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In autumn 2027, new members will be elected to the DFG’s scientific advisory boards. The search for candidates is already underway. Researchers at JMU have until the end of October to stand for election.

To mark World Stroke Day on 24 October, experts from Würzburg University Hospital will be providing information on recognising, treating and preventing strokes. Registration is required.

This alumni event, taking place on Saturday 24 October in the Hofkeller of the Würzburg Residenz, will focus on current economic developments in the region. Registration is required to attend.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend the GSH’s ‘Mittel und Wege’ symposium on 12 November. The event will focus on various working methods in the humanities.

With UBW.Maps, the University Library of Würzburg makes finding your way around its buildings easier than ever before.

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Schelling Forum will focus on the USA in the run-up to the landmark mid-term elections. A country caught between political division and unifying myths.

The first monographic exhibition on Giandomenico Tiepolo has just opened at the Gallerie d’Italia. The Martin von Wagner Museum at the University of Würzburg is acting as the lender – and as a partner.

How do we view Jewish life, and what impact does antisemitism have on our society? From 25 October, Würzburg’s universities will spend a week working together to find answers.

The search for ways to achieve a carbon-neutral, energy-secure and competitive future raises legal, economic, political and climate-change-related issues. A new lecture series will be dedicated to these issues in the winter semester 2026/27.

From Frederick Barbarossa to the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript and on to digital city tours of Würzburg: the range of topics covered in the medieval history lecture series at the University of Würzburg is vast.

Frank Würthner, a professor of chemistry at the University of Würzburg, has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

How effective were the meditation and massage chairs that were made available to JMU staff and students for a year? Initial findings will be presented at a Zoom seminar on Thursday 22 October.

AI, automation and the question of how new technologies can deliver tangible benefits: these topics took centre stage at Innovation Day 2026, organised by JMU, THWS, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and Region Mainfranken GmbH.

Lectures for the winter semester 2026/27 begin at the University of Würzburg on 12 October. At the annual press conference marking the start of the semester, President Paul Pauli provided updates on current developments at the university.