From October 2020 the University of Salzburg will be offering the new Bachelor’s degree course „Materials and Sustainability“. The course is aimed at those who are interested in materials science and want to face the current challenges of climate changel, scarcity of resources and sustainability and who are interested in law, economics and social sciences in addition to their scientific interests.

How do city dwellers react to environmental migrants from rural areas, especially in developing countries? Salzburg’s political scientist Gabriele Spilker worked with international team and interviewed 2400 people in Kenya and Vietnam. The study was published on Monday, 22nd June 2020 in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Scientists from the University of Salzburg support the initiative “Scientist4Future Österreich” and the climate change petition by publishing quotes.