Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
News and Events of our Faculty
The new call for the faculty prizes for best assessed dissertation and master's thesis of 2025/26 is online >>
TEAMx is an international research programme that brings together multiple research groups from around the world to study transport and exchange processes in the atmosphere over mountains.
Find a documentary about TEAMx: https://youtu.be/HKSkasUvd90
At the moment, there is only a German version, but an English version will follow 2026.
Newsroom of the University
- 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.
16.10.2026 - Choice of tree species affects urban air quality
A research team from the University of Innsbruck and Jinan University investigated how heat and tree emissions, together with nitrogen oxides, intensify the formation of ground-level ozone in megacities, such as Beijing — with a clear result: tree species make the difference.
20.08.2026
We introduce ourselves
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.
Ivana Stiperski
Videoportrait of Ivana Stiperski (in German)
Contact us
Dean's Office
Innrain 52f
6020 Innsbruck, Austria