28.06.2010 Flexibel studieren in Teilzeit
Ein Studium in Teilzeit? Das ist ab dem kommenden Wintersemester an der Universität Würzburg in einigen Studiengängen möglich. Wenn das Angebot angenommen wird, soll es auf weitere Fächer ausgedehnt werden.
28.06.2010 India Center for Würzburg
A Center for Indian Studies is being set up at the University of Würzburg. The Federal Ministry of Research and Education is backing the venture with EUR 460,000.
17.06.2010 Ejaculation in the maize flower
Sperm swim to egg cells and fertilize them – at least that is what happens in people. In many flowering plants, however, the sperm cells are immobile. So, how do they reach their destination? Researchers from Würzburg and Regensburg know the answer.
16.06.2010 Top-Level Researcher for Würzburg
At present, cell biologist Ulrike Kutay still works at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). Now she has received the highest-endowed international research award in Germany. Thus, Kutay is soon to continue her studies as Alexander von Humboldt professor at the University of Würzburg.
16.06.2010 Sportskanonen aus Würzburg
Frauenfußball, Frisbee, Taekwondo und Schwimmen: Würzburger Studierende haben bei den Deutschen Hochschulmeisterschaften reihenweise Meistertitel abgeräumt.
15.06.2010 Cancer: No Tumor without Cooperation
Tumors disappear if you inhibit the genes responsible for their formation. Previously, any suggestions as to why they behave in this way were nothing more than theories. Researchers at the University of Würzburg now present concrete evidence, confirming a long-held assumption in this matter.
18.06.2010 Elementary school students are a role model for integration
First-graders readily include children from other cultures in their social interaction. This is the outcome of the country’s first study into the integration of migrants in this age group. The study was coordinated by the University of Würzburg.
09.06.2010 Neuer Studiengang Philosophie und Religion
Themen aus Philosophie und Religion vereint ein neuer Studiengang an der Universität Würzburg. Er startet zum kommenden Wintersemester; eine Zulassungsbeschränkung gibt es nicht.
02.06.2010 How plants detect infections
The tiniest fragments of bacteria are enough to trigger a defense response from plants to parasites. Researchers from the universities of Würzburg and Basel are now able to describe the molecular details of this response.