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The Schuster History of Physics Prize



The Schuster Prize for the History of Physics is awarded for exceptional achievements in advancing knowledge in the history of physics and for improving our understanding of physicsl concepts.


The cultural office of the city of Graz, the Graz Airport and the Styrian cultural organisation invite you to visit the exhibition

Opening: Dienstag, 2. Juli 2024, 18:30 Uhr
Location: Gallery at Graz Airport, Departure Terminal, 1st floor
Duration : 2 July to 8 September 2024


Rector Peter Riedler (right) and the President of the European Physical Society Mairi Sakellariadou


Nomination of the Institute of Physics at the University of Graz as a „Historic Site“ of the European Physical SOciety (EPS)


Nobel laureate: Ferenc Krausz

After Anton Zeilinger was already able to bring the Nobel Prize in Physics to Austria in 2022, we are delighted to have another Nobel Prize winner in Physics with Austrian roots in 2023 and warmly congratulate Ferenc Krausz on this award!

Image: Ferenc Krausz; © MPI for Quantum Optics


Calls of the Austrian Academy of Science

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) invites young scientists working on the history of the natural sciences (preferably with a focus on the development of concepts and ideas) to submit a pilot project which has been developed as preparation for a doctoral thesis or a research project.



Experiments for teacher

Diploma theses in physics, supervised by Prof. DI Dr Gernot Pottlacher at TU Graz