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New Measurement Method Confirms: Wastewater Treatment Plants Remove Over 95 Percent of Microplastics

13. November 2025

[Translate to English:] Ein Teil der Untersuchungen fand an der Kläranlage Wiener Neustadt statt. Bildquelle: Beutle - TU Graz

A research team from TU Graz, TU Wien, and the Environment Agency Austria has developed a practical method to reliably determine microplastics in the…

Feature on Hazard Zones in ORF 2’s Thema

13. November 2025

Arthur Kanonier during the interview — © ORF ON

Arthur Kanonier as Expert in ORF 2’s Thema

TU Wien Interanational Day 2025

13. November 2025

Humanoider Roboter mit Koffer in der Hand — © Thomas Rief | TU Wien

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Opening: 10:00 a.m. by the International Relations and Global Affairs of TU Wien

Exhibition Booths: open from 10:15…

New possibilities for the second factor in Microsoft SSO

13. November 2025

You can now use Windows devices and mobile phones as a second factor for Microsoft SSO login.

Information Event Double Degree - 27.11.2025

12. November 2025

Informationsplakat Doube Degree Programm

For the tenth time, students will have the opportunity to earn two degrees at two universities - Vienna University of Technology and Tongji…

Participation in Vienna Art week

11. November 2025

Participation of Univ.Prof. Agathe Robisson in the discussion "Opening of 'Understanding of the World?' including artist tour and panel discussion"…

TU Wien Research Data Repository earns CoreTrustSeal

11. November 2025

This certification places TU Wien among the top players in the open repositories league.

TU Wien Research Data Repository earns CoreTrustSeal

11. November 2025

group picture three people standing and holding a huge sign: The CTS core team: Tomasz Miksa, Christiane Stork and Maximilian Moser from the Center for Research Data Management — © TU Wien / Vlad Dancea

This certification places TU Wien among the top players in the open repositories league.

Experts provide scientific evidence against the Lobau Tunnel

11. November 2025

H. Kromp-Kolb (BOKU), H. Knoflacher (TU Wien), R. Christian (FWU) und M. Getzner (TU Wien) presented scientific arguments against the construction of…

Physicists perform: “The Physicists”

11. November 2025

Two men are standing in front of a blackboard covered in physics formulas. The man on the left is holding an apple in his hand. Both are discussing a formula. In front of them is a sofa with a man sitting on it, looking thoughtful. — © Theater group at TU Wien

With humor and references to everyday student life, the theater group at TU Wien brings Dürrenmatt's play “The Physicists” to the stage—or more…

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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
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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_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