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A new logo, new colours and typefaces: The University of Würzburg has modernised its visual identity. The aim is to strengthen its profile in the competition for students, researchers and funding.

The new museum dedicated to the history of the University of Würzburg is set to open in 2027. On 23 October 2026, anyone interested will be able to take a look around the premises and put their knowledge of the university to the test.

A number of JMU researchers are giving presentations at a public conference focusing on Würzburg during the era of the Siebold family of physicians (1760–1820). The conference will take place on 17 October at the Siebold Museum.

How do speech and language development disorders manifest in children, and what can help those affected? To explore these questions, JMU is organising hands-on activities and discussions in the city centre on 16 October.

A new handbook examines the tremendous surge in innovation in architectural culture north of the Alps from the 14th to the 16th century. One of the co-editors is the Würzburg-based art historian Stefan Bürger.

CAR-T cells could protect the heart in future. An international research consortium led by Würzburg University Hospital is working on this. It is receiving seven million euros from the European Union for this project.

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) achieves an excellent position in the international comparison. It performs particularly strongly in research quality and knowledge transfer.

In companies in Mainfranken, AI has become part of everyday working life, but not in automated processes. This is shown by an online survey conducted by the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the University of Würzburg.

Dr Can Ergen-Behr has been appointed as the new Junior Professor of Single-Cell Medical Systems Biology at the University of Würzburg.

The work of Nobel Laureate Georg Nagel benefits not only medicine but also plant research. His long-standing colleagues in Würzburg – Dietmar Geiger, Kai Konrad and Dirk Becker – explain why.

On Monday, Georg Nagel was awarded the Nobel Prize; on Tuesday, he was honoured at the Biozentrum. Confetti cannons went off, even though Nagel himself was unable to attend.

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

A wide range of activities will take place as part of Bavarian Prevention Day 2026 on 12 October in the Hubland Mensa. The programme is aimed at students and staff at Würzburg’s three universities.

Lectures on sustainable higher education development and local climate action, a climate-themed pub quiz and an anniversary celebration: the ‘Sustainability and Global Responsibility’ lecture series has all this in store for the 2026/27 winter semester.

A new study published in the journal PAIN on genetic alterations to the TRPA1 pain channel shows that, despite the channel’s reduced function, severe pain still occurs.