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Erick Prince successfully defended his dissertation "Identifying fossil fault activity along the eastern Periadriatic Fault system by means of combined OSL- and ESR-dating of fault gouges" on December 1, 2025.

Using a combination of geophysics, geomorphology, and paleoseismology, we can show that the Podhale Basin in the Polish Western Carpathians is tectonically active.

In a new paper we investigate the tectonic geomorphology of Slovenia and we point out why commonly used methods often do not work.

In a new study, we show that an earthquake and a debris flow devastated the archaeological site of Pikillaqta in Peru between 776 and 986 AD. These disasters marked the end of the Wari culture in Pikillaqta.

Compact course for MSc.-students 2-6 March, 2026. Topics: Photogrammetry, Structure-from-Motion and Virtual Geology/3D outcrops. Teaching language will English; the course will be held by Marko Vrabec from Uni Ljubljana.

two-years full-time postdoc position open in our team, starting 1 January, 2026.

In a new paper, we use two different dating techniques to show that two of the main fault in the Eastern Alps were active during the Pleistocene.

In a new paper we explain how to (geologically) date past earthquakes.

The Society for the Promotion of Geosciences (GFG) has purchased a rock box as mobile educational material.

Where did earthquakes occur? How large were they? Which tectonic faults caused them? How strong were the ground motions and where?

Tsukamoto et al. (2024) used luminescence measurements on quartz to investigate the seismic activity of the Atotsugawa Fault in Japan. Erick Prince from our group was involved in the study.

For his research on the evolution of the Dinarides, Dr. Philipp Balling receives the Faculty Doctoral Prize in Geosciences 2024. Congratulations!