Welcome to the Department of Geography and Geology

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Research at the Department of Geography and Geology focuses on the natural and social sciences, and is divided in in three working groups. 

The Social and Economic Geography working group deals with issues of geographically imbalanced development. This includes social inequality and unequal economic developments at all geographic scales from local to global.

The Physical Geography working groups investigate physical and biological processes that govern landscape dynamics in the context of human-environment interactions. Research fields span from geomorphological processes, to landscape ecology and the management of city ecosystems.

The  Geology working group has three fields of research. It explores the structure and evolution of mountain ranges and the associated sedimentary basins, examines the dynamics of the near-surface processes in an application-oriented perspective, and analyzes archaeological artifacts in the context of Archaeometry and Cultural Heritage Computing.

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    From 16 January to 27 March, 2020, the artist Gisela Eder will be presenting drawings and mixed media in the Aulagang (1st floor) of the Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg under the title »Abenteuer Linie«. The exhibition is accessible during normal operating hours of the Universitätsbibliothek.
    On January 17th 2020, Dr. Jonas Eberle will hold a talk on "Species Delimitation: Current Challenges and how it enabled the Study of South African Chafer Populations". It will take place at 2 pm in lecture theatre 436 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34. The Department of Biosciences cordially invites all listeners!
    Thursday, 23 January, 2020, 19:30 Literaturarchiv Salzburg, Event Hall (HS 2.04), Kapitelgasse 5-7, 2nd floor, 5020 Salzburg
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    16.01.20 Tag des Judentums
    16.01.20 Representing possibilities
    16.01.20 Salzburger Museen und Sammlungen Geschichte vor Ort. Die Rolle des Landesarchivs in der Arbeit der regionalen Museen und Sammlungen
    16.01.20 Zeichnungen und Mischtechniken • Gisela Eder
    16.01.20 Salzburger Juristische Gesellschaft
    17.01.20 Species Delimitation: Current Challenges and how it enabled the Study of South African Chafer Populations
    17.01.20 "The Changing Face of Leadership and Innovation"
    17.01.20 Elfriede Jelinek – eine Ästhetik der Übergänge
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