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How can JMU build on the experience gained from its application for the excellence title? That is the topic of the latest episode of the President’s podcast with Paul Pauli.

The Universitätsbund Würzburg will award prize money totalling more than 300,000 euros at its gala concert on Thursday, 5 November, at the Neubaukirche. Admission is free.

With just under 242,000 euros, the “Forschung hilft” Foundation is supporting 23 cancer research projects at Würzburg University Hospital this year.

How did the supreme courts operate in the Old Empire? This is the subject of a new AI project involving Anja Amend-Traut, a legal scholar from Würzburg. The DFG is providing 1.3 million euros in funding for the project.

The Käte Hamburger Center for Studies in Messianism is launching its research programme. Anyone interested is invited to the ceremony with the first visiting researchers in the Audimax on 23 November.

Two female researchers from the University of Würzburg have been accepted into the prestigious ‘Zia – Visible Women in Science’ fellowship programme run by the ZEIT Publishing Group.

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

A herpes virus, which most people carry, can impair the heart’s recovery following a heart attack. This is shown by a study carried out by researchers from Würzburg and Rijeka.

A study involving 603 people with alcohol use disorder shows: Smartphone-based tests designed in a gamified format could help to identify at an early stage periods of increased risk of relapse or alcohol consumption.

Infectious diseases, vaccination strategies and the latest developments in infection research: these were the topics at the Bavarian Patients’ and Care Ombudsman’s visit to the Bavarian Centre for Preventive Infectious Medicine.

More than 300 researchers from 22 countries attended the CTD.QMAT26 conference in Würzburg. From 28 September to 2 October, they discussed the latest findings on topological and complex quantum materials.

The 6th network meeting of the Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research (BZKF), held on 15 October 2026 in Würzburg, focused on new clinical trials, digital approaches and the experiences of those affected.

“unlockEDucation. Internationality as a mindset” – that is the theme of this year’s Teaching Day at the University of Würzburg. It will take place on Wednesday 18 November.

The University of Würzburg is launching a new programme called LEAP Tandem Mentoring for Early Academic Leadership. Further information will be provided during an online session on Wednesday 11 November.

Six fully licensed AI applications, nine high-performance PCs and personalised support from staff: on Wednesday 28 October 2026, the University Library of Würzburg will open its new AI Lab.