Department of
Microbiology

News [Archive]

Bakterien machen mobil

Die unterschiedlichsten Entwicklungen der Energiezukunft werden derzeit in Expertenkreisen diskutiert. Heribert Insam, Leiter des Instituts für Mikrobiologie, untersucht ... [weiter]

Rotsehen ist Patent

In vielen Kläranlagen sorgen Anammox-Bakterien für den Abbau von Ammonium. Dank eines neuen Messverfahrens lässt sich ihre Konzentration mit einem Schnelltest – anhand ih... [weiter]

Department

Research & Projects

We currently host 14 research groups, working on challenging topics in 3 major research areas: Soil Microbiology, Mycology, and Microbial Resource Management. [more]

Staff

Find a list of staff and their contact details. [more]

Study affairs, PhD & Postdoctoral Research

Find current announcements and further information on our attractive study programme as well as PhD- and Postdoctoral Research application. [more]

Mission statement

Our mission is to contribute to the understanding of the functioning of a wide range of habitats, from the alpine cryosphere to tropical soils, from groundwater to wastewater, but also composts and anaerobic slurries. Much of our work is embedded in the University’s research center Environmental Research and Biotechnology. Top-notch basic and applied research and research-driven teaching of Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. students is the mission of our institute.