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... since 1669! Founded over 350 years ago, the University of Innsbruck today is the most important research and educational institution in western Austria, offering a wide range of programmes across all disciplines. Located in the heart of the Alps, it offers 28,000 students and 5,800 employees the best conditions.
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DIGISOC teaching staff welcome the second student cohort
More than 450 international applicants took part in the admission test for DIGISOC. For those who have successfully completed the selection process, a new stage of education is now beginning with entry into a joint European master’s programme that addresses the social, ethical and political dimensions of digital transformation.
Detail-oriented and data-driven: Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate Elisabeth Schweiberer
Elisabeth Schweiberer, one of the first graduates of the Master’s program Pharmaceutical Sciences – Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs, works in the field of drug approval at a large pharmaceutical company. This joint English-language program, that is offered since 2022 by the University of Innsbruck and the Medical University of Innsbruck, prepared the Zillertal native for this role. Prospective students can register for the 2026 admission procedure until May 6, and an online information event will take place on March 18.
Sunshade helps in the search for a second Earth
An international research team including Stefan Kimeswenger, astrophysicist at the University of Innsbruck, has tested a new approach to studying Earth-like exoplanets. The idea is to combine a large, earth-based telescope with a "sunshade" orbiting in space.
22 Apr
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(Predicting) replications and generalizability
Which results replicate or generalize? In this talk, Anna Dreber Almenberg will discuss several large replication projects in mainly psychology and economics, where her coauthors (many from the University of Innsbruck) and she have redone experiments published in high impact journals with new and larger samples to see whether the main result replicates.
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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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