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ASC alumna Alexandra Holzinger appointed Assistant Professor at Utrecht University

31. October 2025

Landscape-formatted photo of Alexandra Holzinger in fron of o Mediterranean tree; in the background you can see the sea and rocks on the right side — © privat

Only two years after completing her PhD, Alexandra Holzinger has been appointed Assistant Professor at Utrecht University. We warmly congratulate her…

Prof. Dr. Hans Jörg Stetter – Obituary

31. October 2025

Portrait of Hans Stetter in grey with a black frame in landscape format on a grey background — © ptivat

TU Wien and the Institute of Analysis and Scientific Computing mourn the passing of Prof. Dr. Hans Jörg Stetter, who died on 27 October 2025 at the…

TUtoolbox offers a selection of open source software for easy installation.

31. October 2025

Well-known open source software packages can now be easily installed and updated with TUtoolbox.

Kick-off for ISWA 2025!

29. October 2025

[Translate to English:] christoph SCHARFF ISWA 2025

Today marked the official start of ISWA 2025 – and right from the beginning, we were treated to a special highlight:

Our honorary professor, Dr.…

Excursion to Klagenfurt and Villach: European spatial policies and instruments meet industrial tansition in Carinthia

29. October 2025

From October 22 to 24, the seminar for bachelor's and master's students of spatial planning took place in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and Villach: "Selec…, opens an external URL in a new window

Problems with Zoom licensing

29. October 2025

The change to the Zoom licensing model causes problems with granting licenses

Participation in the Nanobodies Workshop in Slovenia

28. October 2025

Barbora at the Nanobodies Workshop in Slovenia

Barbora presented her research at the international Nanobodies Workshop at the University of Nova Gorica.

MOVE.Walk: Mobility Management in the Neighbourhood

28. October 2025

MOVE.Walk #2 – Mobility Management in the Neighbourhood — © Lune Boesch

As part of the second urban walk, the group explored Donau City in Vienna, focusing on digitalisation in building management and mobility management…

The Power of Geckos: TU Wien Solves the Puzzle of Large Molecules

28. October 2025

two large molecules with arrows in between, symbolizing an attractive force — © TU Wien

A puzzle in theoretical chemistry has been solved at TU Wien: a new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large…

Welcome ETIA 19!

28. October 2025

Last week, we were delighted to welcome the new MSc Environmental Technology & International Affairs (ETIA) student group — 17 students from 13…

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SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
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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
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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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
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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