Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
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- Best assessed dissertation
- Best assessed master's thesis
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Deadline: 31 January 2026
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- 580,000 Years of Climate History Revealed
An international research team led by Christoph Spötl from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, has compiled an extraordinary climate reconstruction based on data from a cave in Nevada, USA. The study provides unique insights into the climate history of one of the driest regions in North America – and shows how closely temperature, water availability, and vegetation are linked in arid regions.
09.12.2025 - Arctic in Transition: Greenland’s Caves Preserve Ancient Climate Archive
In a remote cave in northern Greenland, a research team led by geologists Gina Moseley, Gabriella Koltai, and Jonathan Baker has discovered evidence of a significantly warmer Arctic. The cave deposits show that the region was free of permafrost millions of years ago and responded sensitively to rising temperatures. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience, provide new insights into past climate conditions and their relevance for today’s climate protection efforts.
21.10.2025
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Our faculty comprises 36 professors and lecturers, 27 research assistants (such as guest professors, senior lecturers, senior scientists and university assistants), 72 project staff, 30 student assistants and over 20 colleagues in administration and laboratories.
In the winter semester of 2024/25, approximately 1,600 people studied at our faculty. 434 started their studies in the winter, approximately 700 students are enrolled in a bachelor's program, approximately 400 in a master's program, and 90 people are working on their dissertations.
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Innrain 52f
6020 Innsbruck, Austria