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A junior research group in Würzburg is developing a key technology for scalable quantum systems. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space is providing more than 6.6 million euros for this.

On 14 January 2025, a SpaceX rocket launched InnoCube into orbit. The small satellite from the University of Würzburg is now celebrating its first anniversary - and can already look back on some great successes.

Age alone is not an exclusion criterion for modern prostate cancer therapies: urologist Dr Marcel Schwinger was honoured for this finding.

The DFG is funding the establishment of a new centre for magnetic particle imaging at the University of Würzburg with 3.1 million euros. The aim is to make the new technology ready for clinical application.

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

Whether on television, radio, online or in print - researchers at the University of Würzburg are always well represented in the media. Here are some recent examples.

What recent advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of tumour diseases? What are the prospects for the future? Experts from the University Hospital of Würzburg will answer questions like these on 24 January 2026.

Democratic regression, "foreign agents" and external pressure: the situation in Georgia and its neighbours will be the subject of a public panel discussion on 20 January.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo looks back on a complex political history - accompanied, commented on and often contested by cultural forms of expression. On 14 January, the country will be the subject of the Schelling Forum.

Two new works of art for the Hubland North Campus: the "SCRIPT" installation has already been installed in front of the Centre for Philology and Digitality. The artwork "Jungfernflug" is soon to follow close by.

In autumn 2025, young researchers from India were guests at the University of Würzburg, and in December a Würzburg delegation made a return visit. The Institute of Anatomy organised the exchange.

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the University of Würzburg will celebrate the opening of the university outpatient clinic for psychotherapy specialising in children and adolescents.

Become active in the university's student's representation: Alumna Michaela Hausbacher recommends this to anyone who wants to change things in the interests of students.

On Friday, 16 January, the third CHARM-EU Day will take place at the University of Würzburg. If you want to get to know the European university alliance CHARM EU better, this is the right place for you.

In the competition for the best press photo in Lower Franconia, the university has once again sponsored the prize in the "Science" category. It went to photographer Pia Bayer for a photo of ants in her home garden.