About us

The Department of Communication at the University of Vienna is one of the world's largest departments for communication science. Set up during the 1940s, our Department now has approximately 3,700 students, more than 110 employees and more than 140 teaching staff. Our Department is currently ranked as one of the top programs for communication research in Europe, and our research is supported by numerous funding agencies, such as the European Union or the Austrian Science Fund.

Vienna's geographic and cultural position as well as our international research orientation make us a key hub for numerous top-notch research collaborations around the globe. We have research contacts with many universities from neighboring countries, but also from the USA and Asia. Consequently, our Department regularly welcomes foreign researchers as Visiting Fellows or Guest Professors.

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Forschung • Research
 

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has recently published a number of...

Drittmittel • External funding
 

The Austrian Science Fund will finance an upcoming project dealing with...

Forschung • Research
 

Content moderators bear the responsibility of upholding a civil discourse...

Personal • Personnel
 

Starting September 1, she will take over the Professorship of Media Change...

Personal • Personnel
 

From September onwards, Kathrin Karsay will be Assistant Professor for...

Forschung • Research
 

Digitization has an enormous impact on how young people spend their time...

Forschung • Research
 

Children's audiovisual media productions often depict unhealthy foods,...

Preise • Awards
 

Gamze Görgülü, a recent graduate of our master program, was awarded one of...

Veranstaltungen • Events
 

On June 22, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is organizing a workshop...

Preise • Awards
 

Fabienne's exceptional dissertation received the ICA's Computational...

Preise • Awards
 

The Political Communication Division honored Andreas for his outstanding...

Forschung • Research
 

Sensationalized reporting on crises and crisis victims often generates high...