The project, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and based at the Center for Research of the Christian East at the University of Salzburg, focuses on the role of Syrian Christians in the process of transmission of Classical Greek philosophical and scientific literature during the early medieval period.

The use of finely ground basalt as mineral fertiliser on Austria’s agricultural land could absorb up to 2 per cent of the annual CO2 emissions, making an important contribution towards achieving the Paris climate targets. This was revealed in a new study by geoscientists at the University of Salzburg.

Pill research has been underway for years and is now being funded by a prestigious ERC Starting Grant. In a collaboration between the University Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Paracelsus Medical Private University Salzburg (PMU) and the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), a comprehensive study is investigating the influence of the pill on women’s brains.