Excellent news

Frank Würthner, a professor of chemistry at the University of Würzburg, has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

The University of Würzburg does not receive funding as a University of Excellence. Nevertheless, the university intends to continue pursuing its strategy developed during the application process.

In the subject rankings compiled by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, Würzburg’s research has achieved top positions in nine subject areas. Three areas have performed exceptionally well.

The “Würzburg Future Medicine Day” also focused on the future of the region as a centre for research. The Vogel Foundation sent a strong signal with its multi-million funding for CAR-T cell research.

With funding of 1.5 million euros, Dr Karl Petri from Würzburg University Hospital is developing a new technology for safe and long-lasting CAR-T cell therapy.

Tom Beneke, a researcher from Würzburg, has received an ERC Starting Grant for his work on the tropical disease leishmaniasis. This prestigious European research award is worth 1.5 million euros.

Würzburg physicist Dr. Kajetan Fijalkowski conducts research into the high-precision measurement of electrical resistance. For its work on this novel quantum resistance standard, he was presented with the Helmholtz Prize.

The latest ShanghaiRanking confirms JMU’s strong international research profile. In the global ranking, the University of Würzburg is placed 202nd, ranking 12th in Germany and 3rd in Bavaria.

According to the Nature Index, JMU is one of the world’s leading research universities: it ranks amongst the top 220 globally, 32nd in Europe and in the top 10 in Germany.

Fundamental questions in quantum physics are the focus of a new international research consortium. Würzburg physicist Fakher Assaad is part of the team studying the virtues of defects.

Understanding and predicting new phenomena in crystals with quantum geometry. This is the goal Dr Johannes Mitscherling is working towards. He is establishing a new Emmy Noether Group at the University of Würzburg.

At the Physics Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat the world’s first continuously operating maser based on the semiconductor silicon carbide has been realized. This new technology has many potential applications.

German Cancer Aid has approved the funding of the Comprehensive Cancer Centres at the University Hospitals of Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg and Augsburg. It still carries the title ‘Centre of Excellence in Oncology’.

Sparking children’s curiosity about molecular biology: that is the aim set by researchers at the NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence. They welcomed primary school pupils to the Biozentrum.

Researchers at the ctd.qmat Cluster of Excellence in Würzburg have developed a new type of electronic component. These open up new possibilities for energy-efficient hardware, such as for applications in artificial intelligence.