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Dr. Sabri Koraltan received the 2025 Hans Thirring Award

20. January 2026

Sabri Koraltan holding the award certificate, standing on the right next to the statue of Ludwig Boltzmann at the University of Vienna. — © Sabri Koraltan

Dr. Sabri Koraltan from the 3DNANO group has been awarded the Hans Thirring Award 2025 for the best doctoral thesis.

He received the prize for his…

Maintenance upTUdate

20. January 2026

Installation of updates from Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m.

Final report from project RESH: Regional Effects of Housing Shortage

20. January 2026

[Translate to English:] Titelseite des Abschlussberichts zum Projekt RESH

Working with partners in Hamburg (DE), Barcelona (ES) and Zurich (CH), the City and Regional Research group has completed a final report and case…

Welcome in our team!

19. January 2026

New member portrait Heinrich Heilingsetzer

We are thrilled to announce Heinrich Heilingsetzer as the newest member of our research department!

He holds a master’s degree in civil engineering…

Franziska Sielker at the European Conference of Presidents of Regional Parliaments in Luxembourg

19. January 2026

Picture from the meeting room of the European Conference of Presidents of Regional Parliaments

On 18 and 19 January 2026, the European Conference of Presidents of Regional Parliaments took place in Luxembourg. The conference includes the…

Jörg Krampe - New Chair of the IWA Specialist Group on Design Operation and Costs of LWWTP

19. January 2026

Management Committee IWA Specialist Group on Design Operation and Costs of LWWTP

We are pleased to announce that Jörg Krampe has been appointed as the new Chair of the International Water Association Specialist Group on 'Design,…

Einladung zur Informationsveranstaltung: Studienmöglichkeiten im Ausland

19. January 2026

Wooden building blocks form an abstract map of Japan — © Thomas Rief | TU Wien

Interessieren Sie sich für ein Studium oder einen Forschungsaufenthalt im Ausland? In dieser Informationsveranstaltung erhalten Sie einen Überblick…

Congratulations Dr. Veronika Brumovska!

16. January 2026

[Translate to English:] Veronikas Defence

On Friday, Veronika successfully defended her dissertation and can now officially be called Dr. Veronika Brumovska

World Record: Nano Membrane for Future Quantum Metrology

16. January 2026

A nano-device with metallic wires — © TU Wien

Nanomechanical systems developed at TU Wien have now reached a level of precision and miniaturization that will allow them to be used in…

AESOP YA PhD Workshop 2026-Drosendorf

16. January 2026

Applications are now open for the AESOP YA PhD Workshop 2026 (22–25 Sept, Schloss Drosendorf, Austria) on “Spatial planning at the fringes.” Join…

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
CookieConsent	Saves your settings for the use of cookies on this website.	1 year	HTML	Homepage TU Wien
SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
_shibsession_lecturetube	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
_pk_id	Used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID.	13 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ref	Is used to store the information of the users home website.	6 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ses	Is needed to store temporary data of the visit.	30 minutes	HTML	Matomo TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
facebook	Is used to Enable ad delivery or retargeting	90 days	HTTP	Meta
__fb_chat_plugin	Is needed to store and track interactions (marketing/tracking).	persistent	HTTP	Meta
_js_datr	Is needed to save user settings.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
_fbc	Is needed to save the last visit (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	Meta
fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn