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A wide range of research work from the life sciences will be presented at the EUREKA! symposium at JMU on 8 and 9 October. The conference is open to all interested parties.

A study by Würzburg University Medicine shows promising initial results in overcoming arachnophobia. Further participants are welcome.

Eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry: A new publication from the University of Würzburg Chemistry points the way forward.

An innovative method for fine-tuning genetic material has been developed by an international research team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research in Würzburg.

Dr. Hariharan Moorthy is investigating a special form of cell death that could enable innovative cancer therapies. An Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship allows him to conduct his research at the University of Würzburg.

Developing new batteries and recycling existing ones: These are the goals of two projects at the Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis with Boron and the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Würzburg.

Benjamin Müsegades helds the Chair of Regional History (Franconian History in the Middle Ages and Modern Times) at the University of Würzburg since 1 September 2025. Würzburg is the perfect place for the medieval expert.

300 exhibitors, 17 exhibition halls, a large outdoor area: the Mainfranken-Messe sets up its tents at the end of September. The University of Würzburg will also be exhibiting there.

Read about new appointments, job anniversaries, research sabbaticals and more.

Thyroid cancer will be the subject of an information day in German language at the University Hospital on Saturday, 18 October. Anyone interested must register by 6 October.

Only just over one in two girls and one in three boys are vaccinated against human papillomavirus. For this reason, the Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research has now launched a comprehensive awareness campaign.

CHARM-EU launches a funding line for educational programmes. The focus is on cooperation between universities. Applications can be submitted until 26 September.

Using innovative RNA technology, Würzburg researchers have intervened in the reproduction of phages. The study, published in Nature, could pave the way for new therapeutic approaches to treating infections.

The University of Würzburg offers around 280 degree programmes. The new degree programme films from the humanities provide very special insights into some of them.

Learning to read the Kurrent and Sütterlin scripts: The Chair of European Ethnology/Empirical Cultural Studies invites all interested parties in and around Würzburg to take part.