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Important Additional Driver of Insect Decline Identified

Combinations of unfavourable weather conditions over several years can cause a decline in insect biomass. This is shown by a study published in "Nature" by a team led by Professor Jörg Müller.

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From left to right: Exterior view of the pyramid. A passage secured with steel beams. One of the discovered storage rooms.

New Rooms Discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid

A remarkable archaeological breakthrough has been made with the excavation and restoration of rooms in the pyramid of Sahura. The discovered chambers are probably storage rooms intended to hold the royal burial objects.

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DGHM Main Prize for Cynthia Sharma

The German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) has awarded this year's main prize to infection biologist Cynthia Sharma. Sharma is a full professor at the University of Würzburg.

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Studying in Würzburg

Programmes

You would like to study at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität as a visiting student? Learn more

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Explore Würzburg!

Experience Theatre and Art, History and Architecture, Dancing and Celebrations next to the beautiful River of Main flowing in the Heart of the green City.

Learn German as a Foreign Language

Exchange students can partake in free German courses at the Language Center (ZFS).

Strong in Research and Collaborations

Strong in Research

True to its motto ‘Science for Society’, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is committed to advancing research in a wide range of disciplines. Academic rankings confirm JMU’s place among the world’s high-performing research universities.

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Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

The hub on "Artificial Intelligence and Data Science" is present in Würzburg through CAIDAS. Here, strategies are developed to evaluate and use large amounts of data efficiently and with intelligent methods.

Torus als Symbolbild für das Exzellenzcluster ct.qmat der JMU und der TU Dresden

Cluster of Excellence

The Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat designs novel quantum materials for revolutionary high tech of tomorrow.

SAMURI ist ein neues Ribozym, das an zellulärer RNA eine zielgerichtete Modifikation (click tag) für die Click-Chemie anbringt.

New Ribozyme for Exploring the World of RNA

Important progress for RNA research: A team led by Würzburg chemistry professor Claudia Höbartner has discovered a new ribozyme that can label RNA molecules in living cells.

Angefangen bei der Meme-Kultur bis hin zu Diskussionen über Gender: Der neue YouTube-Kanal "überalltag" betrachtet gesellschaftliche Phänomene aus kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive.

Cultural Studies goes YouTube

From social media to the mobility revolution - a new YouTube site, in which the University of Würzburg is involved, presents cultural studies in a way that makes it interesting for young people.

Land- und forstwirtschaftliche Betriebe wie den Weinbau stellt der Klimawandel vor besondere Herausforderung. BigData@Geo 2.0 will Unternehmen helfen, diese bestmöglich zu meistern.

Data against climate change

More cooperating businesses, higher funding, a new partner within the university: BigData@Geo is going into the second round and wants to use climate data to create concrete recommendations for action for businesses with a connection to nature.