Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is big enough to offer a broad and innovative range of subjects, yet not too big to be impersonal. A university with an international reputation for excellent research, JMU is proud to be the home of outstanding researchers. JMU is also committed to quality teaching, has a big community and a strong alumni network.
JMU in the Excellence Competition
The JMU sees participation in the Excellence Competition as an important driver of development at the university.
With its sustainability strategy, the University of Würzburg relies on paper that is 100 per cent recycled. For this, it received the highest honour in the Papier Atlas 2025.
Zukunftsrat: Würzburg City Council receives expert opinion – Unibund Concert: Awards totalling 268,000 euros – After a heart attack: How healing could be enhanced – Martin von Wagner Museum: New painting acquired
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.
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.
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.
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.
The University of Würzburg has secured funding for two Clusters of Excellence under the Excellence Strategy. This also means that it is now eligible to apply for University of Excellence status.
The award-winning Kitty Q app can now be experienced as an escape room. The Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat opened it in spring 2024 at Technische Sammlungen Dresden.
Researchers led by chemist Claudia Höbartner have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA.
