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Music, food trucks, public viewing and a shuttle bus from the city centre to Hubland: ‘Campuslichter’ is one of the university’s biggest summer festivals. It kicks off again on Thursday 25 June.

Around 500 protein researchers are expected in Würzburg in late 2026. The Proteomics Forum 2026 will be held here alongside the 15th EuPA Congress. Conference abstracts may be submitted until 30 June; the registration deadline is 15 September.

With nearly 700,000 participants, the largest genetic study of anxiety symptoms to date has yielded new insights. Researchers from Würzburg were also involved.

A new drug candidate has been shown to alleviate symptoms of Huntington's disease and extend lifespan – at least in animal studies. There is some evidence to suggest that these results may also apply to humans.

The University of Würzburg is involved in the Soofi project, which is introducing a new AI model called ‘Soofi S’. It offers European companies and public authorities an independent alternative to non-European providers.

Sebastian Klembt is the new Chair of Experimental Physics I at the University of Würzburg. At the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat, he develops lasers and investigates how light can be guided with a high robustness.

Professor Hermann Einsele, a haematologist from Würzburg, has received the Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award in Stockholm for his pioneering role in the development of modern myeloma treatments.

Laëtitia Farinacci assembles atomic building blocks to create previously unknown properties. She has now taken up a Professorship in Solid-State Physics in Würzburg, where she will be a part of the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat.

In its new exhibition, the Centre for the History of Psychology at the University of Würzburg profiles more than 30 female psychologists from the German-speaking world who lived in the 20th century.

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

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.