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Turning ideas into innovations: The University of Würzburg’s Research and Technology Transfer Service Centre supports researchers with funding applications, collaborations and start-ups – now with an expanded team of innovation scouts.

Every year, Unibund announces the "Universitäts-Förderpreis der Mainfränkischen Wirtschaft", worth 25,000 euros. Researchers and project teams may apply by 30 August 2026.

The Contact and Information Centre for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (KIS) is offering two training sessions in September: one on mental health issues among students, and the other on accessible PDFs.

Two students from the University of Würzburg spent three months each in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. With support from the DAAD and the Professional School of Education, the trainee teachers carried out research there for their admission theses.

War, heroism and conflict in the visual culture of antiquity: these were the topics explored by the participants at the Classical Languages Students’ Day at the University of Würzburg. The response was unexpectedly high.

600 selected early-career researchers from 87 countries took part in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – five of them were from Würzburg.

At an event hosted by the European Commission on 15 July 2026, the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability became one of the first two study programmes to be awarded the Joint European Degree Label.

Long-term data from an international study demonstrate the potential of an antibody developed in Würzburg for patients whose cancer no longer responded to established immunotherapies.

Researchers at Würzburg University Medicine are investigating how pathogenic fungi penetrate the cornea of the eye. They are also developing new approaches for more targeted treatment.

On 23 July, three students from the Würzburg University of Music will be performing at the Campus Kinderhaus. Playing the accordion, cello and violin, they will be bringing classical music to children aged between three and six.

How can Germany become more digitally sovereign? At the end of the semester, nearly 40 students from various Master’s programmes presented the results of their innovative projects from the ‘Projektiade 2026’ start-up competition.

Researchers at Würzburg University Hospital have identified a promising target molecule. In experiments, blocking this molecule was shown to slow the progression of strokes even whilst the blood vessel was still blocked.

How can European universities achieve effective and responsible cooperation with China? A conference at the University of Würzburg on 28 and 29 September 2026 will offer opportunities for discussion, workshops and practical insights.

Europe’s largest collection of historic school wallcharts is housed at the University of Würzburg. More than 2,000 items from the collection are now being prepared for bavarikon, Bavaria’s web portal for digitised cultural heritage.