On 29 January 2026, theAustrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will launch its new series »Frauen forschen« (Women in Research). It will focus on female scientists who are playing a key role in shaping Austrian basic research. In the first episode on…

In 2025, scientists at the OeAI were able to raise a total of € 6.14 million in second- and third-party funding for excellent basic research.

On November 27, 2025, renowned Swiss archaeologist and archaeozoologist Prof. Dr. Sabine Deschler-Er passed away at the age of 62. She was a long-standing research associate at the Institute for Prehistoric and Natural Science Archaeology at the…

We warmly congratulate our colleague Gudrun Styhler-Aydın on being awarded the »Denkmalschutzmedaille 2025», which was presented to her at a ceremony on November 26, 2025, at the Josephinum in Vienna. The medal is awarded for outstanding commitment…

The Austrian Archaeological Institute in Athens offers excellent opportunities for research in archaeology, ancient history, or, in the broadest sense, classical studies. The Austrian Academy of Sciences is once again offering scholarships for this…

The cooperation agreement between the OeAI and the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM-BAS) was extended in October. NAIM-BAS is the leading scientific research center for archaeology in Bulgaria,…

For the L.I.S.A. science portal, Stephan Zengerle and Martin Pogac made a film about the excavations at the Temple of Poseidon in Kleidi-Samikon, which are being carried out by the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) in collaboration with the…

Irene Forstner-Müller erhält die Auszeichnung in der Kategorie "Erfolg International"

As part of the conference »Auf den Spuren des tief verwurzelten Erbes«, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Austria in cooperation with the city of Şanlıurfa, the OeAI's new project on geoarchaeology at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey will…

Have you always wondered how to deal with paint residues on archaeological objects?

A new information brochure now provides information on this topic. In collaboration with our colleagues Gabriele Kremer and Robert Krickl and based on the results of…

From 17 to 21 September 2025, the works council of the Austrian Academy of Sciences organised an trip to Ephesos. During the trip, OeAW President Heinz Faßmann and his wife, Vice-President Ulrike Diebold and Austrian Ambassador Gabriele Juen visited…