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Great result for the University and the University Hospital: all six proposals from Würzburg were approved in the latest round for the awarding of Collaborative Research Centres.

Something strange goes on inside platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi₂). A new study by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat demonstrates that while PtBi₂ looks like a typical crystal, electrons moving through it do something spectacular.

The Free State of Bavaria is funding four new elite degree programmes with twelve million euros, two of them at the University of Würzburg. They will start in the 2026 winter semester.

Five professors from the University of Würzburg are among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025. This list includes researchers whose work is cited particularly often by other scientists.

On 19 November, the University of Würzburg will open its physics laboratories to pupils in years 7 to 9. The conference will feature amazing experiments and exciting lectures.

On 14 November, the Faculty of Physics offers quantum research to touch, participate in and marvel at. From family lectures to science slams: guests can discover how exciting quantum physics is until after midnight.

In keeping with the international quantum year "Quantum 2025", around 600 children experienced the fascinating phenomena of quantum physics live at the children's university on 18 October.

Topological insulators usually only work at very low temperatures. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now developed an insulator that exhibits the desired properties even at higher temperatures.

Bavaria and the Max Planck Society have agreed to establish a Max Planck Institute in Würzburg. Representatives of the University and the University Hospital welcome this decision.

The University of Würzburg has proven its strong global standing: in the newly released Times Higher Education Ranking, JMU ranks 179th worldwide. The university performed particularly well in knowledge transfer and research quality.

An innovative method for fine-tuning genetic material has been developed by an international research team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research in Würzburg.

300 exhibitors, 17 exhibition halls, a large outdoor area: the Mainfranken-Messe sets up its tents at the end of September. The University of Würzburg will also be exhibiting there.

Using innovative RNA technology, Würzburg researchers have intervened in the reproduction of phages. The study, published in Nature, could pave the way for new therapeutic approaches to treating infections.

Six researchers from Würzburg have been awarded prestigious grants for their projects: the European Research Council's Starting Grants are worth €1.5 million each.

A study from Würzburg reveals: pox viruses have developed a unique strategy to rapidly multiply after infecting a host cell. The findings uncover a previously unknown role for a well-known molecule and may serve as a starting point for the development of new antiviral agents.