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Two antibodies, two targets: combining two antibodies could significantly improve immunotherapy for a specific form of bladder cancer. In any case, the clinical trial has yielded encouraging results.

Neurologists in Würzburg analysed more than 2,000 conversations with the Parkinson’s chatbot jAImes. The results show how reliable the AI assistant is and why ongoing monitoring remains important.

Three institutes specialising in general practice, under the leadership of the University of Würzburg, have carried out trials to investigate the effectiveness of prednisolone and B vitamins in treating post-COVID syndrome.

Oxoboranes have been synthetic targets for more than 60 years and were thought to be too unstable to be isolated. In a new publication, Würzburg chemists have now shattered this paradigm.

Thomas Chatterton Williams is coming to Würzburg for a reading and discussion. The author, essayist and journalist writes for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and Le Monde.

The University of Würzburg’s WueLAB sustainability laboratory has been in existence for five years. At the anniversary celebrations, the speakers looked back on its achievements in research, teaching and practice.

Celine Panzer was awarded the Young Researchers’ Prize for Pain Research in recognition of her achievements in the field of pain research. Dr Ankita Rawat was awarded a prize in the basic research category.

Anyone studying the humanities or social sciences may well ask themselves: Where might I work in the future? What skills are in demand? A series of lectures starting on 12 November will provide the answers.

Once again, the University Library of Würzburg has been awarded the ‘Libraries – Partners of Schools’ quality mark.

As part of the nationwide Public Climate School, the University of Würzburg is offering a varied programme during the week of 9 to 15 November 2026, under the motto ‘Learning, understanding and taking action together’.

On 10 November 2026, a panel discussion on the US mid-term elections will take place at the Kellerperle. One week after the elections, Sonja Grimm, Jansen Harris, Andreas Jungherr and MaryAnn Snyder-Körber will discuss the results.

Modern cancer medicine is undergoing a paradigm shift. How great is the potential of modern immunotherapies? And what are their limitations? Professor Michael Hudecek will be discussing these issues at the Schelling Forum.

Seven very different people will be competing against each other at the Würzburg Science Slam on Friday 13 November. Tickets cost six euros; advance sales are now open.

Against the backdrop of a rise in anti-Semitic incidents, the University of Würzburg is hosting a conference entitled ‘Werksbesichtigung Michael Wolffsohn’ on 13 November 2026. At the event, Michael Wolffsohn will be in conversation with the writer Julia Franck.