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June 12, 2024

Project NETTLE: In Sissy's witch´s kitchen

A visit to Sissy's research laboratory in Kuchl is a bit like a visit to a witch's kitchen. It smells faintly of a flower meadow and when you approach the equipment, the smells remind you of various herbal teas. The extraction apparatus simmers and bubbles away and, incidentally, extracts with…

June 11, 2024

Lots of fun and great team performances at the 2nd FH Teamathlon

The 2nd edition of the FH Teamathlon took place in the Waldbad Anif on 7 June 2024 in perfect weather and ideal conditions. Around 100 participants took part in 27 teams in the teamathlon in the disciplines of stand-up paddling, cycling, boccia and running.

June 06, 2024

FH Salzburg presents new research strategy

With a new strategy for research, technology, and innovation (RTI), Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (FH Salzburg) is laying a solid foundation for top-tier practical research. Interdisciplinary collaboration and internationalisation add value to science, business partners and education.…

May 31, 2024

Marvel and Discover: That was the ‘Long Night of Research’ 2024

The Long Night of Research (LNF), the largest research event in Austria, took place again on 24 May 2024.

May 28, 2024

Circular economy against food waste: ‘CEFoodCycle’ award presented

According to a study by the United Nations, more than one billion tonnes of food ends up as waste worldwide every year. That is almost a fifth of global production. This is where the EU project Interreg Alpine Space "CEFoodCycle", led by the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, comes in. The…

May 24, 2024

CCA-Venus creative award: Gold for FH Salzburg

This year's ‘Student of the Year’ honour at the Venus Award of the Creativ Club Austria (CCA) goes to students at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. The creative team around the deepfake art figure ‘Ethan Pope’ accepted the prestigious prize at the award ceremony on 23 May.

May 22, 2024

Erasmus Generation Meeting in Seville

More than 1,600 participants from over 70 nations turned the Spanish city of Seville into the vibrant capital of the "Erasmus Generation" at the beginning of April. At the "EGM Seville 2024" (Erasmus Generation Meeting), students from European universities that are part of the Erasmus Student…

May 21, 2024

Experience research up close! #LNF 2024 at the FH Salzburg

On Friday, 24 May 2024, many research institutes and companies throughout Austria will once again open their doors from 17:00 to 23:00 and offer insights that are otherwise not available to see. FH Salzburg will be participating with 21 stations!

May 15, 2024

Open Lecture by Fulbright Professor David Bassuk

On 21 May 2024, Fulbright Professor David Bassuk will give an insight into his teaching and research activities.

May 08, 2024

Students exhibit their work at the ‘Creativity Rules 2024’ event

Films, animations, communication design, digital experiences, games and apps on socially relevant topics are on the programme of the ‘Creativity Rules’ festival. Students from the Department Creative Technologies present their diverse and creative final projects.

April 29, 2024

Startup Fellows: Support for innovation and entrepreneurship

Since its opening in 2016, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Startup Centre - as part of the ‘Startup Salzburg’ initiative - has been the first point of contact for students and graduates interested in starting a business. The startups at the FH Salzburg are just as diverse and…

April 24, 2024

Project NETTLE: An exciting look into the research lab

We visit Sabrina Vorderegger in the Biomedical Sciences research laboratory at SALK. Sabrina started as a researcher at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in February, she was hired specifically for the Interreg project NETTLE. The aim of the project is to obtain natural extracts from…

April 17, 2024

Sustainable design: award-winning exhibits at Campus Kuchl

Berlin, Paris, Innsbruck, Vienna and now Salzburg! The inspiring travelling exhibition of the Federal Ecodesign Award 2023 is making a stop at Campus Kuchl. From 18 April to 23 May 2024, visitors will have the opportunity to discover design projects that impressively combine environmental…

April 17, 2024

FHStartup Fellow SKEETOO presents natural solution against mosquitoes

The two FH Salzburg students Kathrin Buchinger-Schlader and Daniela Gefahrt developed a project idea as part of their studies and have now presented their product - a soap that is also effective against mosquitoes and gnats - to the jury and a wide TV audience on the show "2 Minuten 2 Millionen".

April 05, 2024

Safety in European cities: Salzburg expertise in demand

As part of the EU Horizon Project ‘Innovative Approaches for Urban Security’ (ICARUS), Heiko Berner and Markus Pausch from the Department of Applied Social Sciences took part in the conference ‘Security, Democracy & Cities 2024’. The 8th edition of the conference took place in Brussels under the…