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Our PhD student Dominik Kugler was awarded the “Best Presentation Award” at the Suez Health and Environment Meeting in Cannes (22‑24 June 2026), selected from among 15 participants. With his presentation on his PhD topic, „Guardians of the nanoverse: A validation roadmap for flow cytometry of nanosized particles”, he impressed not only the entire…

On Friday, June 26, 2026, the celebration event “Danube Research – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” took place in the Marble Hall of the BMLUK to mark the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Committee and the 70^th anniversary of the IAD, the International Association for Danube Research. Several ICC members contributed to the event’s success. Alexander…

As part of the One-Water Podcast series with Ursula Strauß, two further episodes have recently been published online, in which ICC Water & Health researchers discuss fascinating research topics.

In episode 13, Mats Leifels discusses viruses in water, which viruses can be detected in water, the methods used to do so, and whether they pose a risk to…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global problem for human health, accelerated by a variety of potential factors, including climatic and social challenges.

There is general consensus that action is needed at critical control points to reduce AMR, but also that activities within a single area of the One Health concept (human, animal or…

Methods for faster monitoring of the water quality of drinking water and drinking water resources are increasingly being incorporated into water management practice. In an EU-funded research project, the applicability of automated flow cytometry for near-real-time quantification of bacterial cells for operational monitoring of alpine drinking water…

From 23 to 26 November 2025, the 29th International Danube Shipping & Tourism Conference took place in Straubing (Bavaria). Andreas Farnleitner was invited by the organisers to give a presentation on the importance of proper wastewater disposal in Danube shipping for the water quality of the Danube.