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The university and its researchers are always well represented in the media. Here are some recent examples.

The “Wir bewegen Bayern” event held at the sports centre was a resounding success. Around 1,000 people of all ages came together to celebrate an active and healthy lifestyle.

Pupils from a special needs school in Würzburg visited the ‘Natural Disasters’ teaching and learning laboratory run by the Department of Didactics of Geography. This gave the students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with inclusive teaching methods.

Teacher training students at the University of Würzburg have developed learning stations for a school science day. The aim was to spark pupils’ enthusiasm for STEM subjects through collaborative experimentation.

Disorder brings more life to the forest: Birds and bats react to this in different ways. This is shown by a new study from the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter.

Assisted suicide is permitted in Germany, but there is still no clear law on the subject. Experts from the fields of medicine, law and ethics show how they envisage a constitutionally compliant regulation.

High-dose vitamin C does not improve organ function or survival rates in burn victims. It may even be harmful, as a new study shows.

“Würzburg – the Irish city on the continent”: this was the theme of the visit by the Irish Ambassador, Maeve Collins, and the Irish Consul-General in Munich, James C. O’Shea, to the University of Würzburg at the end of May.

On 25 June 2026, Hamburg criminal law expert Milan Kuhli will be a guest at the Faculty of Law at the University of Würzburg. He will talk about the foundations of the schools of law.

A new Master’s programme at the University of Würzburg combines content from the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences: Environmental Humanities offers students interdisciplinary and diverse approaches.

How theology can contribute to orientation in an increasingly chaotic world: This is the focus of the new English-language Master's degree programme "Theology for a World in Transformation".

A recently published book by the Würzburg art historian Stefan Bürger provides an overview of architectural culture in Lower Franconia between the Peasants’ War and the Echter era. On 1 July, he will present his work during a guided tour.

The University of Würzburg is hosting a public lecture and discussion evening on anorexia nervosa on Thursday, 25 June in the Neubaukirche. Admission is free.

Green, slimy, brilliant? Algae hold many surprises. Why they can be both fascinating and frightening will be explained on Saturday 27 June at the Würzburg Children’s University.