalisation in research.
Materials and nanosciences
We utilise the synergies between physics, chemistry, earth sciences, pharmaceutics and engineering sciences.
Cultures
We ask questions about cultural dynamics and transformations.
Physics
We explore the workings of nature - from elementary particles to galaxies.
Scientific Computing
We contribute to solving complex, data-intensive problems in all scientific fields.
Economy, Politics & Society
Together, we get to the bottom of the big questions facing society across disciplinary boundaries.
Gender Studies
We research, theorize and deconstruct gender and gender relations.
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