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Once the CampusBenches were complete with everything planned for the project from spring 2026, they were opened the week before last (end of April) in a festive ceremony with numerous participants from the Department of Ecology and WueLAB.

Geographical changes and their consequences for viticulture were the focus of an event at the University of Würzburg attended by more than 100 visitors.

The University of Würzburg has welcomed a delegation from the Romanian Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj. The aim of the visit was to deepen the almost 30-year partnership and to plan new projects in research and teaching.

Students from Würzburg and the United States have been exploring monuments and remembrance practices since 2021. Their collaborative exhibition Monuments & Memory has now been expanded with two new contributions.

On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Plant Exchange will take place in the Botanical Garden of the University of Würzburg. Due to ongoing construction work, the event is one of the few opportunities to visit the site at the moment.

After more than 100 years, the 104th Katholikentag is once again being held in Würzburg. The Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Würzburg is taking part with several event formats.

In the lunchtime talks, guests from different areas of cultural education offer insights into their fields of work. On Monday, 18 May, cabaret artist Teresa Reichl will be coming to the University of Würzburg.

Business Management and Economics and Business Informatics: these two subjects, along with others, are at the centre of the new CHE ranking. At the University of Würzburg, they receive very good marks from students.

How often do specific multi-resistant hospital germs cause infections? What factors play a role in this? A new study involving 22 university hospitals is investigating these questions.

A recent article by the Universities of Würzburg and Halle uses the example of the Federal Republic of Germany to show how important it is to examine changes in the geography of parties and political mobilisation more closely.

New CRISPR tool eliminates undesired cells with ease. An international research team developed it. The Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research was part of the team.

A study at Würzburg University Hospital is investigating how the immune system develops in the first years of life. The study period for newborns can now be extended by one year.

Identifying dangerous germs in food: The start-up NanoStruct is developing sensor chips for such processes. The spin-off from the University of Würzburg has now received funding totalling 2.6 million euros.

An important cornerstone for medical research at the University Hospital of Würzburg (UKW). The Interdisciplinary Biomaterial and Database Würzburg (ibdw) provides scientists with valuable human biosamples.